Beauty and the Beast Co-Directors Jeff and Beth Dietzler find love in all the right places! Jeff and Beth Dietzler pack a lot into an average workday. Both work full time jobs and, for the past months, they have worked into the evening hours directing Upper Darby High School’s production of Beauty and the Beast (March [...]
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Summer Stage’s most loyal fan?
Can you imagine attending every Summer Stage show in 37 years? Connie Cerone can…well almost! Connie Cerone of Springfield is a big fan of Upper Darby Summer Stage. Perhaps our most loyal! She may hold the record for seeing the most Summer Stage shows in our 37 year history! Connie started attending the shows [...]
Eyakeno Ekpo’s Undeniable Summer Stage Journey
…I want to be able to do this for the rest of my life. To portray a character through music, through acting that the audience understands. Yeah. That’s it! -Eyakeno Ekpo who plays Seaweed in “Hairspray!” It’s a joy to watch the ensemble members as much as the main characters in the Upper Darby [...]
“How I Became a Pirate” Director, Nick Hunchak is Setting Sail With His Cast
It’s funny. The music is great. The dancing is fun and energetic and the characters are not to be forgotten. – Nick Hunchak on “How I Became a Pirate” This week we had an opportunity to sit down with “How I Became a Pirate” director, Nick Hunchak, to get the inside scoop on him, the [...]
Rachel Stevens, Director of “Hairspray,” talks about Mainstage at Summer Stage
“Hairspray” is going to relate to every single audience member. No matter what you’re looking for, it’s in the show. You’re going to get to laugh, you’re going to get to follow a journey. You’re going to get to see beautiful costumes, and beautiful lights and unbelievable dancing…The dancing is so intricate and so impressive. No [...]