Performing Arts

Tyler Dragon, of Shavertown, Pennsylvania, will graduate from Wilkes with a double major in mechanical engineering and electrical engineering, but he didn’t spend all of his time in the lab. His passion for percussion earned him a spot in the 75th Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Band, which performed this spring at Commonwealth…

Five Wilkes University theatre majors were selected among thousands of applicants to audition at the highly selective Southeastern Theatre Conference convention in Lexington, Kentucky the first week in March. Jack Flynn of Doylestown, Kasey Karoll from Stewartstown, Madeline Meier of Mobile, Alabama, Jahel Duran-Diaz of Galloway, New Jersey and Jay’na…

Five Wilkes University students have been selected to perform with the 75th Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Band from March 10-12, 2023, at Commonwealth University at Mansfield. Featuring student musicians from colleges and universities across the state, the organization is the oldest continuously performing intercollegiate band in the nation. Wilkes students named to…

Those who are “game” for a fun murder mystery can join the laughs as Wilkes University Theatre presents Clue: On Stage! at 8 p.m. on Oct. 6, 7, and 8, and 2 p.m. on Oct. 8 and 9 at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts, 239 S.…

A series of musical concerts are scheduled at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center from Dec. 5-8, 2021: WILKES UNIVERSITY CHORUS AND CHAMBER SINGERS, Sun., Dec. 5, 3 p.m. The Wilkes University Choral Ensembles concert will feature the University Chorus and the University Chamber Singers in a variety of songs that…

Wilkes University Theatre presents George Bernard Shaw’s “Androcles and the Lion” at 8 p.m. on Oct. 7, 8 and 9, and 2 p.m. on Oct. 9 and 10, at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts, 239 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Featuring a student cast under the…

Wilkes University Theatre presents the musical “God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater” via livestream at 8 p.m. on Oct. 2 and at 2 p.m. on Oct. 3 and 4. Based on Kurt Vonnegut’s 1965 novel of the same name, “God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater” was the first collaboration of the award-winning…

Wilkes senior musical theatre major Brianna Rowland is used to playing many roles. On stage with Wilkes University Theatre, she’s been characters in shows like “A Chorus Line,” “Clybourne Park,” and “Nine.” But Rowland has been equally adept at stepping into many roles in the campus community, taking on leadership…

Wilkes University Theatre presents the award-winning musical, “The Spitfire Grill.” Performances will take place on Feb 20, 21, and 22 at 8 p.m., and on Feb. 22 and 23 at 2 p.m. All performances are at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center, 239 S River St, Wilkes-Barre. General admission is $15,…

The Wilkes University Civic Band will present a concert of music on Dec. 8 at 3 p.m. in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. The concert is conducted by Mark P. Johnson, director of bands. Admission is free and the concert is open to the public. Music…