UNDERGROUND MICROPHONE
Presented by Toyota of Scranton
Featured performers: Dave Brown (Guest Host), Tim McGurl, Bob Alunni and Western Skyline!
Dave Brown is a solo folksinger and songwriter from Northeast Pennsylvania. He also leads a string band called “The Dishonest Fiddlers” who are underway with their 2nd Studio Album. When the band is off, Dave works during the day at St. Joseph’s Center in Dunmore, PA as a Direct Care Aide.
Tim McGurl has been a Professional Musician, Singer/Songwriter for over 48 years. His musical career spans decades, since the late 1960’s. Tim has performed as a solo artist, as well as being a member of many bands from the Northeast, including: The Magic Bus; WhiskeyCreek; Karma Farm; Dead Branch Band; Mo’ Holiday; Bogart; The Relics; and later on becoming a founding member of The Village Idiots, one of the more popular N.E.P.A. jam-bands. Tim’s current band is Horse Spirit.
Early in his career, Tim lived in Leuven, Belgium in the mid 1970’s and performed in Europe’s clubs and cafes in Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris and Barcelona; and was featured in several live concerts broadcast over Belgian National TV & Radio, and, here on local PBS and NPR. He has interwoven many musical styles and genres, into his own original compositions, drawing from traditional Americana Folk and Folk-Rock, to acoustic and electric Traditional British-Isles tunes, to the Blues.
Spanning his career, Tim has taken the helm, either solo, or with his bands, as an opening act for: The Buckinghams; “Mama” Cass Elliot; Tracy Nelson and Mother Earth; The Glass Prism; Eric Anderson; John Hammond; Billy Preston and New Riders Of The Purple Sage.
In his solo performances, Tim incorporates several variously-tuned acoustic guitars, including a vintage Martin D-28, Martin OM-28e-Retro, Epiphone EJ200-Jumbo and a Gibson Hummingbird.
You can “watch” his original videos, and covers of his favourite artists, on his “Tim McGurl YouTube Channel”; and “listen” on his “Tim McGurl Soundcloud Site.”
Bob Alunni
A believer in staying to make things better, Bob is rooted in Northeast PA. His writing and music style is heavily influenced by acoustic greats such as Neil Young. His interests aside from music are gardening, books and writing.
Western Skyline
Western Skyline offers a combination of alt-country, folk, rock and blues.
ABOUT UGM:
Underground Microphone is NEPA’s premier LIVE performance series which features our region’s finest talent. Each week we bring you an exclusive up close and personal lineup of poetry, comedy, music and more! Voted 2017’s Best New Event by readers of Electric City, Underground Microphone offers the unique experience that honors the Weekday Warrior! Reward yourself with an evening out downtown or a quick drink and entertainment after work.
Located in the Lower Level, the Raymond Hood Room is transformed into a listening room café where artists and their work are respected and supported. This very special space is named after the architect who designed the Scranton Cultural Center in the 1920s. Hood is widely known for his Art Deco and Neo Gothic design style which is evident throughout the entire building. Nationally recognized works include 30 Rockefeller Plaza, American Radiator Building, Daily News, The Emporis, Tribune Tower and The Ocean Forest Hotel in Myrtle Beach among others.
Doors open at 5:00 PM and entertainment starts at 6:00 PM!
No Cover – Cash Bar for 21+ – Valid ID required
Exceptional Entertainment — Classic Atmosphere
Artists: For anyone interested in performing: there are no rules. We encourage free form prose, poetry, stand up, improv and original music. It’s the perfect space to test out new material or projects. For information on how you can become involved, contact Maria at marias@sccmt.org or (570) 346-7369 x102.
Guests: Please be reminded that since this is a performance space, we do ask that you keep the conversation to a whisper. We recognize that this is a social setting, and there is ample lobby space for interacting and networking.
