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WHYY By Rebekkah Lee Krumenacker appears in the Open Stage production of "Tales from Sleepy Hollow." All the actors were recorded separately and edited together to resemble dialogue. (Open Stage) Hope Pesner likes the theater. Before the pandemic shut down all theaters in Pennsylvania a year ago, she used to frequent regional theater companies around Elizabethtown, Pa., where she lives. “I have a lot of friends, and I’m lucky in that regard, but I don’t always know how to talk to people in groups,” said Pesner. “Sharing an experience like theater or a movie, you know, helps bridge t...

It’s 11 months into the COVID-19 pandemic. You’ve spent hours upon hours scouring through Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+, not to mention the unhealthy amount of YouTube that you’ve consumed. You’ve scrolled to the bottom of your Instagram explore page (who knew it had an end?) and you’ve watched every r...

A familiar face to local theater goers, Champlin was born and raised on Long Island, and lived in New York for most of his life. He got into theater at a young age, partly thanks to family trips to Manhattan theaters, and thanks to a grandfather who would read the New York Times Arts section with him. "I started focusing on theater in middle school," said Champlin. "I did plays in school, went to Tufts University, studied theater there, then came out of college focusing more on directing in film." But theater continued to pull him in, and he taught theater and story-telling in East Harlem and...

  MONTREAL -- To show her appreciation for the months of hard work put forth by Lakeshore General Hospital front-line workers, a West Islander has been rallying her community to put together hot meals. Since last April, Lovie Rivard has been feeding those doing the most to combat COVID-19. Calling her project 'An Act of Love,' Rivard said putting food into bellies has “made me very happy. I thought it was about food, but it wasn't. It gave them morale that people care for them and love them and respect them. They weren't alone facing this crisis.” Lovie coordinates volunteers through...

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley favorite Hershey Felder presents an all-new show, written for the screen.