Dogfight | The Standard Theatre Company in Scranton
\nFriday, June 12, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. | Saturday, June 13, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. | Sunday, June 14, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
Dogfight at The Standard Theatre Company in Scranton runs Friday, June 12 through Sunday, June 14, 2026. Presented as the company\u2019s inaugural Main Stage Production, this acclaimed contemporary musical delivers a powerful story of connection, compassion and personal growth.<\/p>\n
Set on November 21, 1963, on the eve of deployment to Vietnam, the musical follows a group of young Marines during one final night of celebration. When Corporal Eddie Birdlace invites Rose, an awkward yet idealistic waitress, to a party built around a cruel bet, an unexpected relationship begins to develop. Their encounter challenges both characters and leaves a lasting impact on their lives.<\/p>\n
Featuring music and lyrics by Academy Award-winning songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, known for Dear Evan Hansen and The Greatest Showman, Dogfight combines an emotionally resonant story with a memorable score.<\/p>\n
Recommended for ages 15 and older due to mature themes and language.<\/p>\n
Dogfight in Scranton offers an intimate and moving theatrical experience filled with humor, heartbreak and hope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dogfight | The Standard Theatre Company in Scranton Friday, June 12, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. | Saturday, June…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":214195,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-221220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}