Presented by Toyota of Scranton and sponsored by United Gilsonite Laboratories, and LT Verrastro. Supported by Lackawanna County and the PA Council on the Arts.
UNDERGROUND MICROPHONE
Presented by Toyota of Scranton
Underground Microphone is NEPA’s premier LIVE performance series which features our region’s finest talent. Each week we bring you an exclusive up close and personal lineup of poetry, comedy, music and more! Voted 2017’s Best New Event by readers of Electric City, Underground Microphone offers the unique experience that honors the Weekday Warrior! Reward yourself with an evening out downtown or a quick drink and entertainment after work.
Located in the Lower Level, the Raymond Hood Room is transformed into a listening room café where artists and their work are respected and supported. This very special space is named after the architect who designed the Scranton Cultural Center in the 1920s. Hood is widely known for his Art Deco and Neo Gothic design style which is evident throughout the entire building. Nationally recognized works include 30 Rockefeller Plaza, American Radiator Building, Daily News, The Emporis, Tribune Tower and The Ocean Forest Hotel in Myrtle Beach among others.
Doors open at 5:00 PM and entertainment starts at 6:00 PM!
No Cover – Cash Bar for 21+ – Valid ID required
Exceptional Entertainment — Classic Atmosphere
Artists: For anyone interested in performing: there are no rules. We encourage free form prose, poetry, stand up, improv and original music. It’s the perfect space to test out new material or projects. For information on how you can become involved, contact Maria at marias@sccmt.org or (570) 346-7369 x102.
Guests: Please be reminded that since this is a performance space, we do ask that you keep the conversation to a whisper. We recognize that this is a social setting, and there is ample lobby space for interacting and networking.
Presented by Toyota of Scranton and sponsored by United Gilsonite Laboratories, and LT Verrastro. Supported by Lackawanna County and the PA Council on the Arts.
UNDERGROUND MICROPHONE
Presented by Toyota of Scranton
Underground Microphone is NEPA’s premier LIVE performance series which features our region’s finest talent. Each week we bring you an exclusive up close and personal lineup of poetry, comedy, music and more! Voted 2017’s Best New Event by readers of Electric City, Underground Microphone offers the unique experience that honors the Weekday Warrior! Reward yourself with an evening out downtown or a quick drink and entertainment after work.
Located in the Lower Level, the Raymond Hood Room is transformed into a listening room café where artists and their work are respected and supported. This very special space is named after the architect who designed the Scranton Cultural Center in the 1920s. Hood is widely known for his Art Deco and Neo Gothic design style which is evident throughout the entire building. Nationally recognized works include 30 Rockefeller Plaza, American Radiator Building, Daily News, The Emporis, Tribune Tower and The Ocean Forest Hotel in Myrtle Beach among others.
Doors open at 5:00 PM and entertainment starts at 6:00 PM!
No Cover – Cash Bar for 21+ – Valid ID required
Exceptional Entertainment — Classic Atmosphere
Artists: For anyone interested in performing: there are no rules. We encourage free form prose, poetry, stand up, improv and original music. It’s the perfect space to test out new material or projects. For information on how you can become involved, contact Maria at marias@sccmt.org or (570) 346-7369 x102.
Guests: Please be reminded that since this is a performance space, we do ask that you keep the conversation to a whisper. We recognize that this is a social setting, and there is ample lobby space for interacting and networking.
Presented by Toyota of Scranton and sponsored by United Gilsonite Laboratories, and LT Verrastro. Supported by Lackawanna County and the PA Council on the Arts.
UNDERGROUND MICROPHONE
Presented by Toyota of Scranton
Underground Microphone is NEPA’s premier LIVE performance series which features our region’s finest talent. Each week we bring you an exclusive up close and personal lineup of poetry, comedy, music and more! Voted 2017’s Best New Event by readers of Electric City, Underground Microphone offers the unique experience that honors the Weekday Warrior! Reward yourself with an evening out downtown or a quick drink and entertainment after work.
