At the Dietrich Theater in downtown Tunkhannock

Tuesday, June 4 at 7:00 p.m.

Sponsored by Suzanne Robinson & sponsored by Ed Battestin in memory of Pat Battestin

The Dietrich Radio Players are back by popular demand. Come out and see their live performances of favorite radio plays. Enjoy the "theater of the mind"! Call the Dietrich at 570-996-1500 for details.

Cinderella on Broadway Bus Trip

At the Dietrich Theater in downtown Tunkhannock

Wednesday, June 5. Bus departs Dietrich at 8:00 a.m. and returns at 11:00 p.m.

Join us for a fun-filled trip to see Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella on Broadway. Before the show, you will have time to explore the city. After the show, all participants will enjoy a family-style dinner at Carmine’s on Broadway between 90th and 91st streets. Ticket price includes Cinderella ticket, bus and dinner (including tips and tax), plus a contribution to the Dietrich Theater. Space is limited. Call the Dietrich at 570-996-1500 to register.

Overview of the Civil War 150 Years Later

At the Dietrich Theater in downtown Tunkhannock

Wednesday, June 19 at 7:00 p.m.

Presented by: Ed McMullen

A Civil War sesquicentennial event to put on your calendar! Anyone who has any interest in the Civil War or American history will want to hear this fascinating presentation by Ed McMullen, historian and actor. No one is better at bringing history alive than Ed. Don’t miss this special presentation. Call the Dietrich at 570-996-1500 for details.

The Bridegroom of Blowing Rock – Live Theatre

At Tunkhannock’s Lazybrook Park

Friday, June 21 & Saturday, June 22 at 7:00 p.m.

Directed by: Jennifer Jenkins

Sponsored by: the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts & the Dietrich Theater

Please bring your own lawn chair or blanket.

During the last days of the Civil War, a lost soldier and a young blind woman fall in love. Though one is Confederate and one Union, they discover their similarities are far more important than their differences. The woman’s widowed mother, with one soldier son killed in front of her and another son still missing, is unable to let go of her bitterness and hatred. As a nation begins the task of healing, the burning need for vengeance may reap unimaginably tragic consequences. This play will be presented outside in Lazybrook Park as part of Tunkhannock’s sesquicentennial celebration of the Civil War. Call the Dietrich at 570-996-1500 for more information.

Walking Tour of the Gravel Hill Cemetery

Off Susquehanna Avenue in Tunkhannock

Sunday, June 23 at 4 p.m. (Rain date: June 30)

Take a step back in time as we look at Wyoming County’s involvement in the American Civil War with a ‘Walking Tour of the Gravel Hill Cemetery,’ off Susquehanna Avenue, in Tunkhannock. Assemble at the corner of the cemetery nearest Franklin Avenue at 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 23. (Rain date: June 30.) Led by Bob Baker, past Griffin Camp #8 Commander of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.

For details, please call the Dietrich at 570-996-1500.

When my father was in the Navy in WW2, his ship, the USS Register, was sailing along, headed for Okinawa, when it was discovered that they’d lost his papers and therefore had no record of his having passed the swimming test. Now, for most sailors, this would have been a minor inconvenience, since, almost to a man, they could swim. But, alas, my father pretty much couldn’t. He was deathly afraid of the water and had therefore never learned. Oh, he could float, so he could stay alive, but swimming? The way they wanted the men to swim? Not so much.

Ah, the discerning reader may ask, then why in the world did he join the Navy? Because, as he told his girls when he relayed this story he didn’t want to die covered in mud in a ditch somewhere. At least, if he drowned, it would be clean.

“You have to swim around the ship,” the commanding officer told him.

I can just see my father when given that order. “Now listen, Buddy,” he’d say. “No need for that. I swear on a stack of bibles that I can swim. I passed the test once. No need to inconvenience everyone again. Really. Swear to God.” (Of course, I wasn’t there, but it would have been along those lines.)
“Strip down to your skivvies, sailor, and swim. Do it now or we’ll throw you overboard.”

My father stripped and was lowered down and into the water. He did the side-stroke. He flipped on his back. He was now ready to climb back on board. He looked up – there were two sailors with machine guns watching him. He decided he’d better keep swimming.
Around the ship he floated and side-paddled and occasionally breast-stroked, scared to death, with the men with guns never taking their eyes off him. He was beginning to think the ditch might not have been so bad. Finally he made it around the ship and there were helping hands to bring him aboard. The sailors with the guns stood down.

