SCRANTON, PA (September 14, 2015)—Marywood University’s department of music, theatre, and dance will present Our Town, by Thornton Wilder and guest-directed by Maura Malloy, on Friday, October 2, 2015, and Saturday, October 3, 2015, at 7:30 p.m., in the Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts, on the university’s campus. Regular admission is $10 per person; special admissions prices include $8 for seniors, $6 for students, and free admission for IHM Sisters and for those with a valid Marywood ID.
Our Town, considered by many to be one of the masterpieces of the American Theater, explores the lives of the citizens of a small fictional American town, called Grover’s Corners, at the turn of the last century. The play is divided into three aspects of the human experience: Daily Life, Love and Marriage, and Death and Loss. Thornton Wilder spoke of his play as, “the life of a village against the life of the stars.” He was awarded the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
The cast includes: David Zarko as Stage Manager; Travis Murray as Dr. Gibbs; Phoenix Sixto as Joe Crowell, Jr.; Markis Blackwell as Howie Newsome; Ashley Bohn as Mrs. Gibbs; Sarah Wagner as Mrs. Webb; Kenneth Doyle as George Gibbs; Amanda Merrill as Rebecca Gibbs; Max Snyder as Wally Webb; Dana Jackson as Emily Webb; James Langan as Professor Willard; Nick Grevera as Mr. Webb; Tiffany Atkins; Alexa Creavy and Matthew Murphy as various town folks; Darren Cementina as Simon Stimson; Jade Litaker as Mrs. Soames; James Malloy as Constable Warren; Rebecca Darling as Samantha Craig, Chris Norton as Joe Stoddard, Taylor Patullo as Wedding Soloist, and Patrick Hein as the Fiddler.
The production team for the play includes: Maura Malloy, director; Chuck Gorden, theatre program director/producer; Robert Lozada, lighting design; Judy Snyder, production manager and scenic designer; Mary Ann Swords-Greene, costume design; Patrick Toomey, technical director and sound design; Amanda Hirschler, assistant director; Kristin Stewart, stage manager; Markis Blackwell, assistant stage manager; Jessica Lochie, wardrobe supervisor; Tiffany Atkins, wardrobe assistant; Amanda Hirschler, lighting technician; Kenneth Doyle, lighting assistant; Erin Wagner, sound technician; Samuel Mitschele-Dauenhauer, properties master; Jade Litaker, properties assistant; Delaney Malloy, wrangler; Katherine Bischak, and Tatiana Tell, house managers; Rebecca Darling and Dana Jackson, box office; Kristin Stewart, Darren Cementina, Markis Blackwell, Amanda Hirschler, Nick Grevera, and Kenneth Doyle, lighting crew.
Ticket purchases, with a credit card, can be made by calling Marywood University’s Box Office, at (570) 348-6211, extension 6097. To purchase tickets at the performance, cash or check payments (made payable to Marywood University) will be accepted. Credit card payments will not be accepted at the door.
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(left to right) Emily Webb, played by Dana Jackson, Dunmore, Pa.; George Gibbs, played by Kenneth Doyle, Ocean Side, N.Y., and Mrs. Soames, played by Jade Litaker, Andes, N.Y., will perform in Marywood University’s production of Our Town, by Thornton Wilder, and guest-directed by Maura Malloy. Performances are October 2 and 3 at 7:30 p.m., in the Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts.