Stephanie Roosa News

BRIGHT HALF LIFE to Return to Rochester Fringe in September

by Chloe Rabinowitz — July 30, 2026

Bright Half Life will be presented at the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival, featuring Stephanie Roosa and Ryley St.

Review: LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE at JCC Centerstage Theatre

by Colin Fleming-Stumpf — December 1, 2023

The power of memory is a fascinating thing.

BWW Review: PLACEBO at Out Of Pocket Productions

by Colin Fleming-Stumpf — May 18, 2022

After a successful play reading in 2017 and a long hiatus due to COVID (for more of the backstory, see Jeff Siuda's director's note), Out of Pocket Productions is finally presenting 'Placebo', a quirky and thought-provoking play by Melissa James Gibson, at Rochester's MuCCC.

BWW Review: CONSTELLATIONS at Out Of Pocket Productions

by Colin Fleming-Stumpf — March 2, 2021

I learned early on in the pandemic (Spring 2020, aka COVID 1.

BWW Review: RAGING SKILLET at JCC CenterStage Theatre

by Colin Fleming-Stumpf — December 9, 2019

Continuing its 2019-2020 season, JCC's CenterStage theatre brings us Raging Skillet, a memoir-turned-play making its regional debut that that tells the story of a rule-breaker and boundary-pusher, a rebellious lesbian Jewish chef whose story is told through food and the ghost of her long-dead mother

BWW Review: BOOM at Out Of Pocket Inc.

by Dan and Julie Izzo — October 28, 2019

'Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny.

BRAVURA Marks 100th Anniversary Of David Hochstein's Death With World Premiere

by A.A. Cristi — October 22, 2018

BRAVURA: The Life and Death of David Hochstein will have nine performances between November 8 - 18 at the Multi-use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Avenue, Rochester 14607): Thursday, November 8 - Saturday, November 10 at 7:30 PM; Wednesday, November 14 - Saturday, November 17 at 7:30

BRAVURA, New Play About David Hochstein, Makes World Premiere This November

by Stephi Wild — October 1, 2018

BRAVURA: The Life and Death of David Hochstein will have nine performances between November 8 - 18 at the Multi-use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Avenue, Rochester 14607): Thursday, November 8 - Saturday, November 10 at 7:30 PM; Wednesday, November 14 - Saturday, November 17 at 7:30

Blackfriars Theatre to Open 2017-18 Season with TWELFTH NIGHT

by BWW News Desk — September 1, 2017

Blackfriars Theatre leads the way into the 2017-2018 Theatre Season with a wild new take on Shakespeare's most charming comedy, Twelfth Night.

Blackfriars Theatre to Open 2017-18 Season with TWELFTH NIGHT

by BWW News Desk — August 14, 2017

Blackfriars Theatre leads the way into the 2017-2018 Theatre Season with a wild new take on Shakespeare's most charming comedy, Twelfth Night.

Blackfriars Stages Original New Play by Local Comics

by BWW News Desk — November 28, 2016

Blackfriars Theatre rings in the holiday season with The Flight Before Christmas, an original comedic play by three of Rochester's most beloved comics.

Shakespeare Set at Highland Bowl Hit By Vandals

by Sally Henry Fuller — June 27, 2015

Yesterday evening, June 26, was a beautiful night for the opening of a Shakespeare in the park production.

Rochester Community Players' RICHARD II Opens Tonight

by BWW News Desk — April 10, 2015

Richard II, Shakespeare's masterful drama of a king who lost his throne and gained insight into his soul, opens for ten performances tonight, April 10 at the MuCCC Theater, 142 Atlantic Avenue.

Rochester Community Players' RICHARD II to Open 4/10

by BWW News Desk — March 23, 2015

Richard II, Shakespeare's masterful drama of a king who lost his throne and gained insight into his soul, opens for ten performances Friday April 10 at the MuCCC Theater, 142 Atlantic Avenue.

Photo Flash: Sneak Peek - TWELFTH NIGHT at Highland Park Bowl, Opening Tonight

by BWW News Desk — July 5, 2013

Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare will be directed by Brad Craddock, opening tonight, July 5, and running through July 20, 2013, at the Highland Park Bowl; 1200 South Avenue (corner of South Avenue & Robinson Drive), Rochester NY, presented by The Shakespeare Players, a program of the Rochester

Photo Flash: Sneak Peek - TWELFTH NIGHT at Highland Park Bowl

by BWW News Desk — June 27, 2013

Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare will be directed by Brad Craddock, running July 5-20, 2013, at the Highland Park Bowl; 1200 South Avenue (corner of South Avenue & Robinson Drive), Rochester NY, presented by The Shakespeare Players, a program of the Rochester Community Players, in cooperation w

BWW's Top Ireland Theatre Stories of 2012

by BWW Special Coverage — December 26, 2012

BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Ireland in the year 2012.

Rochester Community Players' Stephanie Roosa Wins Outstanding Leading Actress at The Acting Irish International Theatre Festival

by James T Harding — May 21, 2012

Stephanie Roosa was awarded 'Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role' honors at the 2012 Acting Irish International Theatre Festival (AIITF) in Dublin, Ireland, May 20, 2012, for her performance as 'Josie' in the Rochester Community Players' Irish Players production of A Moon for the

Rochester Community Players Open A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN, 4/13

by Kelsey Denette — March 28, 2012

A Moon for the Misbegotten, the comic drama by Eugene O'Neill, opens April 13 for three weekends at the MuCCC Theater, before heading off to Ireland for the 2012 Acting Irish International Theatre Festival (AIITF).

The Shakespeare Players Opens OTHELLO At Highland Bowl

by BWW News Desk — July 1, 2011

The Shakespeare Players, a program of the Rochester Community Players, is presenting Shakespeare's tragedy Othello this summer as our 15th annual Free Shakespeare at the Highland Bowl.