Electric Theatre Company‘s Zuppa del Giorno will put their unique spin on a Shakespeare classic with “The Very Nearly Perfect Comedy of Romeo and Juliet,” playing Feb. 4-22. Zuppa del Giorno is Electric Theatre Company’s contemporary American commedia dell’arte troupe. “The Very Nearly Perfect Comedy of Romeo and Juliet” is Zuppa’s eighth production and will feature international...

Dig out your hair buns and light sabers and get ready for the Star wars-themed Panked! dance party on Jan. 29 at the Bog, 341 Adams Ave., Scranton, beginning at 9 p.m. Your djs for the night will be DJ Lango Calrissian and MC Con Solo. The cover is $5 or $2 with a Star Wars costume.

After a bit of a delay, we continue our series introducing the new resident artistic company of Scranton’s Electric Theatre (formerly The Northeast Theatre) today with a profile of Conor McGuigan. McGuigan is a native of the South Side of Scranton who began working with The Northeast Theatre in 2002 and, since that time, has appeared in numerous local productions. He said he was thrilled when the theatre moved to the...

The Electric Theatre Company (formerly the Northeast Theatre) will soon open its 17th season with a production of George Bernard Shaw’s “Arms and the Man.” For the first play produced under its new name, the Electric Theatre Company chose this Shaw comedy that begins with a Swiss mercenary from the AustroSerbian army who finds refuge in the bedroom of a young upper class Bulgarian lady during a...

Today we wrap up our series exploring the lives and works of the artists featured on the Piazza dell’Arte at Courthouse Square with the man who inspired the monument to Scranton artists, actor and playwright Jason Miller. Miller was born John Anthony Miller on April 22, 1939, in Long Island City, Queens. His family moved to Scranton, and he attended St. Patrick’s High School and the University of Scranton. He...

The Antenna, a local art and literary publication, will mark its one-year anniversary with the release of its first full-color issue. The issue will include two companion articles focusing on urban planning, pedestrian safe cities, and community garden planning. Keep Reading