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Anthracite Opera Company to Present “Mainly Classical” on May 6th

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Anthracite Opera Company will present Mainly Classical, a show featuring classic pieces from opera, including Rigoletto and Madam Butterfly, as well as Broadway tunes, on Sunday, May 6 at 3 p.m..  Directed by Anthracite founder, Gary Richards, the musical performance will be presented at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church.

Anthracite Opera members performing for this show are: Erik Sparks, Ann Marie Dupre, Barbara Liberasky-Nowicki, Gary Richards, Jack Bernesky, Dennis  Fanucci, Jillian Kemmerer, Matthew Merolla, Leeann Lemperle, Cathy Rist Strauch, T.J. Worobey and Abigail Zieger. Dr. Lawrence Kauffman is accompanist. Cost for show only is $15, payable at the door.

A dinner is also planned for after the show at 5:30 p.m. at the Rossetti Estate & Trust for the Arts, located at 1005 Vine Street in Scranton.  Cost for dinner and show is $25. Dinner seating is limited.

Dinner includes: appetizers, main course, dessert, and entertainment featuring the barbershop quartet, Vocal Accord. Members are: Don Overdorff, Raleigh Bloch, Dane Bower and Lou Volpetti. Reservations are required for dinner, by contacting Gary Richards at 570-335-7702.

Actors Circle to Present “The Mousetrap”

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From the best-selling author of all time and the Dame of murder-mystery storytelling, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap holds the world record for the longest running theatrical production, mesmerizing audiences for more than 60 years. The plot involves a snowstorm which traps a group of strangers with an unknown killer.

Actors Circle brings back this show to Providence Playhouse, having presented it in 2004, with Cathy Rist Strauch and Mike Lally reprising their roles, and Sam Troy, who then portrayed Trotter, now portraying Mr. Paravicini.  Sam Troy is also directing this show for the second time.

The production is planned for March 8-11 and 15-18 at Providence Playhouse, 1256 Providence Road, Scranton, on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12 general admission; $10 seniors, and $8 for students. Special prices on Thursday, March 8, are $8 for general admission and seniors and $6 for students. For reservations call 570-342-9707, or email to tickets@actorscircle.com.  Visit us on Facebook.

Cast members include Mark Fryer, Kaylah Hodgins, Mike Lally, Eric Lutz, Peter Miles, Susan Parrick, Cathy Rist Strauch, and Sam Troy.  

 

Marywood Students Honored at Theatre Festival

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Marywood University music, theatre, and dance department students recently participated in and received honors at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF), which was held at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Shown from left are: Charles Gorden, M.F.A., associate professor of theatre and director of the theatre program at Marywood University; Melina Barry, sophomore theatre major; Ken Doyle, senior theatre major; Sarah Wagner, senior theatre major; and Tiffany Atkins, senior theatre major.