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Children's Tour FALL '24
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Theatre for the Very Young
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Young Playwrights Festival
CHILDREN’S TOUR
Grades K-5
Pandora’s Suitcase
Written by Sarah Bierstock
Directed by Christine Albright-Tufts
Costumes and Scenery Designed by Carmen Martinez
Sound Design by Kevin O’Connor
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.
FREE PERFORMANCES:
Salt City Market
Saturday, October 12 at 11:30AM
Fayetteville Free Library
Saturday, November 16 at 2PM
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
THEATRE FOR THE VERY YOUNG
NOW BOOKING ‘24 - ’25
18-Months to 5-Years-Old
House for Mouse
Created and Directed by Kate Laissle
Recommended for children 18 months - 5 years
Our mice have a problem. They don’t quite know what a house looks like but they sure know they’d like to build one. Can our audience friends help them figure out how to make a great house for everyone? Featuring boxes, parachutes, building things, things falling over, and the opportunity for our youngest audience members to help make our mouse’s goals a success.
A Theatre for the Very Young local touring production, House for Mouse is specifically created for audiences ages 18-months to 5-years-old.
BOOKING INFO:
Dates available:
Touring on demand from
January 20 – June 2025
Price: $200 for one performance, $350 for two the same day
Maximum audience size: Max 25 children, audience sizes with adults up to 50
Space requirements:
20’ x 20’ playing space
(contact for more details)
315-443-1150
education@syracusestage.org
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.
Submissions for the 2025 Young Playwrights Festival will be open later this fall.
YPF 2025 Dates:
Submissions Due: Feb. 11, 2025
Semifinalist Workshop: Mar. 1, 2025
Festival: Apr. 29, 2025 at 7PM
Contact education@syracusestage.org for more information
2024 WINNERS
Top row L to R: Paige Blair, Ray Feldstein, Matthew Patalita, Talia Solomon. Bottom row L to R: Anqi Geng, Dylan Keyes, Leah Nemi, Logan Oppedisano. PHOTO: Candice Bermudez. 2024.
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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
Education Sponsors
Contacts
Kate Laissle
Director of Education
315-442-7755 | kmlaissl@syr.edu
Zizi Majid
Community Engagement and Education Coordinator
315-443-1150 | zbabdulm@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