WHAT ’ S NEWS IN NORWIN
COMMUNITY CELEBRATION FOR RETIRING NORTH HUNTINGDON TWP . POLICE OFFICERS
The Norwin Lions invite you to honor and celebrate the recent retirement of five of our local police officers : Jeffrey Bouldin , Rod Mahinske , David Sage , Michael Veronie , and Kirk Youngstead .
An Open House will be hosted by the Norwin Lions Club at Norwin Resource Center , located at 231 Jenny Drive in North Huntingdon , on Wednesday , August 15 , from 6:30 to 8:30 p . m . Awards presentation will take place at 7:30 p . m .
Please come out and pay tribute to five men who protected our community for many years .
For more information , contact John Russo , Vice President , Norwin Lions , at 724.864.3844 .
STAGE RIGHT ’ S SUMMER CAMP STAGES ‘ SWEENEY TODD ’ AND ‘ DISNEY ’ S THE LION KING , JR .’
Stage Right ’ s second summer camp started on July 9 and welcomed 100 students to its studios in downtown Greensburg . Thirty preteens and 70 teens took part in the performance camp , which features classes in acting , dance and voice in the mornings , and then rehearsal for each age group ’ s respective production .
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 theater university in the country , local actor and teaching artist Daina Griffith ( AEA , Point Park , Acting ) taught a monologue performance class as well as provided 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 , performed “ Disney ’ s Lion King , Jr .”
The show has captivated the imagination of audiences around the world and now 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 , in this inspiring , coming-of-age tale .
Teens , under the direction of Tony , Renata and Chris , staged “ Sweeney Todd .”
Stephen Sondheim ’ s and Hugh Wheeler ’ s (“ A Little Night Music ,” “ Pacific Overtures ”) tasty , thrilling , theatrical treat has simultaneously shocked , awed and delighted audiences across the world , spinning the infamous tale of Sweeney Todd , an unjustly exiled barber who returns to London seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife .
Artistic Director Tony Marino said , “ This is a big camp , and the energy and camaraderie of this group is incredibly fun and infectious , plus they ’ re hungry to work every day . We ’ re doing spoken word pieces in the acting classes , some really contemporary stuff in dance class and very complex things in the voice classes , plus the shows themselves are hard ! But , every day , every kid is ‘ in it to win it ’ — a really impressive group that covers every local school district as well as places as far away as Connemaugh and Shanksville , plus a kid from Virginia and one from New Jersey . They all work hard , and have formed instant friendships . At lunch , nearly all the teens eat together while some break out instruments and have sing alongs . Both camps this year have had a tremendously good vibe .”
The three-week camp culminated with a weekend of performances July 27-29 at the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center . “ Disney ’ s The Lion King , Jr .” roared onto the stage Friday and Saturday while “ Sweeney Todd ,” which featured four different sets of lead characters , held several performances Friday through Sunday .
THRIVAL FESTIVAL 2018
Don ’ t miss the sixth annual Thrival Festival Sept . 19-21 . The festival will explore the evolving relationship between humans and technology .
This unique conference experience leverages the city ’ s strengths in automated systems , advanced manufacturing , robotics and life sciences .
Thrival convenes cross-sector dialogue around the impact that these fast developing technologies will have on society , business and culture .
For more information on the festival and a line-up of featured acts , visit thrivalfestival . com , and follow Thrival on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram and Snapchat .
Thrival Humans X Tech tickets are available at thrival2018 . eventbrite . com . n
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