Podcasts about scranton fringe festival

Dan Kimbrough, Artistic Director of the aking Up Space Film Festival, presented by Park Multimedia, the Black Scranton Project and the Scranton Fringe Festival, showcasing the work of BIPOC filmmakers, on Friday, October 4th and Saturday, October 5th at 7:00, with a free reception before the Friday evening screening. The event will be held at the Electric City Trolley Museum, 300 Cliff Street in Scranton. Admission is free. www.scrantonfringe.org/

Join us this Monday, September 16, for a lively conversation with Amanda, Steph, and Gene as they share exciting insights about their upcoming show at the AFA Gallery, debuting on September 28th as part of The Scranton Fringe Festival! Cadavera's Cult Movie Club" is a horror-hosted event that blends live theatre and an interactive movie experience! Your hosts Cadavera and Jobber G, love movies so much that they invite the audience to join their special club. These ghouls are too cool for school with their crazy quip, gags, and shlocky props. Starring Amanda Sylvester-Altieri as Cadavera and Gene Altieri as Jobber G. Produced, edited, and directed by Steph Roman.

Simone Daniel, director, and Elizabeth Powell, cast member, speaking about the premiere of the new play "Mimosas" by Ruth Connors, as part of the 2024 Scranton Fringe Festival. The production is presented by the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University and will run October 3 & 4 at 8:00 pm; October 5 at 4:30 and 8:00 pm. at the Shakes Space in the Marketplace at Steamtown, 300 Lackawanna Avenue in Scranton. The play is rated R. For tickets and information: scrantonfringe.org/

Conor Kelly O'Brien, Executive Director, and Elizabeth Bohan, Managing Director, Co-founders of the Scranton Fringe Festival, speaking about the 10th anniversary of the event that will take place at various locations in Scranton from September 26 through October 6, 2024. There will be a special opening production featuring 3-D digital mapping of the facade of the Everhart Museum in Nay Aug Park, and many distinctive events for all ages throughout the festival. For more information: www.scrantonfringe.org/

Join Luz Cabrales on a special episode of Scranton Talks, featuring Tierney Violet Joyce, Zach Sprowls & Maureen Mcguigan, all performing at the Scranton Fringe Festival 2023.Tierney Violet Joyce posted her first episode of 52 Mondays on January 2, 2023 - and hasn't missed a Monday yet! Tierney started this project to share her passion for Musical Theatre: the songs she loves, the shows that inspire her, and her respect for all of the elements that come together to create live theater. She will be joined on stage with the incredibly talented Stephen Murphy as Music Director and Accompanist. Tierney is excited to bring 52 Mondays The Cabaret to the Scranton Fringe Festival.Scranton-based pianist and composer, Zach Sprowls, presents the world premier of an instrumental telling of what it's like to start over. Featuring the piano and a live string trio, Zach uses elements of neoclassical minimalism, melody, and aching harmony to translate his own life experiences into a deeply-felt journey for listeners. His music has already been featured on highly-acclaimed KEXP radio and performed by members of the US Army Strings and the National Symphony Orchestra. For fans of Max Richter, Olafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm - or really anyone who knows the ups and downs of growing up - this is an experience you don't want to miss. This event is part of the Scranton Fringe Festival.Maureen McGuigan-Death is probably the most taboo subject in our society and rarely discussed enough, but the only certain thing in life is that we will die. We know this intellectually but facing and coping with the loss of loved ones and our own ultimate death in a real and visceral way can be scary and overwhelming. In this one-woman show, Maureen McGuigan shares her own struggle with dealing with this topic through humor, personal stories, history, and science. Directed by Alicia Grega featuring projection and music by Jason Smeltzer, the performance encourages us to reflect on and discuss death more to help us live a more authentic and meaningful life.

