Artscene With Erika Funke

Laurie McCants, playwright & director & emeritus member of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble; James Goode, actor & emeritus member of BTE; and Peter Brown, actor & associate member of BTE, speaking about the short play, "Ben and Joe" centering on Ben Franklin's last day in England spent with his friend Joseph Priestley. The scene will have its premiere as part of a virtual event on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at 7pm as part of a WVIA project supported by the PA Humanities Council and the NEH through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Laurie McCants and Dr. Carla Mulford of Penn State University will talk about the two friends and take questions from viewers. There is no admission charge. www.wvia.org/