Mellow Theatre

Lackawanna College has brought life back to one of the architectural and cultural gems of the region by restoring the elegant auditorium on its main campus in downtown Scranton. The theater, which dates to 1923, had a distinguished history. Blessed with fine acoustics and enhanced by lavish decor, it was the scene of concerts, operas and musicals and home to a variety of world famous performers such as Sergei Rachmaninoff, Marian Anderson, John Phillip Sousa and Allan Jones.

Lackawanna College utilizes the Mellow Theater for institutional purposes such as graduation, assemblies and lectures. The theater is also used for community activities and by local arts organizations. The college views the theater as contributing significantly to its educational mission. It aids the college's students in the study of the dramatic arts and introduces them to the richness of arts literature and tradition. In addition, the theater will help foster the growth and expansion of existing area cultural and arts groups and encourage the creation of new, vibrant organizations, thereby expanding cultural opportunities for community residents. Lackawanna College is developing a dramatic arts degree program and an arts academy utilizing the Mellow Theater.