Dan Kimbrough, Artistic Director & Curator of "Taking Up Space," a film festival under the umbrella of the Scranton Fringe Festival, showcasing short films by BIPOC filmmakers on October 6, 2023 at 8:00 and October 7 at 3:30 and 8:00 pm at People's Security Theatre at Lackawanna College in Scranton. Admission is free. www.scrantonfringe.org/

Zach Sprowls, Scranton-based pianist and composer, speaking about--and playing--his music in anticipation of the 2023 Scranton Fringe Festival where he will present his show "All Beginnings Are Hard," featuring piano and string trio. Performances will be held in the Jr. Ballroom at the Scranton Cultural Center on September 29 at 8:30 pm, September 30 at 2:00 and 8:30 pm and October 1 at 2:00. For more information: ZachSprowls.com/shows

This is week Amber interviews Conor Kelly O'Brien. Check out his bio: Conor Kelly O'Brien is an actor, theatre-maker, educator, and arts advocate. Conor has performed Off-Broadway as well as a few small TV roles. He has performed (or seen his original works performed) on stages across the country and Great Britain. He is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Scranton Fringe Festival as well as a proud member of the New Vintage Ensemble, the Dramatist Guild of America, and a state-rostered teaching artist as part of the NEIU-19. He serves as the performing arts manager for the New York DVAA (Delaware Valley Arts Alliance) and firmly believes in the power the arts have to transform and inspire not only the individual but entire communities. He is currently splitting his life between PA, NY, and wherever in the world his work takes him. https://scrantonfringe.org --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/politicsbutfashion/message

Conor Kelly O'Brien, Executive Director; Elizabeth Bohan, Managing Director--Co-Founders of the Scranton Fringe Festival, speaking about the 2023 Scranton Fringe taking place from September 28 through October 7 in and around Scranton. For more information: www.scrantonfringe.org/

Maureen McGuigan, Poet, Playwright, & Deputy Director of Arts & Culture for Lackawanna County, speaking about her new one-person theatre piece, "Remember You Must Die: A Comedy" to be presented at the 2023 Scranton Fringe Festival with shows October 5, 6 & 7 at 8:30 each night & also a matinee at 4:00 on the 7th, all in the Junior Ballroom of the Scranton Cultural Center. For more information: www.scrantonfringe.org/

Actors Chris Fitting and Joelle Woodson, speaking about the Scranton Fringe Festival production of the Icke & Macmillan adaptation for the stage of George Orwell's "1984" in its PA premiere at the Lackawanna College Theatre, 501 Vine Street in Scranton, July 27, 28 & 29, 2023, with shows each evening at 7:30 and a matinee on the 29th, as well, at 2:00. The Saturday evening performance will be live streamed. For more information: www.scrantonfringe.org/

We had a chat with Dan Kimbrough Owner and Founder of Park Multimedia and the Artistic Director of Taking Up Space Film Festival.Dan Kimbrough is a content creator who works with individuals and businesses to best tell their stories through media. Dan knows the power of content and storytelling in reaching an audience and branding a business. He has 20+ years of media experience and has worked with ESPN, as a documentary filmmaker, production manager, professor, podcast producer, photographer, editor, and more. In addition to the AD of Taking Up Space, Dan serves as the tech director of Scranton Fringe.Taking Up Space is a film festival within the 2022 Scranton Fringe Festival seeking short film submissions of all types!Taking Up Space Film Festival is seeking stories that are created and told by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color) filmmakers. The purpose of the film festival is to lift the voices of historically excluded racial and ethnic narratives.https://filmfreeway.com/TakingUpSpaceFilmFestivalhttps://parkmultimedia.com

Jenifer Hill and Chris Bodwitch, creative artists known as "The Foolbright Scholars", speaking about their new performance piece titled, The Eight Spaces of Transformation that they will present as part of the 2022 Scranton Fringe Festival. There will be shows at The Space at Olive, 541 Wyoming Avenue, on October 6 and 7 at 8:00 pm, and October 8 at 3:00 and 5:00 pm. For more information: www.scrantonfringe.org/

Conor Kelly O'Brien, current executive director & Elizabeth Bohan, current managing director--co-founders of the Scranton Fringe Festival, speaking about the 2022 Festival that opens September 29 and runs through October 8, at venues throughout downtown Scranton. www.scrantonfringe.org/

On this episode of Cry About It, we welcome actor and supporter of the arts Conor O'Brien! Conor is an actor, theatre-maker, and arts advocate. Conor has performed Off-Broadway (59e59 Theatres, The Cell, Actors Company Theatre) as well as a few small TV roles. Conor has performed or seen his original works performed on stages across the country and Great Britain.He is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Scranton Fringe Festival as well as a proud member of the New Vintage Ensemble and the Dramatist Guild of America.In a previous life, he co-founded The Vintage, an all-ages art and music venue/coffeehouse that was a popular destination in Northeast PA for several years.Listen to the audio version: http://www.cryaboutit.buzzsprout.com

