Looking to fill two P/T jobs- Info and pics below fundraiser pitch
Our joint fundraiser with Grace Church is—
Please put Dec. 15, 7:00 pm
and Dec. 16 at 1 pm on your calendar. Shakespeare's Musical
Christmas Carol
is coming.
Looking to fill two P/T jobs- Info and pics below fundraiser pitch
Please put Dec. 15, 7:00 pm
and Dec. 16 at 1 pm on your calendar. Shakespeare's Musical
Christmas Carol
is coming.
SSITP’s West Side Story: 8/4- 8/13/23
Audience Comments
*Loved the whole experience especially being outdoors during the theatre show! *Loved it! Great job to all the actors, especially Anita and Maria! Happy retirement Ronnie! *Third time – fantastic performance! Thank you so much – Mary Burgess. *What an ambitious undertaking! The minimalist set worked well. Excellent! All that dancing, fighting and running was a challenge for the mics but overall the sound was very good. The dancers with the Syracuse City Ballet were excellent and added a lot to the enjoyment. Hurray for Shane + Bella for joining them. Impressive! *I think the cast and director did a fabulous job as well as the ensemble of choreographers! Loved it! *Great show! Everyone’s hard work shined through for a wonderful performance. *The cast’s connections and active listening helped fill the space. Their commitment to each other gave that elusive hope. *Very well done and very professional. Singing was terrific. I enjoyed it thoroughly. *Great singing, lead for Maria was great! God job Bella! *Enjoyed the show very much. Great job! The Officer Krupke song was awesome! Bella was marvelous as Maria! Robert’s “Schrande” was great. *Fabulous production. Lead actors were well cast. Emotional ending was awesome. Thank you. *It was so sad. The voices were amazing. Audio was great. Ed rocked as Bernard. *Great show! Love the use of space. Thanks to all the actors and production team. A very ambitious project. Very well done! *Every production I have heard of I have supported. *Great use of space on stage! Brings the more emotional moments closer to the audience. Great choreography and music! *Maria and Anita sang beautifully. Show brought me to tears. Bravo. *2ndtime for me – such a great performance! Thank you. *The show had great energy. Peter Allen – lovely music. *Very good! Enjoyed! Thank you for the many years of Shakespeare in the Park! *Extremely well done and very appreciative that this show was spot on. The singing was terrific. *Loved the more up close – better to see and listen! Thanks for responding! *What an amazing community event! Great job to all involved. *Good to see casting that is not “type casting” - gave opportunity to persons of talent and potential. Showed a lot of rehearsal and coaching†. *Exceeded my expectations! Very impressive for non-union actors, director, etc.! *Very well done! Excellent actors and singing! Loved it! *Well done. Rigorous and athletic show. Acting excellent. *This was a great show. I enjoyed it a lot. *What a wonderful production in a beautifully unique setting. Well done to cast and crew for your outstanding performance! *Wonderful! Great job by cast crew, audio, sets, and musicians! Maria and Tony were phenomenal! *Much more powerful than the movie. One of my favorite stories. Bravo! *My husband of 40 years passed last year. Today is his birthday. West Side Story was his favorite musical. He liked to sing the “Jets” song. Thank you for a wonderful way to celebrate my husband! *The lead actors were very good! As were the 4 dancers. *I can’t imagine doing a musical outside on such a large stage! It was well acted. I appreciate you performing for us. *Very moving performance – Maria's voice was fabulous. Anita so true to character.
Short & Sweet
*Great show! Love outdoor theatre! *I always enjoy all shows. *Loved the show! Bravo! *So enjoyable! *Wonderful Production. *Sawyer and Edgar did amazing! *Incredibly done in every aspect. *Absolutely amazing! Hooray! *Super good. *Great show! *I think that the show was very good. *Fantastic as always. Thank you! *Amazing talents. *Great job! *Excellent! *I enjoyed the show! Thank you. *Wonderful performance! *Great performance. Great choice of play/musical. *Excellent acting! Properly emotional. *Great job! Enjoyable! *I ugly-cried in a public park. *Super! Glad I came. *Great show every time I come. *Nice venue on a nice day. *Way to go! Five stars. *Great job working through distractions at the park. *Excellent show! *Wonderful performance, I’m coming back tomorrow! *Well performed, high energy and emotional expression. *Beautiful in every way. Loved it. *It was great. *Excellent – I really enjoyed the show! *They did a really commendable job. *It’s a great story. Thank you for the show. *Great show. *A fine, entertaining community production. *Wonderful rendition! Well done. *Cast was excellent! *Loved the second scene – it was so great. On point! Love it so much.
