UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Last spring, a drought-stricken town received the renewing downpour it needed. It all happened inside the Playhouse Theatre — a bit of magic courtesy of Penn State Centre Stage.
In the next episode of "This is Penn State," the crew hits the stage to document the technical ingenuity behind the production of "110 in the Shade." Chris Swetcky, the School of Theatre's technical director, comes out from behind-the-scenes to give a glimpse at the production's ambitious rain effect, capable of producing a storm that drops 300 gallons of water during a single production.