Conor Kelly O'Brien and Elizabeth Bohan, Co-Founders of the Scranton Fringe Festival, speaking about Fringe Under Glass 2020 and the upcoming Fringe Under Glass for Fall 2021. Applications to participate in the September event are available at the website at www.scrantonfringe.org/apply--The deadline is April 9. Scranton Fringe is also coordinating the 2021 Scranton Porch Festival running March 20 through 28. www.scrantonporchfest.com/

Co-founders of the Scranton Fringe Festival, Conor O'Brien, Executive Director, and Elizabeth Bohan, Managing Director, and John A. Farkas, Jr. SFF Board Member & Major & Planned Giving Officer at WVIA Public Media, speaking about "Fringe Under Glass", the innovative arts event to be held in downtown Scranton on September 25, 26, & 27th, 2020, with performances taking place in windows of storefronts and small businesses as audience watch & listen with special headsets. Friday at 7 pm; Saturday at 2 & 7 pm; Sunday at 2 & 7pm. Tickets are limited and must be purchased in advance www.scrantonfringe.org/

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John A. Farkas, Board Member of the Scranton Fringe Festival, speaking about the organization that was founded in 2015 by Conor O'Brien & Elizabeth Bohan, in anticipation of the 2020 SFF September 24 through October 4 in downtown Scranton. Applications to perform at this fall's event can be found at www.scrantonfringe.org/apply. The deadline is March 29. 2020.

Conor Kelly O'Brien, Co-Founder/Executive Director; Elizabeth Bohan, Co-Founder/Managing Director; John Anthony Farkas, Member of the Board of Directors of the Scranton Fringe Festival, speaking about the 5th anniversary of this performing arts festival in downtown Scranton, running from September 27 through October 6, 2019 at various venues. For more information: www.scrantonfringe.org

…AND WE’RE BACK!!!! Stacey and Mark are back after a few “Work Weeks”. We are back with none other than the amazing Conor O’Brien, Executive Director of The Scranton Fringe Festival. Conor and his team, including Managing Director, Elizabeth Bohan are celebrating Scranton Fringe Festival’s 4th successful year this year.We discuss where Fringe Festival’s originated, the genesis of The Scranton Fringe Festival, and some of the misconceptions about it. This podcast we got back to more light hearted, fun discussion, and there is no better than Mr. O’Brien. Please give a watch or a listen. This one is really entertaining.

REPOSTED DUE TO TECHNICAL ERRORS Tee folks from the Scranton Fringe Festival stopped by to talk all about their Encore Weekend

In Episode 48, we sit down with Casey Thomas and Kimmie Leff, members of the Scranton theatre group New Vintage Ensemble who wrote and star in “#vanlife,” a comedic play about the millennial van life trend that premiered at the Scranton Fringe Festival last year and comes to The Cooperage in Honesdale on Friday, March 2 and Saturday, March 3 at 8 p.m. before driving off to the Pittsburgh Fringe Festival in April. Before and during the interview, we drink Beer Boys crowlers of Crush by North Slope Brewing Company in Dallas, Dry Hopped IPA by Berwick Brewing Company, and Shady Spot by Susquehanna Brewing Company in Pittston, all great beers we love from great local breweries. We talk about open mics and developing artists, how they got started in acting, why actors should say no to murder mysteries and dinner theatre, how they met and ended by creating “#vanlife” together after a bad experience at another production, the writing process and making changes after each show based on feedback, why theatre is like an absurd Christopher Guest movie, how the Scranton Fringe Festival developed and benefited the show, the tiny living and van life movements, presenting a fake curated life on social media, millennial criticism and if it’s all justified, their juxtaposed characters in the show, The Cooperage space and the welcoming community of Honesdale, modern hippies and hipsters, attracting and repelling audiences with other shows, the current state of Broadway, supporting small and off-Broadway shows, and more. In The Last Word segment, we talk about arts funding being slashed locally and nationally and focus on the controversy started by Lackawanna County Commissioner Laureen Cummings, who voted against legislation from the county’s Arts and Culture Department that awarded grant money to the Scranton Fringe Festival. While Cummings was outvoted and the Scranton Fringe still received the funds, we question why she specifically targeted the festival and its programming with misinformation and criticism. The award-winning NEPA Scene Podcast covers arts, entertainment, and the issues that matter to Northeastern Pennsylvania. It airs as a live video stream every Wednesday at 7 p.m. on NEPA Scene’s Facebook page and is available afterward on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, YouTube, and nepascene.com. This episode and all previous episodes are available now on NEPA Scene, the award-winning independent arts and entertainment website that combines the accuracy and professionalism of a print magazine with the immediacy and convenience of a blog, offering a wide variety of content to readers in NEPA, Philadelphia, New York, and beyond. The show is made possible by local sponsors Beer Boys, The V-Spot, Coal Creative, and viewers who tune in every week.

