Syracuse Stage is a professional non-profit theater company in Syracuse, New York , United States. It is the premier professional theater in Central New York. Each year, it offers several productions, including multiple collaborations between Syracuse Stage and the drama department of the Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts .
11-831: Syracuse Stage is a constituent of the Theatre Communications Group and a member of the League of Resident Theatres , the University Hill Corporation, the Arts and Cultural Leadership Alliance, and the East Genesee Regent Association. The Syracuse Stage was founded in 1974 by Arthur Storch , who became its first artistic director. The company grew out of the Syracuse Repertory Theatre that
22-490: A pavilion. The Sutton Pavilion is a cabaret space, often utilized for late-night entertainment. The Arthur Storch theater is named for the founding artistic director of the stage. The Storch theater seats ~200–250 people and can be configured as a proscenium, thrust, or avenue stage. The Loft Theater is a smaller space with 49 seats for audience members in a felixble configurations, often used for short plays, workshops, and experimental efforts. The John D. Archbold Theater
33-470: Is a 499-seat proscenium theater. The theatre has a 36–40 feet wide proscenium ; the stage is 30 feet deep. It is lit by 215 Source Fours, 16 Fresnel lanterns , 36 par cans , and 22 16x22 Lekolites . Theatre Communications Group Theatre Communications Group ( TCG ) is a non-profit service organization headquartered in New York City that promotes professional non-profit theatre in
44-667: The International Theater Institute in 1999 and Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre in 2005. As of 2014 , TCG has over 700 member theatres located in 47 states; 12,000 individual members; and 150 University, Trustee and other business affiliates. Teresa Eyring was appointed Executive Director in 2007. Founded in 1984, TCG Books is considered the largest independent publisher of dramatic literature in North America. As of 2014, it has published
55-535: The United States. The organization also publishes American Theatre magazine and ARTSEARCH , a theatrical employment bulletin, as well as trade editions of theatrical scripts. Theatre Communications Group was established in 1961 with a grant from the Ford Foundation in response to their then arts and humanities director W. McNeil Lowry 's desire to foster communication and cooperation among
66-605: The early 1990s, Tazewell Thompson was artistic director. Robert Moss and Timothy Bond have also served as artistic director. In 2016, Robert Hupp became artistic director. In 2023, the theater received a $ 1 million donation from Julie Lutz & George Wallerstein , to establish the Julie Lutz New Play Development Fund, which will help develop new productions for the company. While the Syracuse Stage an independent organization, it
77-459: The growing community of regional theatres throughout the country. Though initially run as a Ford Foundation administered program, TCG independently incorporated in 1964. The organization began with a membership of 15 regional and community theatres, and nine university drama departments under the leadership of Pat Brown. In its first decade of operation, other leaders included Michael Mabry, Joseph Zeigler and Hartney Arthur. In 1972, Peter Zeisler
88-523: The work of 235 playwrights and theatre professionals in over 1,600 titles, including 16 winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama , one winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature , as well as numerous Tony Award , Drama Desk , and Obie Award winners. Theatre Communications Group publishes American Theatre magazine, a periodical focused on the non-profit professional theatre, and ARTSEARCH,
99-487: Was founded in the mid-1960s by founders Marlow G. Burt, Robert B. D'Angelo and Rex Henriot. The Repertory Theatre started trial seasons in 1964 and began its first official season in 1967 in a building formerly occupied by the Reagent movie theater. The archbold theater was built in 1980. The facility named after John Dana Archbold (University trustee 1976—1993 and the grandson of John D. Archbold ), cost $ 1.3 million. In
110-490: Was named Executive Director, a position he would hold for 23 years. Under Zeisler’s leadership, TCG created many of its longest-running programs, including annual National Conference, American Theatre magazine and TCG Books. After Zeisler retired in 1995, the organization was led by John Sullivan, (1993–1997) Ben Cameron (1996–2006), and Joan Channick (1999–2006). TCG was named the United States Center for
121-550: Was started by Syracuse University professor Arthur Storch and since its inception, has had strong ties to SU's department of Drama. It collaborates with the SU Department of Drama and houses Syracuse Univeversity undergraduate productions as well as independent productions. It also receives annual grants from the university. In 2009, the university contributed 40% towards the annual budget of $ 5.1 million. The Syracuse Stage has three theaters: Storch, Loft, and Archbold – and
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