My father, shivering, teeth chattering, looked at the machine guns, now resting idly at their sides. “For God’s sake, buddies,” he said. “Were you really going to shoot me if I stopped swimming?”
They looked at him as if he’d lost his mind. “Negative, sailor. The bullets weren’t for you. They were for the guys following you.” And then my father looked down and saw the fins gliding through the shark-infested waters.

I write about this because although I wasn’t part of The Greatest Generation, I was raised by them, and I have to say that they were a spectacular group! They saw their families through the Depression and then went on to save the world from the wickedness of Fascism, the nearly pure evil of the Nazis. My father never got over his fear of the water, but he served aboard ship for two and a half years. He was strapped into the gunner’s station as the kamikazes came screaming through the sky to kill them all. He aimed the guns that shot the poor misguided souls out of the air and into eternity. And yet…and yet….

     He didn’t fight or feel resentful when our government policy was to bring Japan back from the ruins to become a successful and stable county. He didn’t think his was the only way. He didn’t think only his ideas were right. He’d been to hell and back fighting governments who thought there was only one way to deal with their people, and if anyone disagreed, well, they were destroyed.
     So, in honor of Memorial Day, I want to say that I wish we could get back to the spirit of The Greatest Generation. They fought for the world to be a better place, and then they rebuilt it in that idealistic image. They compromised and brought the world back from the ashes. Don’t you wish our nation’s capital could work that way today? Don’t you wish they could discuss their ideas and then compromise and accomplish things for a nation in need?
     Yeah, me too.
     See you at the Dietrich.

Live at the Dietrich for May 29, 2013

According to John Madden, Director of NPR Star Wars audio dramas, "Anyone who’s ever listened to radio drama will testify to the fact that a play you hear will (remain) in your mind – twelve years later you’ll remember it vividly. And the reason you’ll remember it vividly is because you’ve done the work… it lives in your imagination." The Dietrich Radio Player will help us work our imaginations through their live radio drama performance on Tuesday, June 4 at 7:00 p.m. We invite you to join us that evening as we go back in time to experience a few memorable radio dramas. Directed by Hoyt Keiser and Esther Harmatz, the group will perform My Friend Irma –"Seeing Ghosts", Dick Tracy –The Case of the Big Top Murders" and the ever popular "Who’s On First?" by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. I can’t wait to hear what sound effects they have in store for us that evening. Admission is free, and the performance will be followed by a light reception. Tickets will be available at the door or they can be reserved by calling 570-996-1500.

Then on Wednesday, June 5, the Dietrich will be sponsoring a bus trip to Broadway to see "Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella". This play has received nine Tony nominations including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Book of a Musical, which was written by part-time Tunkhannock resident Douglas Carter Beane. After the show, Douglas Carter Beane has arranged for us to have a Q & A with some of the cast. Following the Q & A, we will enjoy a family-style Italian dinner at Carmine’s. There are still a couple of tickets remaining so please call us at 570-996-1500 for more information or to reserve seats.

And with June readily approaching, now is the time to start thinking about summer camps for kids. We have something for everyone! For aspiring thespians, Michaela Moore of All About Theatre will be offering two Acting Camps for Kids. During these camps, children ages six to twelve will use their imaginations and learn all about acting through theatre games, improvisation, storytelling, play making, character creation and more! Campers will create their own characters and a play, which they will perform for family and friends at the end of each camp. The first acting camp of the summer will be held Monday through Friday, July 8th through 12th from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and the second camp will be held at the same time on July 22 through July 26.

For those children who wish to explore the visual arts, our artists-in-residence Amy and Steve Colley will be offering a variety of fun art camps during the summer months. They include Pottery & Sculpture Camp (July 22 through 26 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.), Trash to Treasures Camp (July 15 through 19 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.) and Art Explorers Camp (July 29 through August 2 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.). During these classes, students will make use of their creativity as they design unique masterpieces.

For kids who are interested in delving into theatre arts and visual arts, Amy Colley and Michaela Moore will be presenting three theatre and visual arts camps. This year the camps are all themed after the most anticipated children’s movies of the summer. How cool is that?! The camps include Your Epic Journey, Monsters Art School and Despicable You. During each camp, children will make their own costumes, develop their own characters, create a set and props and make a play to perform for family and friends at the end of each week. For more information about any of the Dietrich’s summer camps, visit www.dietrichtheater.com or call us at 570-996-1500.