Located in the Lower Level, the Raymond Hood Room is transformed into a listening room café where artists and their work are respected and supported. This very special space is named after the architect who designed the Scranton Cultural Center in the 1920s. Hood is widely known for his Art Deco and Neo Gothic design style which is evident throughout the entire building. Nationally recognized works include 30 Rockefeller Plaza, American Radiator Building, Daily News, The Emporis, Tribune Tower and The Ocean Forest Hotel in Myrtle Beach among others.
Doors open at 5:00 PM and entertainment starts at 6:00 PM!
No Cover – Cash Bar for 21+ – Valid ID required
Exceptional Entertainment — Classic Atmosphere
Artists: For anyone interested in performing: there are no rules. We encourage free form prose, poetry, stand up, improv and original music. It’s the perfect space to test out new material or projects. For information on how you can become involved, contact Maria at marias@sccmt.org or (570) 346-7369 x102.
Guests: Please be reminded that since this is a performance space, we do ask that you keep the conversation to a whisper. We recognize that this is a social setting, and there is ample lobby space for interacting and networking.
Presented by Toyota of Scranton and sponsored by United Gilsonite Laboratories, and LT Verrastro. Supported by Lackawanna County and the PA Council on the Arts.
UNDERGROUND MICROPHONE
Presented by Toyota of Scranton
Underground Microphone is NEPA’s premier LIVE performance series which features our region’s finest talent. Each week we bring you an exclusive up close and personal lineup of poetry, comedy, music and more! Voted 2017’s Best New Event by readers of Electric City, Underground Microphone offers the unique experience that honors the Weekday Warrior! Reward yourself with an evening out downtown or a quick drink and entertainment after work.
Located in the Lower Level, the Raymond Hood Room is transformed into a listening room café where artists and their work are respected and supported. This very special space is named after the architect who designed the Scranton Cultural Center in the 1920s. Hood is widely known for his Art Deco and Neo Gothic design style which is evident throughout the entire building. Nationally recognized works include 30 Rockefeller Plaza, American Radiator Building, Daily News, The Emporis, Tribune Tower and The Ocean Forest Hotel in Myrtle Beach among others.
Doors open at 5:00 PM and entertainment starts at 6:00 PM!
No Cover – Cash Bar for 21+ – Valid ID required
Exceptional Entertainment — Classic Atmosphere
Artists: For anyone interested in performing: there are no rules. We encourage free form prose, poetry, stand up, improv and original music. It’s the perfect space to test out new material or projects. For information on how you can become involved, contact Maria at marias@sccmt.org or (570) 346-7369 x102.
Guests: Please be reminded that since this is a performance space, we do ask that you keep the conversation to a whisper. We recognize that this is a social setting, and there is ample lobby space for interacting and networking.
Presented by Toyota of Scranton and sponsored by United Gilsonite Laboratories, and LT Verrastro. Supported by Lackawanna County and the PA Council on the Arts.
Scranton Cultural Center PRESENTS
Summer Yuk Yuks: A Night of Comedy
FEATURING
Zack Hammond
Madelein Smith
Kelsey Claire Hagen
Angelia Petrillo
$10 in advance / $20 at the door
Cocktails @ 8 PM | Show @ 9 PM
Shopland Hall – Fourth Floor
MEET THE COMEDIANS!
Zack Hammond performs up and down the east coast and Midwest, in theaters, clubs, fire halls, pizza shops…anywhere that wants his brand of intelligent and dark humor. Zack has participated in several comedy festivals, including the Cinder Block Comedy Festival in Brooklyn, Baltimore Comedy Festival and the Meadowlands Comedy Festival. He was part of the Devil Cup Comedy Competition on long island and was the 1st place winner of NEPA scenes got talent’s inaugural competition. He has produced three comedy albums, “sorrow tree” “Appalling” and most recently “utilitarian”. He has performed at Wisecrackers, Sully’s Comedy Cellar, Eastville Comedy Club and opened for Doug Stanhope.
