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Kent-Trumbull should be proud of ‘Pride’

CHAMPION — I’m not the target audience for Kent State University at Trumbull Theatre’s production of “Pride & Prejudice.” I’ve never watched an episode of “Downton Abbey” or “Bridgerton.” I’m more Anglophobe than Anglophile, at least when it comes to British period ...

TNT finds laughter in ‘Storm’-y play

NILES — March traditionally comes in like a lion. At Trumbull New Theatre, it comes in with a “Storm.” Norm Foster’s “Storm Warning” opened Friday at TNT, and the script is more dramatic than other scripts written by the Canadian playwright.that have been staged locally in the ...

Kent-Trumbull stages Austen adaptation

If director Joe Soriano has any questions about the playwright’s intent while staging “Pride & Prejudice” at Kent State University at Trumbull, he only has to turn to his cast. The adaptation of the 1813 Jane Austen novel was written by Cait McNeal of Akron, who also plays Caroline ...

‘Storm’ brewing at TNT

Jessie Bryner, who has handled various behind-the-scenes tasks at Trumbull New Theatre, takes the director’s chair for its production of “Storm Warning.” TNT invites directors to submit plays they are interested in directing when putting together its season, Bryner said. However, ...

Gray Areas: Ike Reilly brings songs of joy, defiance to Youngstown

One of my favorite musicians returns to one of his favorite towns as the Ike Reilly Assassination plays the Westside Bowl on Sunday. Reilly grew up outside of Chicago in Libertyville, IllInois, but there’s a scrappiness about him that’s equal parts defiant and self-deprecating (I’ll ...

TAG displays members’ work

About 60 area artists are showing their work in an exhibition opening Saturday at Trumbull Art Gallery — no juror required. While the juried TAG Annual show will celebrate its 60th edition later this year, the downtown Warren gallery moves toward spring with a TAG Member Exhibition. All ...