Movie Times: (570)836-1022

	Upcoming Events Dietrich Radio Players Performance At the Dietrich Theater in downtown Tunkhannock Tuesday, June 4 at 7:00 p.m. Admission: Free Sponsored by Suzanne Robinson & sponsored by Ed Battestin in memory of Pat Battestin The Dietrich Radio Players are back by popular demand. Come out and see their live performances of favorite radio plays. Enjoy the "theater of the mind"! Call the Dietrich at 570-996-1500 for details. Cinderella on Broadway Bus Trip At the Dietrich Theater in downtown Tunkhannock Wednesday, June 5. Bus departs Dietrich at 8:00 a.m. and returns at 11:00 p.m. Admission: $235 Join us for a fun-filled trip to see Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella on Broadway. Before the show, you will have time to explore the city. After the show, all participants will enjoy a family-style dinner at Carmine’s on Broadway between 90th and 91st streets. Ticket price includes Cinderella ticket, bus and dinner (including tips and tax), plus a contribution to the Dietrich Theater. Space is limited. Call the Dietrich at 570-996-1500 to register. Overview of the Civil War 150 Years Later At the Dietrich Theater in downtown Tunkhannock Wednesday, June 19 at 7:00 p.m. Presented by: Ed McMullen Admission: Free A Civil War sesquicentennial event to put on your calendar! Anyone who has any interest in the Civil War or American history will want to hear this fascinating presentation by Ed McMullen, historian and actor. No one is better at bringing history alive than Ed. Don’t miss this special presentation. Call the Dietrich at 570-996-1500 for details. The Bridegroom of Blowing Rock – Live Theatre At Tunkhannock’s Lazybrook Park Friday, June 21 & Saturday, June 22 at 7:00 p.m. Directed by: Jennifer Jenkins Admission: Free Sponsored by: the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts & the Dietrich Theater Please bring your own lawn chair or blanket. During the last days of the Civil War, a lost soldier and a young blind woman fall in love. Though one is Confederate and one Union, they discover their similarities are far more important than their differences. The woman’s widowed mother, with one soldier son killed in front of her and another son still missing, is unable to let go of her bitterness and hatred. As a nation begins the task of healing, the burning need for vengeance may reap unimaginably tragic consequences. This play will be presented outside in Lazybrook Park as part of Tunkhannock’s sesquicentennial celebration of the Civil War. Call the Dietrich at 570-996-1500 for more information. Walking Tour of the Gravel Hill Cemetery Off Susquehanna Avenue in Tunkhannock Sunday, June 23 at 4 p.m. (Rain date: June 30) Admission: free Take a step back in time as we look at Wyoming County’s involvement in the American Civil War with a ‘Walking Tour of the Gravel Hill Cemetery,’ off Susquehanna Avenue, in Tunkhannock. Assemble at the corner of the cemetery nearest Franklin Avenue at 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 23. (Rain date: June 30.) Led by Bob Baker, past Griffin Camp #8 Commander of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. For details, please call the Dietrich at 570-996-1500.
www.DietrichTheater.com Friday, May 31, 2013
At The Dietrich by Hildy Morgan When my father was in the Navy in WW2, his ship, the USS Register, was sailing along, headed for Okinawa, when it was discovered that they’d lost his papers and therefore had no record of his having passed the swimming test. Now, for most sailors, this would have been a minor inconvenience, since, almost to a man, they could swim. But, alas, my father pretty much couldn’t. He was deathly afraid of the water and had therefore never learned. Oh, he could float, so he could stay alive, but swimming? The way they wanted the men to swim? Not so much. Ah, the discerning reader may ask, then why in the world did he join the Navy? Because, as he told his girls when he relayed this story he didn’t want to die covered in mud in a ditch somewhere. At least, if he drowned, it would be clean. “You have to swim around the ship,” the commanding officer told him. I can just see my father when given that order. “Now listen, Buddy,” he’d say. “No need for that. I swear on a stack of bibles that I can swim. I passed the test once. No need to inconvenience everyone again. Really. Swear to God.” (Of course, I wasn’t there, but it would have been along those lines.) “Strip down to your skivvies, sailor, and swim. Do it now or we’ll throw you overboard.” My father stripped and was lowered down