Imagine listening to a musical in which melodys are unintelligible.

Imagine listening to a musical in which melodys are unintelligible. Or, picture going to a play and being unable to hear parts of the dialogue.

a certain quantity of theatergoers have experienced those question s at State College Community Theatre productions in the Boal Barn Playhouse in Boalsburg. In its 51 years of performing in the historic venue the company has not used amplification, instead relying forward its actors to project their voices.

on the other hand for audience members with hearing los it can be hard to pick up hearty especially in a theater-in-the-round when actors may face different directions. Words can disappear.

This year, that's going to change.

A latter $21,000 gift, the largest in the company's history, directed the company to corrupt a sound system that amplifies lines and lyrics and broadcasts by the agency of hearing aids.

"This is the principally significant improvement to the production of our exhibit tos since ...