Thoughts of a Colored Man at Syracuse Stage

Syracuse Stage Artistic Director Bob Hupp to Retire in 2027

July 06, 2026 Syracuse Stage's current artistic director Robert Hupp will retire after a decade of leading the region’s premier professional theatre. He will step down at the completion of the 2026/2027 season after programming the 2027/2028 season.

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Syracuse Stage to Present Inaugural Julie Lutz New Play Festival

May 27, 2025 Syracuse Stage's inaugural Julie Lutz New Play Festival will be held at the theatre this June. The festival will feature a work-in-progress reading and talkbacks, allowing audiences to peek behind the curtain of the playwriting process.

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Jill A. Anderson to Leave Syracuse Stage for Children's Theatre Company

April 02, 2024 Jill A. Anderson, Syracuse Stage managing director since 2016, will become managing director of Minneapolis’ Tony Award-winning Children’s Theatre Company.

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Syracuse Stage Receives $1 Million Gift Expanding Organization's Commitment To New Work and Launching $2.5 Million 50th Anniversary Campaign

August 15, 2023  Syracuse Stage has announced a gift of $1 million from the estate of the late George Wallerstein. The gift honors Wallerstein’s late wife, Julie Haynes Lutz, by establishing the Julie Lutz New Play Development Fund.

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New Plays and Panel Discussions to Highlight Syracuse Stage's COLD READ FESTIVAL

October 14, 2022 Plays by Rogelio Martinez, Ty Defoe, Jessica Bashline and Craig Thornton highlight Syracuse Stage’s 2022/2023 Cold Read Festival of New Plays, Oct. 18 – 23.

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Video: First Look at Wilson Jermaine Heredia & More in HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO World Premiere

September 27, 2022 Syracuse Stage has released a first look at production video of the new musical How to Dance in Ohio, which celebrated the official Opening Night of its world premiere engagement on Friday, September 23. Watch here!

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Photos: See Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Haven Burton & More at HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO Opening Night

September 27, 2022 Syracuse Stage celebrated the official Opening Night of its world premiere engagement of How to Dance in Ohio on Friday, September 23. See opening night photos here!

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Photos: First Look at Wilson Jermaine Heredia & More in the World Premiere of HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO

September 22, 2022 The new musical, How to Dance in Ohio, inspired by Alexandra Shiva’s Peabody Award-winning documentary of the same name, is the 2022/2023 season opener at Syracuse Stage and is now in performances through Oct. 9, 2022. Get a first look at photos here!

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Creative Team Announced for HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO World Premiere Starring Wilson Jermaine Heredia & More

August 04, 2022 The creative team has been finalized and  tickets are now on sale for the world premiere musical How to Dance in Ohio. The musical is scheduled as the 2022-23 season opener at Syracuse Stage this fall, and will run Sept. 21 – Oct. 9, 2022.

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Syracuse Stage Begins Season With Free Fully Staged Professional Reading

September 03, 2021 Syracuse Stage reopens its doors for public performances with a fully staged professional reading of “Baldwin vs. Buckley: The Faith of Our Fathers,” a “theatricalization” by Stage's resident playwright Kyle Bass of the 1965 debate between writer and Civil Rights activist James Baldwin and conservative commentator William F. Buckley, Jr. The debate took place at Cambridge University and was broadcast by the BBC.

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Syracuse Stage Presents TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992

January 27, 2021 ​​​​​​​Syracuse Stage continues the 2020/2021 online on-demand season with the stunning documentary drama “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize nominated playwright Anna Deavere Smith. “Twilight” will be available as video on demand Feb. 3 – 14 at www.syracusestage.org.

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BWW News: Syracuse Stage Announces Revised and Re-envisioned 2020/2021 Season

September 16, 2020 Syracuse Stage has announced plans for adjustments to the 2020/2021 season in order to address the continuing impact of the Covid-19 virus. Three previously announced plays will be replaced in the six show season. The Cold Read Festival of New Plays returns with additional enhanced experiences. A series of community focused performances and conversations will be added and subscribers will be given access to a series of special interviews and behind the scenes looks guided by Syracuse Stage artistic leadership.

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Syracuse Stage Announces Re-imagined 20/21 Season

September 15, 2020 Syracuse Stage announced today plans for adjustments to the 2020/2021 season in order to address the continuing impact of the Covid-19 virus.

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Syracuse Stage's 48th Season to Present its Third World Premiere

March 05, 2020 Two Tony Award-winning musicals, an American classic, a smart new comedy, a haunting new adaptation of a literary masterpiece and a world premiere are at the heart of Syracuse Stage's 48th season. Artistic director Robert Hupp said the shows in the season all in some way address ideas of home 'in all its idealized, romanticized, messy and real manifestations.'

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Final Week To Vote for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards

December 23, 2019 There's just one final week to submit votes for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Vote today to make sure your favorite local theatre's achievements and performers are recognized!

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