and into the water. He did the side-stroke. He flipped on his back. He was now ready to climb back on board. He looked up – there were two sailors with machine guns watching him. He decided he’d better keep swimming. Around the ship he floated and side-paddled and occasionally breast-stroked, scared to death, with the men with guns never taking their eyes off him. He was beginning to think the ditch might not have been so bad. Finally he made it around the ship and there were helping hands to bring him aboard. The sailors with the guns stood down. My father, shivering, teeth chattering, looked at the machine guns, now resting idly at their sides. “For God’s sake, buddies,” he said. “Were you really going to shoot me if I stopped swimming?” They looked at him as if he’d lost his mind. “Negative, sailor. The bullets weren’t for you. They were for the guys following you.” And then my father looked down and saw the fins gliding through the shark-infested waters. I write about this because although I wasn’t part of The Greatest Generation, I was raised by them, and I have to say that they were a spectacular group! They saw their families through the Depression and then went on to save the world from the wickedness of Fascism, the nearly pure evil of the Nazis. My father never got over his fear of the water, but he served aboard ship for two and a half years. He was strapped into the gunner’s station as the kamikazes came screaming through the sky to kill them all. He aimed the guns that shot the poor misguided souls out of the air and into eternity. And yet…and yet…. He didn’t fight or feel resentful when our government policy was to bring Japan back from the ruins to become a successful and stable county. He didn’t think his was the only way. He didn’t think only his ideas were right. He’d been to hell and back fighting governments who thought there was only one way to deal with their people, and if anyone disagreed, well, they were destroyed. So, in honor of Memorial Day, I want to say that I wish we could get back to the spirit of The Greatest Generation. They fought for the world to be a better place, and then they rebuilt it in that idealistic image. They compromised and brought the world back from the ashes. Don’t you wish our nation’s capital could work that way today? Don’t you wish they could discuss their ideas and then compromise and accomplish things for a nation in need? Yeah, me too. See you at the Dietrich.	Now Showing www.dietrichtheater.com/movie or (570)836-1022 for times EPIC in 3D May 24, 2013 - June 13, 2013 FAST & FURIOUS 6 May 23, 2013 - June 13, 2013 STAR TREK:INTO DARKNESS in 3D May 16, 2013 - June 6, 2013 Coming Soon www.dietrichtheater.com/preview or (570)836-1022 for times AFTER EARTH May 31, 2013 - June 6, 2013 Events www.dietrichtheater.com/event or (570)996-1500 to reserve Dietrich Radio Players Performance June 4, 2013 Cinderella on Broadway Bus Trip June 5, 2013 Overview of the Civil War 150 Years Later June 19, 2013 The Bridegroom of Blowing Rock June 21, 2013 - June 22, 2013 Open Mic Night - June 28 June 28, 2013 Everhart Museum Bus Trip June 29, 2013 Civil War Era Music June 30, 2013 A Day at the River July 20, 2013 First Annual Volunteer Spirit Trail Walk July 20, 2013 Open Mic Night - July 26 July 26, 2013 Gathering of Singers & Songwriters 12 August 21, 2013 Open Mic - August 23 August 23, 2013 Classes www.dietrichtheater.com/class or (570)996-1500 to enroll Nia April 9, 2013 - August 27, 2013 Writers' Group March 28, 2013 - August 29, 2013 Acting Camp for Kids - Camp 1 July 8, 2013 - July 12, 2013 Acting Camp for Kids - Camp 2 July 22, 2013 - July 26, 2013 All About Pottery & Sculpture Camp July 22, 2013 - July 26, 2013 Art Explorers Camp July 29, 2013 - August 2, 2013 Dance, Dance, Dance August 5, 2013 - August 6, 2013 Despicable You? Theatre & Visual Arts Camp July 22, 2013 - July 26, 2013 Digital Arts Camp June 24, 2013 - June 28, 2013 Jammin' in a Jugband ages 6 -12 July 15, 2013 - July 19, 2013 Kid TV June 24, 2013 - June 28, 2013 Monsters Art School - ages 5 - 12 July 8, 2013 - July 12, 2013 Monsters Art School for Preschoolers June 24, 2013 - June 28, 2013 Quilting for Kids - Spring April 3, 2013 - June 5, 2013 Quilting for Kids - Summer June 12, 2013 - July 31, 2013 Trash to Treasures, ages 5 - 12 May 17, 2013 - June 7, 2013 Trash to Treasures Camp July 15, 2013 - July 19, 2013 Your Epic Journey: Theatre & Visual Arts Camp July 29, 2013 - August 2, 2013 Jammin' in a Jugband - for ages 13 to adult July 15, 2013 - July 19, 2013 Open Studio & Portfolio Prep April 2, 2013 - August 27, 2013 Quilting for Everyone - Spring Session April 3, 2013 - June 5, 2013 Quilting for Everyone - Summer June 12, 2013 - July 31, 2013 Decorative Painting April 10, 2013 - August 28, 2013 Design a Painted Silk Scarf June 11, 2013 Golden Days of Radio Players April 30, 2013 - June 4, 2013 Jewelry Making: Kumihimo Beading July 10, 2013 - August 7, 2013 Jewelry Making: Multi-Strand Bracelet August 22, 2013 Jewelry Making: Right Angle Weave June 26, 2013 Kundalini Yoga at the River July 20, 2013 Photography for Beginners May 6, 2013 - June 10, 2013 Recycled Glass Artwork April 1, 2013 - August 26, 2013 Revitalizing Writers' Workshop May 8, 2013 - June 26, 2013 Simply Yoga April 3, 2013 - August 7, 2013	Live at The Dietrich by Erica Rogler Live at the Dietrich for May 29, 2013 According to John Madden, Director of NPR Star Wars audio dramas, "Anyone who’s ever listened to radio drama will testify to the fact that a play you hear will (remain) in your mind – twelve years later you’ll remember it vividly. And the reason you’ll remember it vividly is because you’ve done the work… it lives in your imagination." The Dietrich Radio Player will help us work our imaginations through their live radio drama performance on Tuesday, June 4 at 7:00 p.m. We invite you to join us that evening as we go back in time to experience a few memorable radio dramas. Directed by Hoyt Keiser and Esther Harmatz, the group will perform My Friend Irma –"Seeing Ghosts", Dick Tracy –The Case of the Big Top Murders" and the ever popular "Who’s On First?" by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. I can’t wait to hear what sound effects they have in store for us that evening. Admission is free, and the performance will be followed by a light reception. Tickets will be available at the door or they can be reserved by calling 570-996-1500. Then on Wednesday, June 5, the Dietrich will be sponsoring a bus trip to Broadway to see "Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella". This play has received nine Tony nominations including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Book of a Musical, which was written by part-time Tunkhannock resident Douglas Carter Beane. After the show, Douglas Carter Beane has arranged for us to have a Q & A with some of the cast. Following the Q & A, we will enjoy a family-style Italian dinner at Carmine’s. There are still a couple of tickets remaining so please call us at 570-996-1500 for more information or to reserve seats. And with June readily approaching, now is the time to start thinking about summer camps for kids. We have something for everyone! For aspiring thespians, Michaela Moore of All About Theatre will be offering two Acting Camps for Kids. During these camps, children ages six to twelve will use their imaginations and learn all about acting through theatre games, improvisation, storytelling, play making, character creation and more! Campers will create their own characters and a play, which they will perform for family and friends at the end of each camp. The first acting camp of the summer will be held Monday through Friday, July 8th through 12th from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and the second camp will be held at the same time on July 22 through July 26. For those children who wish to explore the visual arts, our artists-in-residence Amy and Steve Colley will be offering a variety of fun art camps during the summer months. They include Pottery & Sculpture Camp (July 22 through 26 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.), Trash to Treasures Camp (July 15 through 19 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.) and Art Explorers Camp (July 29 through August 2 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.). During these classes, students will make use of their creativity as they design unique masterpieces. For kids who are interested in delving into theatre arts and visual arts, Amy Colley and Michaela Moore will be presenting three theatre and visual arts camps. This year the camps are all themed after the most anticipated children’s movies of the summer. How cool is that?! The camps include Your Epic Journey, Monsters Art School and Despicable You. During each camp, children will make their own costumes, develop their own characters, create a set and props and make a play to perform for family and friends at the end of each week. For more information about any of the Dietrich’s summer camps, visit www.dietrichtheater.com or call us at 570-996-1500.
Movie Times: (570)836-1022 General Information: (570)996-1500