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Broadway’s Andrew Durand, who plays a corpse in ‘Dead Outlaw,’ reveals the secret to stillness

NEW YORK (AP) — One of Broadway’s more impressive performances this season is by Andrew Durand, who is a kinetic force in the first half of “Dead Outlaw” and absolutely motionless in the second. For some 40 minutes, he’s a corpse, standing in a coffin. “Some nights I want to scream. Some nights I want to rip my skin off — that pressure that you can’t move starts to get to me. And so there are nights that it is very challenging,” says the actor. Durand stars in the musical as Elmer McCurdy, a real-life alcoholic drifter-turned-failed bandit who was shot dead in 1911 ...

Penn College to hold graphic design exhibition beginning May 1

WILLIAMSPORT — The Pennsylvania College of Technology will be holding the Graphic Design 2025 — a student portfolio exhibition — May 1 through May 9 with the reception on May 2 from 4-6 p.m. This is an annual exhibition displaying the best design, illustration and web design work of graphic design majors in their final semester of study at Penn College. For the exhibition, design faculty select the top works developed by each student within their time at Penn College. The exhibition gives students a chance to present their work in marketing, branding, packaging, advertising ...

Renew Arts Academy announces summer camp for aspiring artists, dancers, musicians

WILLIAMSPORT — Through a local partnership between First Church Williamsport, Saint John’s School of the Arts and Lycoming College, the Renew Arts Academy in Williamsport is now accepting applications for its inaugural, week-long summer arts experience, July 13-18. Middle school students entering grades 6–8 can participate as commuters, while high school students entering grades 9–12 and recent graduates have the option to either commute or stay on campus. All participants will have the opportunity to explore music, art and dance in a dynamic, faith-filled environment—offered ...

Nittany Valley Symphony will perform ‘Timeless Treasures’ of Romantic era April 29

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Nittany Valley Symphony will present its program “Timeless Treasures” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, in Eisenhower Auditorium. The program will feature two masterpieces of the “Romantic era: Johannes Brahms’ Violin Concerto” and “Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5.” Tickets for the general-admission concert are $25 for an adult, $5 for a University Park student and $15 for a person 18 and younger and are available for purchase online. The Arts Ticket Center is the only authorized outlet for individual tickets for events presented by the ...