The Best of
Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry

Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry initially consisted of six original one-acts in 2003 that were written, directed, rehearsed, and performed within 24 hours. The presentation evolved into a playwrighting competition where writers from throughout the world yearly submit short plays that have their setting on the Staten Island Ferry. The best are chosen for production in the spring of every year.

Due to enthusiastic audience and media response, Sundog now presents Scenes... annually.  As we enter our 10th year, we are pleased to offer Best of  Scenes From The Staten Island Ferry --  Four readers will choose eight scripts to present. As an added dimension to this decade celebration, there will be guest cameo appearances of local "celebrities".  Who will show up on the "boat" is anyone's guess  You certainly won't want to miss this trip!  

March 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 24, 25
Fri/Sat 8pm  Sun 3PM
New Dorp Moravian Church Theatre
2205 Richmond Road (& Todt Hill Road), Staten Island


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March 30, 31, April 1
Fri/Sat 8PM  Sun 6PM
McGinn Cazale Theatre
2162 Broadway @ 76th Street (4th Floor), Manhattan
Online tix: iseats.net or 212-579-0528
 
$18 general    $15 students with ID/Seniors
Information: 718-816-5453

 
This production is supported, in part, by public funds from the NYC Dept of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; NY Community Trust; Open Society through Fund for the City of New York; Bloomberg Philanthropies

Sundog Theatre has produced an original short play titled Burnt. The piece is meant to educate by dramatizing the manipulative sale of cigarettes to youth by tobacco companies as well as highlight the hazards and long-term damage of smoking.

Through a grant from the Staten Island Smoke-Free Partnership in conjunction with the NYC Coalition for a Smoke-Free City, 25 performances of the play will be offered free-of-charge to schools and organizations on Staten Island between November and mid-February. The 40-minute, three-actor play will be performed largely in middle and high schools across the Island. Each show culminates with an interactive discussion between the cast and audience.

The play is directed by Michael Tennenbaum, a teacher and director who also works at the Wagner College Theatre and co-directed Neverland Theatre on the Island.

Burnt was written by Eric Petillo, a student at Wagner College who has acted since his early teen years, and Fay Corinotis, a member of the Dramatists Guild of America and founding member of the Staten Island Playwrights Collective.

To book the free show, organizations can contact Sundog Theatre at 718-816-5453.     

Sundog Theatre at Staten Island Children's Museum
Acting Classes for Kids
Spring 2012

How an actor prepares: improvisation, monologues, scene study, voice, movement, theatre games.
Special directing class included! Final presentation onstage
Builds creativity and confidence – for beginning & intermediate students.
$150 per student (10 classes - $15/class)


Theatre Kids
Boys/girls 9-13 years old
Saturdays from 10:30am – Noon
March 3, 10, 24 April 14, 21, 28 May 5, 12
May 17 (the only Thursday, 7-8:30 pm) and May 19 (final show)

Download registration form here as a PDF or Word Document



Taught by professional actress/director—Nikki Lauren
Member Actors Equity Assn. Numerous stage/TV/ film credits. Former member Snug Harbor Performing Arts, SI Playwright's Collective, co-founder of SI Women's Theatre Project, 2007 Awe Award Best SI Actress, 2007 Best Comedy Short – NY & LA International Film Festival Award. Acting credits include Mrs. Johnstone: Blood Brothers, Nancy: Oliver, Sally Bowles: Cabaret, Adelaide: Guys & Dolls, Dotty: Noises Off, title role in Evita. Directing credits include Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lion in Winter, Crimes of the Heart. Shenandoah Conservatory of Music & HB Studios.


THEATRE TEENS
     Spring Semester 2012

How an actor prepares: improvisation, monologues, scene study, voice, movement, theatre games.

        For students who are interested in studying theatre and performing. Final presentation on stage.

Builds creativity and confidence – for beginning & intermediate students.
 
 
Males/Females ages 13 - 19             Wednesdays 6:30 – 8:30 pm
February 29, March 7, 14, 21 28
April 4, 18, 25, May 2 (9 classes)
Taught by professional actress/director Karen O’Donnell
$200 per student
  
At Staten Island Children’s Museum in Snug Harbor - 1000 Richmond Ter., Staten Island, NY 10301
For information, call Sundog Theatre at 718-816-5453
DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM


All classes at Staten Island Children’s Museum in Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Ter., Staten Island, NY 10301
718-816-5453

MUSICAL THEATRE KIDS
    Spring Classes 2012

 
Students will be performing the Disney musical, Jungle Book-Kids.
Taught by professional actress/director: Melissa Tierney
$200 per student - 12 classes Saturdays from 10 am - noon
[Because of a grant from Staten Island Borough Hall we are able to keep the cost low]
Feb 25; March 3, 10, 17, 24 31; April 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19    
for
Boys/Girls 9-14 years old            
 

Students will focus on imagination, creation, and theater games as well as rehearse for a final performance. Musical Theatre Kids is an entertaining way to learn presentation skills, work with other children, and to present a final show. Each week a different skill will be introduced to participants. During the 12-week course students will have an opportunity to develop theatre skills as they rehearse for Jungle Book-Kids, enabling them to put theory into practice.

 
All classes and final performance held at the Staten Island Zoo auditorium  
614 Broadway, Staten Island, NY 10310
For information, call Sundog Theatre at 718-816-5453
DOWNLOAD FORM HERE

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Now available for booking. Click here for more information.