Madelein Smith is a Rochester, NY native and a recent transplant to the NYC comedy scene. She was the founder, producer and host of the monthly “Rage Against the Vageen” at The Comedy Club in Rochester, an all female comedy showcase. She was a semi-finalist in the professional category of the 2016 Ladies of Laughter tournament. She has been a featured performer at the Rochester Fringe Fest 2014 and 2017, Fall Back Comedy Fest, Finger Lakes Comedy Fest, Laugh Riot Girl Fest in Los Angeles, and
internationally at the SheDot 2017 Fest, and the Beaver and Bacon Comedy Festival, both in Toronto.
She was a headlining act at the 2017 Ithaca Festival of the Arts. She has opened for Rachel Feinstein, Rich Vos, Bobby Slayton, Kenny Vs. Spenny Judy Gold, Alice Wetterlund, Guy Torry, and many more. Madelein has toured the northeast with Great Lakes Productions playing Maria in Joey and Maria’s Comedy Wedding. Starting in January 2018, Madelein will be working for Carnival Cruise Lines as an onboard entertainer. She is proudly represented by KMCC comics. In her spare time, she enjoys forcing her cats to cuddle with her.
Kelsey Claire Hagen is a comedian out of Rochester, NY. Originally from Milwaukee, WI, she has been performing stand-up for two years. Even in her short time, she has opened for Maria Bamford, Nikki Glaser, Chris Kattan (“You were pretty funny” – Chris Kattan), Pete Johansson, and Craig Gass. She produced a touring fundraiser show called “Don’t Grab My P#@sy” which has been produced in Rochester, Buffalo and Pittsburgh. Hagen has also performed in the Ithaca Festival 2017 and the Burning Bridges Festival 2017. In the summer of 2017, her and fellow comic Madelein Smith performed all over the East Coast in their Red, White and Riot Tour. kelseyclairehagen.com
Angelia Petrillo is a Scranton based comedian known for her demented, no limits humor and unabated ‘Resting Bitch Face.’ Angelia first made a splash in Scranton with her show “One Foot in a Pothole” at the 2016 Scranton Fringe Festival, and since then has performed throughout New York and NEPA, often times for more than 5 people. She has performed at Broadway Comedy Club, EastVille Comedy Club and has opened up for Gilbert Gottfried.
General Admission, first-come first-served seating.
NO REFUNDS / NO EXCHANGES
UNDERGROUND MICROPHONE
Presented by Toyota of Scranton
Underground Microphone is NEPA’s premier LIVE performance series which features our region’s finest talent. Each week we bring you an exclusive up close and personal lineup of poetry, comedy, music and more! Voted 2017’s Best New Event by readers of Electric City, Underground Microphone offers the unique experience that honors the Weekday Warrior! Reward yourself with an evening out downtown or a quick drink and entertainment after work.
Located in the Lower Level, the Raymond Hood Room is transformed into a listening room café where artists and their work are respected and supported. This very special space is named after the architect who designed the Scranton Cultural Center in the 1920s. Hood is widely known for his Art Deco and Neo Gothic design style which is evident throughout the entire building. Nationally recognized works include 30 Rockefeller Plaza, American Radiator Building, Daily News, The Emporis, Tribune Tower and The Ocean Forest Hotel in Myrtle Beach among others.
Doors open at 5:00 PM and entertainment starts at 6:00 PM!
No Cover – Cash Bar for 21+ – Valid ID required
Exceptional Entertainment — Classic Atmosphere
Artists: For anyone interested in performing: there are no rules. We encourage free form prose, poetry, stand up, improv and original music. It’s the perfect space to test out new material or projects. For information on how you can become involved, contact Maria at marias@sccmt.org or (570) 346-7369 x102.
