Students create and perform their own musical theatre showcase.

Grades 3 – 5:

July 29 – August 9

Grades 6 – 8:

August 12 – August 23

Registration open now!

THEATRE FOR THE VERY YOUNG
(1 - 5 years)

Push, Pull,
Together, Apart

Created by Kate Laissle with Carmen Martinez and Matthew Warne
Directed by Kate Laissle
Scenic and Costume Design
by Carmen Martinez
Sound Design by Matthew Warne
Associate Creators:
Jay Korter and Evan Hoover

Specifically designed for our youngest audiences and their families, Push, Pull, Together, Apart is about connection. How many different ways are we connected with each other and the world around us? In this participatory experience, young audience members will join in exploring the different ways in which brand new eyes find connection in the spontaneous.

This 30 minute non-verbal performance will involve interactive sounds, props, and storytelling.

Co-Production between Syracuse Stage and Syracuse University
Department of Drama

FREE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES:

Fairmount Community Library
Tuesday, April 11, 10:30 AM
Register for the Tuesday, April 11 performance (Registration opens on March 20)

Marcellus Free Library
Saturday, April 13, 10:30 AM
Register for the Saturday, April 13 performance (Registration opens on April 1)

Syracuse Stage
Saturday, April 20, 9:30 and 10:30 AM
Register for the Saturday, April 20 performance

Presented in Partnership with

Young Playwrights Festival

 Every year Syracuse Stage invites Central New York high school students to write original ten-minute plays and other performance pieces for entry into our annual Young Playwrights Festival contest. Our panel of theatre and literary professionals evaluates each student's play. Semifinalists are invited to attend a writing workshop with Syracuse Stage where their plays will be read and critiqued. Finalists will see their plays performed as staged readings by Syracuse University Drama Students.

Read the Entry Packet with submission information, requirements, and frequently asked questions.

January 1: Play acceptance begins.

February 13: Submissions due

March 2: Writing workshop

April 30: Young Playwrights Festival

Contact kmlaissl@syr.edu for more information

2023 WINNERS

Ryan Carter, Anka Chiorini, Hannah Fuchsberg, Nina Gonzalez, Rebeca Mendez-Siquier, Rylee Sheehan, Annaka Stauring, Alessio Vega.

  • 2022 WINNERS

    Bohdin Bright, Josephine Dittman, Luka Galle, Kai Gwodz Sarah Kornfeld, Cadence O’Brien, Maxon Oppedisano, and Elizabeth Wiley

    2019 WINNERS

    Clayton Reynolds, Alice Yi, Alethea Shirilan Howlett and Jamiya Chandler, Kamryn Lenning, Jessica Davidson, Alexander Schulz and Marisa Jaquin

    2018 WINNERS

    Bridget Fallon, Natalie Feikes, Kai Gesek, Katie McPeak, Jenna Peyer, Trey Romano, Anna Sasser, Ashton Sloan

    2017 Winners

    Nathaniel Archer, Kyle Hotaling, Mark Tallents, Molly Bankert, Shannon Birmingham, Greg Buckley, Anna Burnam, Scottie O’Bryan, Hadar Pepperstone, Noah Rigby, Emily Rivito

    2016 Winners

    Theodore Brill, Sir Dennis II, Francesca Giardine, Breanna Neal, Michale Schueler, Garrett Sirotkin, Kayden Vigneux

    2015 Winners

    Lauren Guinnip, Teagan Todd, Kristina Bell, Ronni Merriweather, David Siegel, Sara Boyle, Alexandra Landry, Jordyn Werfelmann

CHILDREN’S TOUR
NOW BOOKING FALL ‘24
Grades K-5

Pandora's Suitcase poster a girl carries a suitcase by a rocky edged river

Pandora’s Suitcase

Written by Sarah Bierstock
Directed by Christine Albright-Tufts
Costumes and Scenery Designed by Carmen Martinez

Pandora is Seriously Curious and Seriously Worried about a lot of things. She loves Environmental Science and asks a lot of questions in her pursuit of learning all she can. When the kids at school call her Teacher’s Pet one too many times, she decides to try out life at Dad’s house, and enrolls at Smarty Pants Academy. Before she leaves she just has this one, Exceptionally Important Scientific Experiment she must complete. It involves a large suitcase she lugs around with her. What could be inside and why does she need to drag it to the river? 

Pandora’s delightful story explores how both kids and adults can handle anxiety, learning how to ask others for help, and encourages young people to be confident in the people they are becoming. 

BOOKING INFO:

Dates available: 

September 24 –
December 5, 2024

Tuesday + Thursday mornings, and Saturdays 

Price: $500 for one show; $900 for two shows in one day

Maximum audience size: 250
(audiences over 250 will incur a large audience fee)

Space requirements: 

20’ x 30’ unobstructed space 
(contact for more details)

315-443-1150
education@syracusestage.org

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Contacts

Kate Laissle
Director of Education
315-442-7755 | kmlaissl@syr.edu

Theorri London
Community Engagement and Education Coordinator
315-443-1150 | telondon@syr.edu

For Student Matinees:
Tracey White
Audience Development Manager
315-443-9844 | trwhite@syr.edu

To Donate To Our Education Programs:
Ana Diaz-Diez
Director of Development
315-443-3931 | ajdiazdi@syr.edu