NEWS AND EVENTS

Drama students Danielle Lenee’ as Dussie May, James F. Miller as Sylvester, with Equity company Warner Miller as Levee, Doug Eskew as Slow Drag, Ebony Jo-Ann as Ma Rainey, and Cortez Nance as Cutler in the Syracuse Stage production of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Top: John Ottavino as Sturdyvant, and Kenny Morris as Irvin.

Drama students in Stage production of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Tony Award winners Chuck Cooper and Lillias White held workshops with Drama Department students during their residency as performers in Syracuse Stage’s

Putting It Together

Broadway veterans in Syracuse Stage production of Putting it Together included Chuck Cooper, Lillias White, Andre Ward, Stephanie Youell and Tyler Hanes.

Lillias White addresses Drama students in her workshop.(left) Working with Alexa Silvaggio (above)

Falling to Earth, a new play by alums Tom Gualtieri (Drama) and David Sisco (Music) gave students the opportunity to work through the challenges of developing new works through the New Play Workshop. Thanks to alumns Hank Unger and Michael Rego of The Araca Group for their generous support in making this program possible.

Drama students traveled to Beijing to collaborate on cross-cultural production of 'King Lear' last Fall