Category: Central PA Festival

  • Meet Aimee McKay, a talented improviser and actor. Aimee has had cameos on shows like New Girl and 2 Broke Girls, as well as playing Principal Becky Snyder in Disney’s Walk the Prank. She also taught Improv Boot Camp during last year’s Theatre and Dance Fest. Aimee will be teaching Improv for One on Saturday,…

  • Introducing Ann Van Kuren! Ann’s company VanDance Inc. was one of the founding Legacy Companies of the Theatre and Dance Fest in 2018. Recently, Ann worked as an artist in residence doing site-specific choreography in Acadia National Park. https://www.facebook.com/vandanceinc/ How does site-specific choreography differ from your normal choreographic process? For me, site-specific choreography should be…

  • It’s time for Fun in the Sun as we gear up for both the 3-day festival AND Summer Sessions! Looking for a summer class, a summer camp, a day of adventure? Make sure to check out our performing arts companies and their studios! Improv: Happy Valley Improv is offering a camp for grades 6-12,  June…

  • Meet Shannon Bishop and Black Cat Belly Dance. Shannon was one of the 20 Legacy Companies that helped form the Central PA Theatre & Dance Fest. http://www.blackcat-bellydance.com What led you to belly dance? A friend! She asked me to try a class with her, and I did, although I really had very little dance background. But…

  • The Third Annual Central PA Theatre and Dance Fest is proud to announce the winners of its 2020 Playwriting Competition. The judges selected the 5 best short works, and 3 best one-act submissions and awarded three Honorable Mentions from among 34 One-Act entries and 91 Short Play entries. Tempest Productions celebrates new work throughout the year during…

  • The Central PA Theatre & Dance Fest goes Virtual as we celebrate Arts for Everyone, June 19-21, 2020. Welcome to the 3rd Annual Central PA Theatre & Dance Fest, June 19-21 including a week’s-long series of events leading up to the 3-day festival. 3+ days of performing arts programming! 30+ companies, artists, and organizations to…

  • Arts for Everyone! June 12-14, 2020 The 3rd Annual Central PA Theatre & Dance Festival Do you catch yourself singing or humming along to the radio? Can you own Jeopardy’s Broadway musical category? Do you move and groove to the beat? What about drumming on your desk? Reciting a lyric or poem or even a…

  • A number of our performing arts companies are gearing up for summer camps – so if you’re looking for half-day, full-day, one-week — take a look at what our companies have to offer! Theatre: Tempest Productions will be working with Centre Region Parks & Rec to present a StoryBook Theatre Camp for preK-grade 1, August…

  • FUSE Productions is opening our preview night with a production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” at Schwab Auditorium. Make sure to buy your tickets now! http://fuseproductions.org/jesus-christ-superstar/

  • We’ve added new classes, had a few schedule changes, but we’re ready to go in downtown State College on Friday, June 21! Consider taking a class on Allen Street, joining Dr. Seuss’ Circus McGurkus in front of Schlow Public Library, and buying a ticket to one of the many performances. With over 20 companies and…