Kristine Allen / WPSU-FM Producer

All the lawn’s a stage, as the Nittany Valley Shakespeare Festival presents free outdoor performances of “Much Ado About Nothing”. WPSU’s Kristine Allen speaks with Susan Riddiford-Shedd, founder and Artistic Director of the festival.

As part of the occasional series History in Your Back Yard, WPSU’s Kristine Allen brings you part two of a visit to the Boal Mansion Museum in Boalsburg.

As part of an occasional series, History in Your Backyard, we’ll visit the Boal Mansion Museum in Boalsburg. There we’ll find a family with connections to some famous names in history. WPSU’s Kristine Allen takes a tour with Christopher Lee, a descendant of David Boal.

“A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams is now playing at the Boal Barn Theatre in Boalsburg, produced by State College Community Theatre. WPSU’s Kristine Allen speaks with the show’s director, Charles Dumas, about the play and what makes this production unusual.

For fans of Webster’s Bookstore Cafe in State College, the economic downturn has hit home in a big way. The locally-owned used bookstore has learned that its lease will not be renewed at the end of July. Webster’s customers have mobilized to support the store. WPSU’s Kristine Allen Reports.

State College Community Theatre perfroms one of the more rarely-seen musicals by Leonard Bernstein. Kristine Allen listened-in on a rehearsal.

Russian pianist Svetlana Rodionova calls Central Pennsylvania home. She tells us how she made a new life here, and talks about playing a romantic Russian piano concerto with the Penn’s Woods Festival Orchestra. WPSU’s Kristine Allen reports.

Pilots from around the country gather each year at the William T. Piper Memorial Airport in Lock Haven for the “Sentimental Journey to Cub Haven Fly-in”. WPSU’s Kristine Allen visited the event on opening day.

“Broadway on Allen” Street in State College begins this week in downtown State College. During the month of June, singers form Penn State’s Musical Theatre programwill give free lunchtime performances in the Downtown Theatre Center. Kristine Allen serves-up the story.