Syracuse University News

Binghamton University Theatre Department's first production of the 2020-21 season is the epic, sinister Shakespeare play which cannot be named in the theatrea?"that 'Scottish play' laced with superstition, scandal and madness.

Rice University Theatre will present Oscar Wildea??s Victorian satirical comedy of manners, a?oeThe Importance of Being Earnest.a?? The production will be broadcast via livestream on October 9 at 8:00 p.m. to the Universitya??s YouTube channel.

Kean Stage is happy to announce its return to LIVE performances with two exciting outdoor shows, The Doo Wop Project on Thursday, October 22 and the  Acrobats of Cirque-tacular on Saturday, October 24 at Kean University's Alumni Stadium. Both shows have been adapted for the safety and health of its patrons, artists and staff.

Nationally recognized poets Joshua Bennett, Rachel Hadas, Linda Gregerson, David Yezzi and Charles Martin bring their poetry to Central New York via the new online series from Syracuse Stage, a?oePoetry & Play.a??

The School of Theatre at Florida State University presents a virtual reading of Marie Antoinette. Performances take place Friday, October 9, 2020 at 8:00 PM, Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 8:00 PM, and Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 2:00 PM.

The University of the Arts will present Ride the Cyclone, with Book and Music by Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond, and directed by Elana Mirella Mariani, as part of the Ira Brind School of Theater Arts Fall 2020 remote season. The project will be available for viewing via Broadway on Demand's ShowStream service November 6 through November 15, 2020.

Minot State University's Summer Theatre will be undergoing $2 million dollar renovations, scheduled for completion in May 2021. 

The Elon University Performing Arts Department will hold their inaugural all-Black cabaret headlined The Moment. Through the lenses of Black artists, this celebratory event will question how the performing arts can be transformed, deconstructed, and rebuilt.

Lee University Theatre will presents When She Had Wings. Performances take place October 9-10, and 16-17.

Virginia Stage Company launches a virtual presentation of The Parchman Hour: Songs and Stories of the '61 Freedom Riders, a collaboration with Norfolk State University Theatre Company. 

For the past century, stories written by University of Iowa students, faculty, and alumni have captivated audiences around the world. Playwrights such as Tennessee Williams, Lee Blessing, Kirsten Greenidge, Samuel D. Hunter, and Jen Silverman have re-imagined what theatre, television, and film can be, experimenting and bringing ideas together in new and unexpected ways.

The University of Montevallo's new Center for the Arts is completed, and began hosting classes with the start of the fall semester on August 24. The new Center for the Arts will be home the Theatre Department, which currently has over 115 majors.

Morehead State Universitya??s School of Creative Arts will kick off the 2020-21 theatrical season with a virtual production of John Pielmeiera??s a?oeAgnes of God.a?? 

Members of the University of Georgia Symphony Orchestra (UGASO) will perform a socially distanced concert on the Hodgson Hall stage Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. The concert will be live-streamed on the Hugh Hodgson School of Music website.

Concord University will present Tragedians Anonymous on Friday, October 9, 2020 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM.

The University Musical Society has announced its full cohort of Digital Artist Residency artists, each of whom will explore timely themes through an array of new creative projects being developed specifically for the digital frame.

An outdoor theatre has been completed at Grand Canyon University for use for the Ethington Theatre season due to COVID-19 restrictions.

A team at the University of Utah recently conducted a study on the airflow at Abravanel Hall to help identify the COVID-19 risk for performances for the Utah Symphony.

Thanks to The Firm for leading us into the sunny uplands of world class performance.

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh; Andreas G. Frank, president, Front Line Care, Hillrom Company; Senator Rachel May (D-53rd) New York State Senate; and Syracuse Police Chief Kenton T. Buckner are the first guests in a series of eight video interviews, a?oe100 Conversations for Change,a?? a new initiative from 100 Black Men of Syracuse, created and hosted by President Drake Harrison and produced in partnership with Syracuse Stage and Black Cub Productions.