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Steve Snyder is a faculty member of Penn State’s School of Theatre, teaching Shakespeare performance and leading the creation of a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting. Professional work includes productions with American Players Theatre, Drury Lane Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and Writers’ Theatre, among others. He will next be seen as an actor portraying…

While the Boal Barn Playhouse is one of the oldest arena barn theaters in the country, it’s been just three years since Dave Saxe took over as producing and artistic director of Nittany Theatre at the Barn. The third season began in late April with the first production of the 2017 season, Church Basement Ladies.…

Maybe it’s fitting that Undercurrent, the fourth album from singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz, represents sort of a graduation for her into stardom. Jarosz wrote many of the songs for the album as she was transitioning from graduating from the New England Conservatory of Music to moving to New York City. Two months ago, Jarosz took…

This year’s Centre County Reads book selection, Under A Painted Sky, takes place in 1845. The young adult fiction novel features Sammy, a Chinese American girl, and Annamae, an African American slave girl. The two disguise themselves as boys and set off alone on the Oregon Trail in search of family and freedom. Author…

During last week’s National Letter of Intent Day, Penn State football head coach James Franklin again brought in a highly ranked class. Lions247 editor Sean Fitz shares his opinion on the class and looks ahead to what the Lions will be trying to land for next year’s recruiting class. T&G: Who are some of…

Penn State’s men’s basketball team plays its annual Coaches vs. Cancer game January 28 when the Nittany Lions host Illinois at the Bryce Jordan Center. The game, however, is just part of the Coaches vs. Cancer effort to raise money for causes that help in the fight against cancer. Co-director Al Karosas has been…

Given the time of year, one hears the name Jimmy Stewart often and recalls fond memories of watching It’s a Wonderful Life and quoting lines from the famous movie. But Stewart accomplished so much more than starring in one film during his illustrious career. To highlight his life and generosity, the Jimmy Stewart Museum (www.jimmy.org),…

According the Penn State Small Business Development Center director Heather Fennessey McWhorter, the success rate of start-up businesses locally increased from 20 percent to 80 percent. The SBDC is an institution that provides education and information specifically to young entrepreneurs. Under the SBDC leadership, Penn State has grown to be a proud partner and…

T&G: You had a lecture event with Brooke Gladstone in September titled, “The 2016 Campaign: Is it the Media’s Fault?” Why do you think we have a presidential campaign with two people who have such high negatives when it comes to public opinion? Berkman: It is certainly true that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump…

Besides kicking off another Penn State football season, September also means the start of another season for the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State. The 2016-17 season begins September 21 at Eisenhower Auditorium with Cirque Eloize’s Saloon, A Musical Acrobatic Adventure, a show co-commissioned by the Center for the Performing Arts. As…