WHAT’S NEWS IN MURRYSVILLE
5TH ANNUAL EMMAUS
SPIRIT RUN COSTUME
5K & 1 MILE FUN WALK
Put away your everyday running gear
and get into the Halloween spirit at the
5th Annual Emmaus Spirit Run Costume
5k & 1 Mile Fun Walk on Saturday, Oct.
20. The chipped 5k loops around the
scenic Three Rivers Heritage Trail with
the start and finish line in the South Shore
Riverfront Park in the heart of the South
Side Works. A family friendly 1 mile fun
walk along the Three Rivers Heritage
Trail is also available. The race kicks off
at 8:30 a.m. Strollers are welcome! This
event offers prizes for overall and age-
level winners, a spirited costume contest
and post-race family fun, including
pumpkin painting, Halloween crafts,
photo booth, food and drinks, raffles and
more! All proceeds benefit the Emmaus
Community of Pittsburgh, which provides
homes, services and advocacy for people
with intellectual disabilities. Online
registration is available through ACTIVE.
com. Same day registrations welcome!
Event is rain or shine.
STAGE RIGHT’S
SUMMER CAMP STAGES
“SWEENEY TODD” AND
“DISNEY’S THE LION
KING, JR.”
Stage Right’s second Summer camp of
the season started on July 9 and welcomed
100 students to their studios in downtown
Greensburg. Thirty preteens and seventy
teens are taking part in the performance
camp, which features classes in acting,
dance and voice in the mornings, and then
after lunch there is rehearsal for each age
groups respective productions.
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Stage Right’s Summer camp staff includes
Tony Marino (AEA, SDC, DGA), Renata
Marino (AEA, Point Park, Musical Theatre)
Nick Lenz (Shenandoah University, Musical
Theatre) Rylan Jenkins Snaith (SUNY
Fredonia, Acting) Christopher McAllister
(IUP, Music Education) and Musical intern,
Jake Fry (Duquesne University, Music
Education. In addition to the main staff the
kids are treated to Master classes from other
professional artists.
Alex Noble (AEA, Point Park, Musical
Theatre) gave the kids a lesson in fight
choreography and stage combat, CMU’s
Claudia Benack taught a voice workshop and
told kids about what it takes to get into the
best theatre university in the country, local
actor and teaching artist Daina Griffith (AEA,
Point Park, Acting) taught a monologue
performance class as well as providing insight
on what it takes to be a working actor and
Lena Gabrielle (Composer of “TINK”) talked
to the students about her life as a musical
director in NYC.
Preteens, under the direction of Nick, Rylan
and Jake, are doing “Disney’s Lion King, Jr.”
The show has captivated the imagination
of audiences around the world and now, it has
been adapted for young actors. The African
savannah comes to life on stage with Simba,
Rafiki and an unforgettable cast of characters as
they journey from Pride Rock to the jungle and
back again,