With the opening of the fall stage production of “Footloose: The Musical,” on Nov. 4, Penn State New Kensington unveiled its new hybrid stage in the Forum Theatre. While the original thrust stage brought the scene into the audience, the new proscenium stage defines the scene.
Performing a facile task in the most convoluted way with a labyrinthine machine was the quest of middle school students on Nov. 22 for a Rube Goldberg competition at Penn State New Kensington.
For Penn State alumni Josh Barry and Brady Boyer, starting at Penn State New Kensington and finishing at Penn State University Park was the perfect strategy for optimizing their undergraduate studies.
Beaver, Shenango and New Kensington students visited a prison in Indiana to receive training for Bridges to Life, a restorative justice program they plan to implement in Beaver County this spring.
After a month on the road, the high-flying Penn State New Kensington men's basketball team bring its offensive fireworks to the Athletics Center this weekend for a three-game home stand against conference rivals.
Penn State New Kensington students performed with the Pittsburgh Samba Group at the campus' recent "Holidays Around the World" celebration. The special event in Cafe 780 featured cultural displays with food samples from different countries.
The new proscenium arch, with the grand drape drawn, defines the stage opening of Penn State New Kensington’s renovated Forum Theatre. Laminated case work and framing of the proscenium and stage apron give the theatre a Roman-style look.
