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Week in Review
Sunday, February 22nd, 2015Dispatches from the Frontier of Community Theater
Sunday, February 22nd, 2015
Alena Cerro (left) and Kamani Grate act out a semi-dream sequence scene in “Steady” (a play conceived by Ryan Hope Travis and inspired by the March from Selma to Montgomery). The show was held Saturday at Art Rage Gallery on Hawley Avenue.
As a director, Ryan Travis is prolific. He has conceived and directed numerous productions since we interviewed him a few years ago.
Ryan’s pace is frenetic, but the quality of the work never suffers. The actor/director/professor knows how to explore and present timely topics with the right dusting of theatrical polish. His latest offering is “Steady,” an hour-long, song-dialogue-dance-dramatization of the past, present and future of Civil Rights, with a particular emphasis on the 54-mile march from Selma to Montgomery.
There were two shows for “Steady” over the weekend at The Art Rage Gallery. What made the Art Rage production unique was the poignant visual reminder of the Selma adorning the walls, thanks to the compelling documentary photographs of Matt Herron. Having photos of Dr. King, John Lewis, Doris Wilson, and others as part of the set design provided inspiration for the audience as well as the actors.
“Steady” has its next showing at Onondaga Community College on Monday.
Herron’s images will be on display at Art Rage until the end of March.
Ryan Hope Travis (left) and the multi-talented cast of “Steady” at The Art Rage Gallery.
Eyes Wide Sharp
Saturday, February 21st, 2015
Magnante, Sherer and Vacanti (aka ESP) played the Sitrus Lounge into a mellow mood last night.
The group will return to the Sitrus Lounge again with vocalist Kirsten Tegtmeyer on April 24.
Brothers’ Little Sister: Profile in Style
Friday, February 20th, 2015
Young Cheerleader, CBA
Throwback Thursday: Masterpiece Theater
Thursday, February 19th, 2015
August Wilson (left) with Bill Roland during Wilson’s visit to Syracuse University in 2003.
American Masters on PBS will be airing a program about August Wilson tomorrow. Wilson wrote 10 masterpieces (aka plays) about each decade of a 20th Century Pittsburgh neighborhood called the Hill District. We were fortunate to meet him during his visit to Syracuse, and he was very generous with his time and shared his work process.
Here is a Q+A session about Wilson in NYC that gets to the essence of his genius.
And speaking of throwbacks, special shout out also to Frank Vick for helping us develop an audacious appreciation for theater back in the day.
Break Down
Thursday, February 19th, 2015
Shoppingtown Mall
Just in case you feel stuck in your current project, here’s a video to check out.
Thanks to What To Do When It’s Your Turn by Seth Godin (for taking his turn and reminding us to take ours).
No Contest
Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
Westhill Forward Tyler Reynolds goes for two of his game-high 23 points.
There was a lot of hype for the Westhill v. CBA matchup last night,but it was Westhill who quickly seized control and went up by double digits in the first quarter. Jordan Roland and Tyler Reynolds led the Westhill attack with 16 and 23 respectively. Westhill won 65-51.
CBA was led by Dan Damico with 15 and there were some timely buckets by Monte Stroman and Charles Pride, but Westhill essentially dominated this Section III matchup from the opening tip.
CBA guard Monte Stroman hit three-three pointers but tried to take the ball to the bucket more in the second half.
Jordan Roland finished with 16.
Capture the Cuse (VII)
Tuesday, February 17th, 2015
West Genesee Street
Real-Time Fashion
Monday, February 16th, 2015
Practicality: Upstate NY Fashion Week
Week in Review
Sunday, February 15th, 2015
SU sophomore guard Alexis Peterson drives in for a layup in the first half. She led SU in scoring with 21.
The SU Orange Women did all they could to guard against a hurricane, but the University of Miami proved to be more powerful than a winter storm or the windchill on Thursday.
The SU guard tandem of Peterson and Butler combined for 40 points in the 85-71 loss.
Junior guard Brianna Butler drives for 2 of her 19 points.