First Timers
*First time here. Loved the amphitheater, it’s beautiful. *Loved the acting. Definitely coming back. *So nice to see. I’m new to Syracuse so it was awesome to see the community come together. *This was the first time coming to an SSITP show and it was fantastic. *Cannot wait to come to future productions. *Wonderful show! *Excellent show. *First time here – beautiful place for theatre.
For the 12th year, Syracuse City Ballet, choreographed by Caroline Sheridan, were integrated into the August show
During last August's shows— the cast got 4 well-deserved standing ovations for West Side Story
Maria, Bella Cardeńa, has her red shawl replaced by Baby John, Jacob Garofalo, in the prelude to the final tableau of WSS
Carriage House on your left for our William J. Scott Jr. KIDS program
Amphitheatre on your right for Hamlet and Two Gentlemen of Verona
the first two weeks of June and August,. 2024, respectively
FREE, of course
The mission of the Syracuse Shakespeare Festival Corp., now doing business as Syracuse Shakespeare-In-The-Park, is to bring the beauty, poetry and language of Shakespeare to everyone in Central New York especially school-aged children and seniors. We also strive to attract visitors from outside the region to supplement and support the health of the CNY economy.
SSITP is producing all of its Shakespeare plays in period costume only! When you want to see great Shakespeare set and costumed as closely as possible to how the Bard did, come see one of our Shakespeare shows
We will achieve these goals by presenting high quality productions of Shakespeare plays in period costumes for our two outdoor shows in the Thornden Park Amphitheater in June and August each year. The public is invited to attend the shows for free and encouraged to make donations to ensure the high quality of future productions.
We will achieve these goals by reaching out to CNY school-aged students and seniors through classes, workshops, in-school performances, field trips to Thornden Park and virtual programming based on current curricular needs and identified goals. We will collaborate with as many community groups and funders as possible to widen and strengthen our productions.
As a 501 (c) (3) organization we are prohibited from taking overtly political stands, but we feel this statement is one of humanity, justice and equality... not politics.
This is the first video in a series of shows that play every Thursday from 2-2:30 pm bringing you Shakespeare in all his beauty from players who love him!
This video is the second program in our series presented by the Onondaga County Library. We have assembled a volunteer readers group of more than 30 people made up of SSITP actors, Board members, Friends of SSITP, audience members and Shakespeare aficionados. Each week on Thursday, from 2-2:30 pm we go live on Zoom and livestream to the OCPL and SSITP FB pages OR post a recorded version the next day. Players do scenes from Shakespeare in monologues and duos, sonnets, and pieces about the life, times and influence of Shakespeare in the last 456 years. Join us for a fun and exciting half-hour ride with weekly updates from SSITP and OCPL leading off the show.
Third show in the series: OCPL Presents Shakespeare Unstaged features the Elizabethan stylings of Anne Childress as Hecate from "The Scottish Play", Simon Moody delivering Shakespeare's unpublished speech on immigration from "The Book of Sir Thomas More," Jacob Garofalo giving us Katherine's song from "Henry VIII," co-host Ronnie Bell waxing poetic with the Bard's 12th sonnet, Tony Brown sharing a passionate speech by Angelo about Isabella from "Measure for Measure" and lawyer, Samuel Tamburo, reeding his essay entitled, "Who Is this Guy? advocating for Edward Devere to be recognized as the real author of Shakespeare's works. Don't miss a minute of this unusual and exciting show!
