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Penn State Centre Stage presents 'A Year with Frog and Toad' during Arts Fest

Musical to run twice daily from July 10 to 13 at the Playhouse Theatre

Jonathan Hashmonay, left, and Jake Pedersen rehearse a scene from the Penn State Centre Stage production of the children's musical story 'A Year with Frog and Toad' at Penn State's Playhouse Theatre. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State Centre Stage will present the ever-charming musical "A Year with Frog and Toad," with music by Robert Reale, lyrics by Willie Reale, co-directed by Travis DeCastro and Richard St. Clair, and music direction by Richard Biever, at 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. daily from July 10 to 13 at the Playhouse Theatre on Penn State's University Park campus.

Performances run twice daily during the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. All seats are $12.50 and parking is available at the Nittany Parking Deck.

In a revival of one of the most treasured children’s theater productions, an unlikely friendship between the cheerful and happy frog and the clumsy and bashful toad blossoms and grows as they travel through four fun-filled seasons learning life lessons along the way. This charming musical promises to delight the whole family.

For additional show information, visit www.theatre.psu.edu. Tickets are available at Penn State Tickets Downtown, the Eisenhower Box Office, Bryce Jordan Center, or by calling 814-863-0255 or 800-ARTS-TIX.

Penn State Centre Stage is the professional arm of the Penn State School of Theatre and serves as a training program for emerging theater professionals. Each production is created from conception to completion at Penn State using skills mastered and taught by its acclaimed theater faculty.

Last Updated July 5, 2019