In Episode 27, we sit down with Scranton Fringe Festival co-founder and managing director Elizabeth Bohan and Fringe organizers and participants Simone Daniel and Laureen O'Handley to discuss this huge five-day festival returning to downtown Scranton on Wednesday, Sept. 27 through Sunday, Oct. 1. Before and during the interview, we drink some crowlers of Ouais by Une Année Brewery in Chicago, Turbo Shandy by Hoppin' Frog Brewery in Ohio, and R2 Koelschip by Draai Laag Brewing Company in Pittsburgh, provided by Beer Boys in Wilkes-Barre. The Turbo Shandy ends up being the most popular, while Rich is the only one who seems to enjoy the sour beers. We talk about founding the Scranton Fringe; the purpose of fringe festivals and why this is an important addition to the local arts scene; how it has developed over the past three years; the many diverse shows coming to 13 different venues; the work Laureen does with the Lackawanna County Children's Library and what the festival will bring there; Simone’s roles as an actress, organizer, and host of the Scranton Cultural Center preview party on Wednesday; how local women have helped create, organize, and maintain the Scranton Fringe; the Scranton Fringe’s rooster mascot; Elizabeth and Simone’s trip overseas to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and how that has influenced this festival; regional food and our need for a pierogi or piggy lady; and more. To end the show, Rich turns our usual game with the guests on John and Brittany, reading them the names of Scranton Fringe shows and having them make up fake descriptions based solely on the titles. Elizabeth and Rich then explain what they’re actually about. The NEPA Scene Podcast covers arts, entertainment, and the issues that matter to Northeastern Pennsylvania. It airs as a live video stream every Wednesday at 7 p.m. on NEPA Scene’s Facebook page and is available afterward on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, YouTube, and nepascene.com. This episode and all previous episodes are available now on NEPA Scene, the award-winning independent arts and entertainment website that combines the accuracy and professionalism of a print magazine with the immediacy and convenience of a blog, offering a wide variety of content to readers in NEPA, Philadelphia, New York, and beyond. The show is made possible by local sponsors Beer Boys, The Keys, Loyalty Barber Shop and Shave Parlor, the F.M. Kirby Center, Coal Creative, and viewers who tune in every week.

In Episode 25, we sit down with local comedians Angelia Petrillo and Elliott Elliott, who are hosting the Back to the ‘80s Comedy Show & Dance Party at The Keys in downtown Scranton this Saturday, Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. The show features comedians pretending it’s the 1980s, only referencing topics from that decade, along with an ‘80s dance party and live music by Katie Evans, Candi Vee, and Anthony “Shiny” Montini. The featured drink is $5 Ecto Cooler. Before and during the interview, we drink three different crowlers from Bell's Brewery in Michigan - Pooltime Ale, Porter, and Quinannan Falls IPL - courtesy of Beer Boys in Wilkes-Barre. Each turns out to be great representations of their respective styles. We talk about why they both decided to get into stand-up comedy, their best and worst show stories and strange venue experiences, their different comedic styles and deliveries, working with fellow comedians in the local comedy scene, developing their voices through performing live and attending open mics, the importance of bombing and failing, Elliott playing characters on stage, Angelia putting together a successful Scranton Fringe Festival show last year and what is in store for this year, where the idea for the ‘80s show came from and why they wanted to do it, what they remember and love about the ‘80s, Elliott’s dirty Yoda impression, other themed comedy nights in the future, and more. We end the episode by going through the list of the 100 most popular ‘80s movies on the Internet Movie Database and forcing Angelia and Elliott to choose one film from each pair of movies to learn more about their tastes, personalities, and knowledge of the decade. This leads to some fun conversations and asides. The NEPA Scene Podcast covers arts, entertainment, and the issues that matter to Northeastern Pennsylvania. It airs as a live video stream every Wednesday at 7 p.m. on NEPA Scene’s Facebook page and is available afterward on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, YouTube, and nepascene.com. This episode and all previous episodes are available now on NEPA Scene, the award-winning independent arts and entertainment website that combines the accuracy and professionalism of a print magazine with the immediacy and convenience of a blog, offering a wide variety of content to readers in NEPA, Philadelphia, New York, and beyond. The show is made possible by local sponsors Beer Boys, The Keys, Loyalty Barber Shop and Shave Parlor, the F.M. Kirby Center, Coal Creative, and viewers who tune in every week.

