Our series introducing Northeastern Pennsylvania theater-goers to the new resident artistic company of Scranton’s Electric Theatre (formerly The Northeast Theatre) continues today with a profile of Richard Grunn. Grunn, known for writing and performing multi-character works, has performed on numerous stages in the New York Metropolitan area as an actor and artist. He organizes, develops, and teaches theatre and art...

Today we continue introducing Northeastern Pennsylvania theater-goers to the new resident artistic company of Scranton’s Electric Theatre (formerly The Northeast Theatre) with a profile of actress Heather Stuart. Stuart moved to Scranton last April from New York and, in her own words, “has not looked back.” As part of The Northeast Theatre, Stuart performed before Scranton-area audiences in “Legal Snarls,” “Lackawanna...

Along with the announcement that the Northeast Theatre was changing its name to the Electric Theatre, it was also revealed that the Scranton theater group will establish a resident artistic company. In conjunction with the Electric Theatre, we will introduce you to the six members of that company in a series of upcoming posts. Today, we introduce Mary Ethel Schmidt. Schmidt should be a familiar face to Scranton theater-goers...

Scranton’s premier theater company, The Northeast Theatre, will soon be changing its name and website. Effective July 1, The Northeast Theatre will become Electric Theatre Company. The name change, according to producing artistic director, David Zarko, will help identify the theater company its Electric City roots. “For a long time we have wanted a name that said something about our theatrical philosophies, and...