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This year I had the distinct pleasure of being a business sponsor for Ghostlight productions Shakespeare in the park and let me tell you I am so excited that my friends Jonathan and Rachel Strayer are bringing this little piece of awesome to the community here in Clarks Summit.
JJ and I have been friends with Jonathan and Rachel for about a year now and have always been inspired by their passions for pursuing their dream of what will be happening next week.
The following is a little bit of information about the two of them with some pictures that I took last year for Ghostlight productions.
They just inspire the heck out of me.
Jonathan and Rachel Strayer met in college almost eight years ago and found out quickly that they had two things in common – a love for theatre and a love for each other. They both majored in theatre for their undergrad; Jonathan continued the pursuit and achieved his MA in theatre from Bowling Green State University in 2004. Rachel is currently pursuing a master’s degree in creative writing – specifically playwriting – from Wilkes University.
Shortly after their marriage in 2005, Jonathan and Rachel decided to actively pursue their ultimate dream – a theatre of their own. While maintaining a multitude of part-time jobs, ranging from teaching to secretarial work to theatre jobs, the couple began to actively teach theatre workshops and do short dramatic pieces in small local venues. This summer they have decided to bring their theatre into a larger arena.
“We wanted to do theatre for our community,” they explain, “but we didn’t have a building. So we asked ourselves, what kind of theatre can we do without a building?”
The answer was South Abington Township’s first annual Shakespeare in the Park. The goal of Shakespeare in the Park is to provide family-friendly adaptations of classic Shakespearean plays with a few fun twists and a lot of laughs. This year’s production is Twelfth Night and will feature an eleven-person cast of local community members with Jonathan Strayer directing. Performances will be held at South Abington Park on July 17, 24, and 25 at 6:30 P.M. and July 18, 19, and 26 at 2:30 P.M. Admission is free and all ages are welcome.
JJ and I are proud to help these guys do what they love and I can’t wait to find out about all the cool stuff they will be bringing us here in the Scranton area in the future.
Be sure to get there early as I have a feeling South Abington Park is going to be slammed.
~Daniel~
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