Community Club To Host Adelphi Actors

Prof. Nicholas Petron

At the March 14 th meeting of The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead to be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Casino, the members will be treated to two one-act plays, it was announced by Prem Chauhan, Chairperson of the Drama - Literature Department.

Adelphi University's Department of Performing Arts will present Bone China and Two Summer Evenings , both never-before-seen original plays with Scott Smith and Drew Linehan, tow of Adelphi's most accomplished young actors.

Following the performances, Prof. Nicholas Petron, Chairman of the Drama Department, will field questions from the audience and provide the inside scoop on the new Center for Performing Arts scheduled to open on campus in 2008. In his four decades at Adelphi University, Prof. Petron has written and produced several award winning shows and mentored some incredible young talent. His student protegé, Jonathan Larsen, went on to write the Broadway show Rent.