Fourth show in our series co-hosted by SSITP and OCPL. Ronnie Bell shared the final Love's Labor's Lost poster and Cara Luddy shared what OCPL has to offer for toddlers and other resources for kids. Then, we got our first taste of the flavor of Love's Labor's Lost as the three lords and the King made their pact to forego women for 3 years. Huzzah to John Triana, Aaron Alexander, Mike King and Derek Powell for great work. Then, Samuel Tamburo took on the enormity of the "winter of our disconetnt" speech that starts Richard III. R. Bell performed Sonnet 60 and Anne Childress rocked the Helena confession to the King that she loves his son from A1, S3 of All's Well. Finally, Simon Moody, Sam Tamburo and Tony Brown took us out onto the heath with King Lear in a chilling A4, S6 scene. Finally I shared 15 questions with bonus questions in the Bard Quiz Raffle Contest. Details are on the SSITP FB page. All entries are due by Wed. May 27th...Frist prize is 2 premium tickets to Love's Labor's Lost show of choice with a value of $50. Good luck!
1 Host- Ronnie Bell Welcome from SSITP Hello & SSITP 18th season
2 Co-Host- Christian Zabriskie Welcome from OCPL Hello & OCPL programming
3 Cayla Ross R&J , A 3, S 2, Juliet Just before Nurse enters
4 Derek Powell LLL, A 4, S 3, Berowne Women's eyes
5 Janis Scaturo AMND, A 3, S 2, Puck Puck's trick
6 Samuel Tamburo AYLI, A 2, S 7, Jaques 7 Ages of Man
7Anne Childress AMND,A 5, S 1, Snout Not 45's Wall
8 Tony Brown & Simon Moody Othello, A 4, S 1, Othello/Iago Iago's trick 9 Ronnie Bell R&J, A 1, S 4, Mercutio Queen Mab
10 Player's Quiz- 50 pts./ right Raise hands- 2 Gannon's Isle Mostly trivia answer Ice creams @ next Thornden show- (hopefully MAAN)
1 Host- Ronnie Bell Welcome from SSITP Hello & SSITP 18th season
2 Co-Host- Cara Luddy Welcome from OCPL Hello & OCPL programming 3 Melinda/Ronnie Bell TOTS, A2, S1, Katharine/Petruchio Their first fight 4 John Brackett/Derek Powell/ LLL, A3, S1, Don Adriano/Costard/ Remuneration Dominic D. Berowne
5 Cayla Ross Sonnet 141 The Bard's "How do I love you?"
6 Jason Luscier Cymbeline, A2, S5, The very devils Posthumus Leonatus
7 Tony Brown/ Jason Hamlet, A3, S2 Hamlet's advice to players
8 Ronnie / Simon Moody Henry V, A4, S3 St. Crispin's Day
9 Samuel Tamburo/Jason Hamlet, A5, S1 The skull of Yorick
10 Anne Childress Julius Caesar, A2, S2, Calpurnia The nightmare
1 Host- Ronnie Bell Welcome from SSITP Hello & SSITP 18th season
2 Co-Host- Cara Luddy Welcome from OCPL Hello & OCPL programming 3 John Triana, Kassy Melendez- LLL, A 2, S 1 The Princess comes to Navarre Ramirez
4 T.Brown, S.Moody, Dominic D Henry V, King of F/Exeter/Dauphin The bitter mock A2, S4, Lines 978-1050
5 Samuel Tamburo R&J, A3, S 5, Capulet, Anger to disown your child Lines 2288-2309
6 Tony Brown Sonnet 65 The miracle has might
7 Ronnie Bell R&J, A3, S3, Friar Laurence, Confessional admonition Lines 1989-2039
8 Anne Childress Tempest, A3, S3, Ariel, Lines 1629-60 Ariel's magic
9 Tony Brown Sonnet 115 Love is a babe
10 Dominic Dicaprio, R. Bell, Maggie Ariotti & Hamlet, A3, S4, Lines 2383-2498 Two's company & the 3rd is dead
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We partner with Syracuse City Ballet, Open Hand Theatre, Thornden Park Bulldogs, Syracuse Country Dancers, Gannon's Isle Ice Cream & the Thornden Park Association.
" I always love coming to your shows, and I’m now bringing friends to share the joy. This show was my most favorite yet! "
Shakespeare-In-The-Park, August 2018, Merry Wives of Windsor, Audience Member
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Monday - Thursday: Noon - 10 pm
Fri/Sat/Sun: By appointment
Showdays: Up to 1 1/2 hours BEFORE curtain and AFTER the show