Post Tagged with: "Tri-County Performing Arts Center"

Steve Reazor and Tyler Horn in a scene from FARRAGUT NORTH at Tri-County Performing Arts Center in Pottstown, PA. (Photo credit: John Daggett)

Experience the Intrigue Inside Politics: FARRAGUT NORTH at Pottstown’s TriPAC

Around the Region April 24, 2012 at 11:35 am 0 comments

Back rooms, barrooms, bedrooms, bargains and deals abound in FARRAGUT NORTH, currently playing at The Tri-County Performing Arts Center, as a part of Village Productions’ Collage Series.  Billed as a political drama, this solid script with razor-sharp acting lets the audience steal a look at the inside of a fictionalized [...]

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Andrea Frassoni, Leena Devlin in a scene from Tri-PAC's TOYS IN THE ATTIC, running in Pottstown, PA through March 25.

Tri-PAC Offers Successful TOYS IN THE ATTIC

Around the Region March 16, 2012 at 7:40 pm 0 comments

Toys in the attic (phrase) 1) Euphemism for insanity. 2) Bats in the belfry. 3) An old Southern expression meaning “nuts” or “crazy in the head.” TOYS IN THE ATTIC (play) 1) A drama by Lillian Hellman. 2) The newest production at Tri-PAC in Pottstown. 3) The subject of this [...]

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Alexa Morefield, Denia Gibson and Mia Mbuy in AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at Tri-County Performing Arts Center through February 19.

High Energy AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ at Tri-PAC

Around the Region February 13, 2012 at 9:18 pm 0 comments

The latest of the Collage Series at Tri-PAC in Pottstown is the Tony-Award winning musical revue, AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’. Loosely based on the music of Thomas “Fats” Waller, this delightful production is a high-energy evening of song, dance and surprising interaction. Tri-PAC’s production takes place in the Newberry Loft at the [...]

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l-r; Ben Williams as Raphie, Steve Reazor as Old Man, Andrea Frassoni as Mother, Xander Dake as Randy in a scene from A CHRISTMAS STORY running at Tri-PAC in Pottstown PA through December 18. (Photo credit: John Daggett)

Nostalgic Trip Down Memory Lane in Tri-PAC’s A CHRISTMAS STORY

Around the Region December 3, 2011 at 1:20 pm 0 comments

It has a simple name…A CHRISTMAS STORY. It’s consistently rated in the top 5 “classic Christmas” movies of all time. However, up until recently, I had never even seen the movie all the way through. Yes, I saw bits and pieces of it from the traditional Christmas Day marathon on [...]

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David Bazemore as The Leading Player in PIPPIN, running at Tri-County Performing Arts Center in Pottstown PA through Oct 30. (Photo by John Daggett)

Excellence Abounds in Tri-PAC’s PIPPIN

Around the Region October 16, 2011 at 7:29 pm 0 comments

Tri-County Performing Arts Center and Village Productions opened their 2011-2012 season with PIPPIN. PIPPIN is a “magical” interpretation of the story of Pippin, the son of Charlemagne, performed by a mysterious acting troupe led by the enigmatic Leading Player (David Bazemore). Director John Moletress has done an incredible job with [...]

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Tri-PAC Presents New Version of PETER PAN

Around the Region June 5, 2011 at 8:58 pm 1 comment

[Since PETER PAN is a child-oriented play, most of this review is as told to me by my date for the evening, Julia Finkel, my 10 year old granddaughter. (My comments will be enclosed in parentheses)] This is not the Disney PETER PAN or the one I’m familiar with. (It [...]

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Donna Dougherty stars in Tri-County Performing Arts Center's production of NUNSENSE, running through May 15 in Pottstown, PA.

NUNSENSE Is Habit Forming at TriPAC

Around the Region May 13, 2011 at 9:28 am 0 comments

Village Productions opened NUNSENSE on Friday May 6. NUNSENSE is the story of the Little Sisters of Hoboken, who need to raise money for their school, Mt. Saint Helen’s, because their cook accidentally poisoned a number of their sisterhood and due to an unfortunate occurrence (one of the nuns purchasing [...]

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(l. to r.) Cassie Van Druff, Hannah Paczkowski, Maggie Swahl, Paul Fein, Jeff Hunsicker, Ali Dougherty, Titilola Verissimo, Bob Stineman, Molly Lang in a scene from THE CRUCIBLE, playing at Tri-County Performing Arts Center in Pottstown PA through March 20.

Contemporary Staging, Timeless Issues: THE CRUCIBLE at the Tri-County Performing Arts Center

Around the Region March 7, 2011 at 8:28 pm 0 comments

Like many people, I was introduced to THE CRUCIBLE in a high school English class. The teacher dutifully told us that it was a play about McCarthyism and the House Un-American Activities Committee. But it’s not. Though deeply allegorical, Arthur Miller’s classic is “about” the Salem witch trials of the [...]

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From L to R: Walter DeShields as “Walter” and Tene Fletcher as “Ruth” in Tri-County Performing Arts Center's A RAISIN IN THE SUN running in Pottstown PA through January 16.

A RAISIN IN THE SUN at Tri-PAC Worth the Trip

Around the Region January 14, 2011 at 8:33 pm 0 comments

Tri-PAC and Village Productions in Pottstown opened its 2011 Collage Series Thursday night with a performance of Lorraine Hansberry’s A RAISIN IN THE SUN. This is the story of a black family’s experiences in the Washington Park Subdivision of the Woodlawn neighborhood in Chicago in the 1950’s. The original production [...]

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God Bless Us All, Everyone! The cast of Tri-County Performing Arts Center's A CHRISTMAS CAROL - THE MUSICAL, running in Pottstown PA through December 19.

Tri-PAC Scores with A CHRISTMAS CAROL – THE MUSICAL

Around the Region December 7, 2010 at 8:34 pm 1 comment

Tri-County Performing Arts Center in Pottstown opened its holiday offering, A CHRISTMAS CAROL – THE MUSICAL, on Friday December 3. I attended the preview on December 2, and was very entertained by what I saw coming together. The show takes place on a relatively small open stage, with a Richard [...]

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L to R: Hannah Paczkowski as “Gloria” and Tara McFalls as “Susy Hendrix” in WAIT UNTIL DARK, running at Tri-County Performing Arts Center in Pottstown PA through October 17.

Excellent WAIT UNTIL DARK Thriller at Tri-County Performing Arts Center

Around the Region October 4, 2010 at 9:55 am 1 comment

(He Said….) by [author 10] WAIT UNTIL DARK, by Frederick Knott, has to be one of the most suspenseful and thrilling plays performed since its debut on Broadway in 1966.  After seven previews, the Broadway show, with Lee Remick and Robert Duvall, lasted 337 performances.  The London West End production, [...]

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RAGTIME, THE MUSICAL (Tri-County Performing Arts Center): Ben Fried as the immigrant, “Tateh” and Ashley West as his daughter, “Little Girl”

Village Productions’ RAGTIME is Delightful!

Around the Region June 4, 2010 at 7:32 pm 0 comments

Village Productions opened its newest offering, RAGTIME, THE MUSICAL, on June 3. The show is in the Tri-County Performing Arts Center, a newly-renovated downtown area of Pottstown. Tri-PAC is doing their part to re-energize this community. RAGTIME is a terrific addition to their efforts. The theater in which the production [...]

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