In Episode 13, we sit down with award-winning actors, writers, and New Vintage Ensemble members Conor O'Brien and Simone Daniel from Scranton. We talk about their darkly funny original play, "The Darling Core," coming to The Cooperage Project in Honesdale and 59E59 Theaters in New York City before going overseas to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland, updating the show and how theatre continues to stay relevant and shake things up, local theatre and its demanding audiences, engaging crowds in different ways and places, the amusing story of a woman who made a scene while walking out of a show, the upcoming Scranton Shakespeare Festival, the success of “Hamilton,” Broadway and the importance of theatre outside of New York, the third annual Scranton Fringe Festival, and more. In The Last Word segment, we discuss the controversy surrounding the Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department and their new approach to social media. The department has received both praise and criticism for making jokes and posting memes on their Facebook page, some which feature a topless woman and a “South Park” reference saying, “Show us on the doll where our Facebook posts hurt you.” While officers have defended the posts, saying that it "humanizes" the police and has increased engagement on their page, resulting in more awareness and quick identification of suspects they’ve posted, some people think their jokes are unprofessional and have gone too far, promoting sexism and mocking sexual molestation, leading to distrust of officers and confirmation of the "good ol' boys" mentality. We read comments we received on Facebook from both sides of the debate and offer our own reactions. The NEPA Scene Podcast covers arts, entertainment, and the issues that matter to Northeastern Pennsylvania. It airs as a live video stream every Wednesday at 7 p.m. on NEPA Scene’s Facebook page and is available afterward on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, YouTube, and nepascene.com. This episode and all previous episodes are available now on NEPA Scene, the award-winning independent arts and entertainment website that combines the accuracy and professionalism of a print magazine with the immediacy and convenience of a blog, offering a wide variety of content to readers in NEPA, Philadelphia, New York, and beyond.

In Episode 15, we chat with actor and playwright Conor O’Brien about founding the Scranton Fringe Festival, a brand new four-day event coming to the area in the fall that will feature all types of performance artists across multiple venues. The former co-director of The Vintage Theater discusses the Scottish origins and local details of the festival, along with what it is like to act and direct in one of the most notoriously tough cities in the country for live theater. The winners of this year’s Oscars are also debated, and we discuss taking “The Darling Core,” an original play co-created by O’Brien, to New York City. In the Last Word segment, we respond one last time to a pesky comment troll and end with some much more positive interaction with readers commenting on the Oscars and controversial comedian Daniel Tosh’s upcoming Wilkes-Barre appearance. Professionally recorded every Monday at The Stude in TwentyFiveEight Studios in Scranton and released exclusively on nepascene.com every Tuesday, the NEPA Scene Podcast is a free supplement to the website, expanding on the arts and entertainment stories covered on the site and going beyond them to discuss other news and entertainment topics. Each week, the unedited and uncensored podcast features Rich Howells, NEPA Scene founder and editor; Mark Dennebaum, president and owner of TwentyFiveEight Studios; Lauren Quirolgico, commercial and content strategist at Lavelle Strategy Group and editor at TwentyFiveEight; and in the control room, Jimmy Reynolds, a musician, teacher, and lead audio engineer at TwentyFiveEight.