Written & performed by Mandy Pennington
Directed by Simone Daniel
The Gateway Cinema was a community mainstay: a dated, sticky underworld where countless Northeastern Pennsylvanians saw their first R-rated movie underage and felt safe enough to be their true selves in the dark. It was also where Mandy Pennington grew up, got a job, and faced what every teenager dreads: finding out exactly who they are. Girl Walks Into a Movie Theater is a love letter to a weird and wonderful place and time that will never be again. From first love to first loss, this solo play explores coming-of-age rites of passage in the best/worst first job anyone could ask for.
MANDY PENNINGTON (Actor/Playwright) is thrilled to be shamelessly exposing both her past and inner monologue. Mandy is a writer, marketer, teacher, and actor with a passion for storytelling and an MFA in creative writing from the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University. She is also a founding member of the New Vintage Ensemble. Selected credits include 1984 (Scranton Fringe), Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play (Scranton Fringe), Madam & Eve (Scranton Fringe), Hamlet (NVE), Our Town (NVE), Pride & Prejudice (NVE), Angels in America (LTWB), August: Osage County (LTWB), The Pallbearers (Gaslight Theater Co.), A Charlie Brown Christmas (Gaslight Theater Co.), James and the Giant Peach (Ovation Playhouse), Annie (Ovation Playhouse) and Pippin (Ovation Playhouse). Follow @mandybpenn or mandybpenn.com
SIMONE DANIEL (Director) is a Brooklyn-based writer and director whose theater works have premiered in several cities across the U.S. as well as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. An enthusiastic believer in ensemble-based work, Simone has supported and nurtured the growth of several young companies, including the Scranton Shakespeare Festival, New Vintage Ensemble, and Scranton Fringe Festival, among others. simonedaniel.com
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DVAA and Scranton Fringe are delighted to present “A Taste Of Fringe”, an immersive weekend of joyously subversive theater. This mini-festival will take place at Tusten Theatre, 210 Bridge St, Narrowsburg, NY, starting on Friday, July 11th, in recognition of World Fringe Day, a global recognition of the creativity, freedom, and cultural impact of Fringe festivals. Each vibrant work will be performed twice over the weekend and a special discounted ticket price is available for viewers who want to see all three shows.
Three-performance passes are available for A Taste Of Fringe: Click here to purchace.
