'tick...tick...BOOM!'
“tick, tick …BOOM!” – an autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the creator of “Rent” – was performed free by Pennsylvania College of Technology students Nov. 7-8 in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium. Featured in the all-student cast of the Penn College production, staged in conjunction with the Student Activities Office, were Thomas G. Degan, Dylan T. Lackey, Justine P. Leaman, Jennifer M. Lauver, Heather C. "Heath" Barnhart, Robert A. Allison and Rachel L. Gerstenberg. The show was directed by Jacquie Engel, a graphic designer and frequent director/music director at the Community Theatre League in downtown Williamsport. The photos in this gallery were taken during final dress rehearsal of the production, the night before the opening performance.
— Photos by Kenneth L. Barto, student photographer
Exposed scaffolding comprises much of the set, transforming the ACC Auditorium into a rock-musical venue.
Degan stars as Jon, a "promising young composer" ticking toward 30.
Leaman, as Jon's girlfriend, Susan.
Lackey portrays Michael, Jon's closest friend
Singing into Hostess Twinkies, Degan and Lauver offer an exuberant ode to "Sugar."
Degan and Leaman celebrate Susan's "Green Green Dress."
Allison, here singing "Sunday," helps round out the versatile ensemble.
Lauver, as actress Karessa Johnson
Degan and Barnhart (as Jon's agent, Rosa Stevens)
Lackey and Degan cavort across the stage in an electric musical number.
Allison and Barnhart blend their harmonies.
Barnhart, here as a store clerk, is among the cast members in multiple roles.
Gerstenberg, during the show's emotional finale.
Multi-tiered set allows for dramatic theatrical effect.
Degan sings one of his character's heartfelt confessions.
Degan and Gerstenberg during a marketing meeting, reluctantly attended by Jon.
The cast takes a much-deserved curtain call.