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Opens in 1 weeks & 2 days: June 2nd

Welcome to our 23/24 season to be revealed on 4/22/23

  • Merchant- June 2-4 & June 9 to 11
  • West Side Story- Aug 4-6 & Aug 11-13
  • Bernhardt/Hamlet- Apr 5-7 & Apr 12 to 14, 2024

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Still your chance to shine this summer...

Thornden Park Amphitheatre...

Our actors... get a standing ovation

Thornden Park Amphitheatre...

...is our venue for MOV and WSS

Venue for Bernhardt/Hamlet TBD

Our audience... fills it up

Our actors... get a standing ovation

Thornden Park Amphitheatre...

During last year's August show—

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Our actors... get a standing ovation

Our actors... get a standing ovation

Our actors... get a standing ovation

Come join in the fun:

Merchant of Venice June 2-11; 7 shows

West Side Story Aug 4- 13; 6 shows

Thornden Park

Carriage House on your left for our William J. Scott Jr. KIDS program

Amphitheatre on your right for Merchant of Venice and West Side Story


Audience comments August 2022's "Midsummer" Top 3 categories

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                           SSITP’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

                                      Audience Comments

Fab-u-lous

*One of your better shows. Good casting and great acting. Costumes and sound on target. *Always such an enjoyable afternoon with my mom. And this time my daughter as well. Thank you. *Wonderful production. Absolutely hysterical. Puck was great. *Loved the play and appreciated the introduction of the characters. *Only my second SSITP play— thoroughly enjoyed it. will come again. *We love coming every year. *One of my favorite events of the year. I look forward to each production. *Puck. An outstanding performance as per usual. *We always love attending. *Perfect weather. Beautiful venue/price per ticket. Actors did a magnificent job. *Puck was my favorite. Really appreciated actor intro at start. *Hell yeah. Puck, great personality in the part. Loved it all. Very fun energy and humor, too. Audience enjoyed. Thank you for the show.

*Loved the performances, especially Puck. From one Snug to another, wonderful job. *Actors were great. Wonderful energy.

*Attended several years ago and had trouble with sound (understanding dialogue). This year sound was excellent. Program was most helpful in following storyline. Looking forward to Merchant of Venice (studied in HS about ten years ago). *What a lovely and enjoyable show. Thank you. *I love the expressions on the actors and the dancers. This is my second year with family. *Lots of fun. Can’t wait for the next one. Loved having LGBT people in the cast; they/them Puck is the only true interpretation. *Loved the show. So glad to see LGBT+ people in the cast. Makes me feel safe. Thanks. *Awesome. My favorite part is when Thisbe practices being a woman. *So fun and a great venue. Thank you for your hard work. *Awesome amphitheater. Inspires me to read the play. Will be to SSITP every summer now. *Loved the color coding of levers (easier to see at a distance). *Enjoyed the performance very much. Puck was amazing. *Jessica Lisi was awesome as Hermia.  *Playing the trumpet while running must be tough— great job Puck. *Great job! It was loads of fun and very entertaining. Can't wait for next season. *Really good and fun show. Thank you. Y'all are awesome. *Puck is the best and we've never seen her before in our lives. Like ever. *Alyssa Otoski-Keim was terrific as Puck. I liked the introductions at the beginning. Good idea. Keep up the great work. * My compliments to the actor of Puck and director. Such fun at your show * Loved it, loved it, loved it. So impressed with the actors doing such a fantastic job in the heat. * I really appreciated the act breakdown in the program: having a plot to follow along with allowed me to really sink into the acting. *Actors were excellent and sound mixing was great too. My favorite play is Hamlet, but this was a good play as well. *Sound was much improved from past performances. *Thank you, Syracuse Shakespeare-In-The-Park. These shadows have not offended. * Here for a summer program at SU, so came for fun. Was great Syracuse thing to do. *Excellent run from cast and crew. Loved incorporation of trumpet, French horn and surrounding area. Always love going into arena. *      

Short & Sweet

*Awesome show. Thank you. *Wonderful. Thank you so much. *Lovely venue and great music. *Loved it x2. *Great play. More guitar. *Loved Oberon’s suit. *Enjoyed the play and the Syracuse Ballet. *Great show. * Very well done. X2.

*Very nicely done. *Puck was exceptional. *Great. *Great venue— great show. *Always love these. *Entertaining. *Love the outdoor setting. Wonderful. *Lovely venue, great MC. *Always a pleasure. *Amazing. *Loved it. We’ll return. * *Everything was wonderful. *It was very fun and well-paced. *Very enjoyable. *Liked the outdoor amphitheater. *Helena. *Ballet dancers fantastic. *This was so great. *Thank you. Very fun well done. *Always a good time. Thank you. *Team Wall. * Robin Goodfellow killed it. Great job. *

First Timers

  • *Very satisfied. *Enjoyed the show. *Amazing. Our first Shakespeare. *This was so fun. *It was hilarious and exhilarating. *This was my first show. * 

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WSCF Pics 2022: the winner is Nitya Chagti; the William J. Scott Jr. KIDS scholarship for July 2023 goes to the cute girl with the BIG smile

    Mission of Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park

    Just like the Bard; outdoors in summer, indoors at other times: authentic Shakespeare all the time

      

    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.

    In August 2020, Much Ado About Nothing was the first CN theatrical show since the pandemic shutdown.

    The casts of "Macbeth" and "Midsummer" say "RIP Mama T"

    "Shakespeare's Christmas Carol" is this year's virtual fundraising show

    Midsummer Photos Aug. 22- Thornden performance shots by Royce Burgess; Seward House shots by Francois James

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    Macbeth Photos June 2022: Performance shots courtesy of Royce Burgess; fire shots- Francois James

    Royce Burgess' powerful performance photos from Troilus and Cressida

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    Statement on Justice and Equality

    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.

    Much Ado About Nothing: first CNY theatrical show since the pandemic...

      Premiere Show: OCPL Presents: Shakespeare Unstaged

      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!

      OCPL Presents: Shakespeare Unstaged

      Show #2

      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.

      Latest show #3

      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!

      Show #4 and an FB Bard Quiz

      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!

      See all the Shakespeare Unstaged videos

      OCPL Presents Shakespeare Unstaged-Show #5

      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)     

      OCPL Presents Shakespeare Unstaged- Show #6

      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    

      OCPL Presents Shakespeare Unstaged- Show #7

      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    

      Royce Burgess' amazing performance pics of The Tempest...

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