Classic Film Series returns to State Theatre in Uniontown
The State Theatre Center for the Arts presents "Dirty Dancing" on Feb. 11 at 2 and 7 p.m. as part of its Classic Movie Series. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and students.
The State Theatre Center for the Arts presents "Airplane!" at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. May 13 as part of its Classic Film Series. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and students.
"Jesus Christ Superstar" will play at the State Theatre in Uniontown as part of its Classic Film Series at 2 and 7 p.m. on April 8. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and students.
"Grease" is the featured movie March 11 for the State Theatre Center for the Arts's Classic Film Series. Showtimes are 2 and 7 p.m. and tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and students. The theatre is located at 37 E. Main St., Uniontown.
"Splendor in the Grass" plays at the State Theatre in Uniontown on June 24 at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and students.
The State Theatre Center for the Arts presents "American Graffiti" as part of its Classic Movie Series on Aug. 19 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and students.
The monthly Classic Film Series at the State Theatre Center for the Arts in Uniontown has returned, bringing patrons鈥� favorite movies to the big screen.
Erica Miller, executive director, said the series started around 2007 as a low-cost way for people to support the theatre. It also takes the venue back to its roots.
鈥淭he State Theatre was built as a place to see movies,鈥� she said.
Over the years, Miller said, the screenings have attracted new people to the theater, as well as regular patrons. For either group, it may sometimes be the first time they鈥檙e seeing a beloved movie they grew up with on the big screen.
And that experience continues to be a draw, Miller said.
鈥淭here鈥檚 something that heightens a movie when it鈥檚 on a big screen,鈥� Miller said.
A perfect example of that is a movie like 鈥淭he Wizard of Oz鈥�.
鈥淭he monkeys are scarier, and the witch seems more daunting. It鈥檚 larger than life,鈥� Miller said.
Along with seeing a classic movie on the big screen, Miller said, the audience has an opportunity to play games for a chance to win a prize sponsored by the 缅北禁地.
The February movie is the 1987 film 鈥淒irty Dancing,鈥� starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey as Johnny Castle and Frances 鈥淏aby鈥� Houseman.聽
Set in the summer of 1963 at a family resort in the Catskills, the movie includes a soundtrack of oldies and songs like 鈥�(I鈥檝e Had) The Time of My Life,鈥� written specifically for the flick.
The movie plays on Feb. 11
Upcoming movies include 鈥淕rease鈥� on March 11, 鈥淛esus Christ Superstar鈥� on April 8, 鈥淎irplane鈥� on May 13, 鈥淪plendor in the Grass鈥� on June 24, and 鈥淎merican Graffiti鈥� on Aug. 19. There is no classic film scheduled for July.
Movies play at 2 and 7 p.m. on each day they鈥檙e shown, and start on time because there are no previews shown before the start of the film.
Tickets for $5 for adults $3 for seniors and students.
For more information, visit the State Theatre Center for the Arts at www.statetheatre.info