Guests: Please be reminded that since this is a performance space, we do ask that you keep the conversation to a whisper. We recognize that this is a social setting, and there is ample lobby space for interacting and networking.
Presented by Toyota of Scranton and sponsored by United Gilsonite Laboratories, and LT Verrastro. Supported by Lackawanna County and the PA Council on the Arts.
UNDERGROUND MICROPHONE
Presented by Toyota of Scranton
Underground Microphone is NEPA’s premier LIVE performance series which features our region’s finest talent. Each week we bring you an exclusive up close and personal lineup of poetry, comedy, music and more! Voted 2017’s Best New Event by readers of Electric City, Underground Microphone offers the unique experience that honors the Weekday Warrior! Reward yourself with an evening out downtown or a quick drink and entertainment after work.
Located in the Lower Level, the Raymond Hood Room is transformed into a listening room café where artists and their work are respected and supported. This very special space is named after the architect who designed the Scranton Cultural Center in the 1920s. Hood is widely known for his Art Deco and Neo Gothic design style which is evident throughout the entire building. Nationally recognized works include 30 Rockefeller Plaza, American Radiator Building, Daily News, The Emporis, Tribune Tower and The Ocean Forest Hotel in Myrtle Beach among others.
Doors open at 5:00 PM and entertainment starts at 6:00 PM!
No Cover – Cash Bar for 21+ – Valid ID required
Exceptional Entertainment — Classic Atmosphere
Artists: For anyone interested in performing: there are no rules. We encourage free form prose, poetry, stand up, improv and original music. It’s the perfect space to test out new material or projects. For information on how you can become involved, contact Maria at marias@sccmt.org or (570) 346-7369 x102.
Guests: Please be reminded that since this is a performance space, we do ask that you keep the conversation to a whisper. We recognize that this is a social setting, and there is ample lobby space for interacting and networking.
Presented by Toyota of Scranton and sponsored by United Gilsonite Laboratories, and LT Verrastro. Supported by Lackawanna County and the PA Council on the Arts.
“Unicorns and Mermaids and Dragons, OH MY!” Campers will have a blast using their imagination during this magical camp session! Young performers will develop characters, sing songs, learn choreography and create art inspired by their favorite mythical creatures! At the end of the week, campers will present an original musical and visual art show for friends and family!
SHOWCASE: Friday, July 13; Art Show at 1:00 PM, Show at 1:30 PM in the Little Dragon Playhouse.
For young performers in PreK-4th. Camp day runs from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Half-day option available for PreK and Kindergarten.
A limited number of need-based scholarships available.
Registration Form
Need-Based Scholarship Form
2018 Summer Camp Brochure
The 2018 SCC Youth Theatre Program Summer Camp is sponsored by United Gilsonite Laboratories, PenFed Credit Union, Wells Fargo and DePietro’s Pharmacy. Supported by Lackawanna County and the PA Council on the Arts.
“OMIGOD, YOU GUYS!” This camp session is going to be SO much FUN! Students will sing, dance and act their way through three fun-filled weeks of rehearsals before performing on the SCC’s Historic Main Stage! Legally Blonde The Musical, Jr. is a powerful, upbeat show with themes of friendship, love and working hard for WHAT YOU WANT! *Special exception: Legally Blonde The Musical, Jr. is open to students in 4th grade and up!
THREE PERFORMANCES: Friday, July 27 at 1:00 PM (Invited Guests) and 7:00 PM and Saturday, July 28 at 11:00 AM on the SCC’s Historic Main Stage!
For young performers in 4th-12th. Camp day runs from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
A limited number of need-based scholarships available.
Registration Form
Need-Based Scholarship Form
2018 Summer Camp Brochure
The 2018 SCC Youth Theatre Program Summer Camp is sponsored by United Gilsonite Laboratories, PenFed Credit Union, Wells Fargo and DePietro’s Pharmacy. Supported by Lackawanna County and the PA Council on the Arts.