Teyra Anderson, dance scene “Steady”
Talking with Her Hands
February 25th, 2015Tale of Two Halves: Coach’s Box
February 25th, 2015
Syracuse Academy of Science (SAS) Coach Onur Gokce tries to calm a player after a technical foul call in the first half of last night’s game versus ITC.
Syracuse Academy of Science (SAS) defeated Institute of Technology Syracuse Central (ITC) last night in a Sectionals match up played at the Lab (Park Street). ITC raced out to a big lead in the first quarter, but SAS, with big-time support from their home crowd, made a furious comeback and pulled away in the third quarter. The final score was 73-59.
By the fourth quarter the game was out of reach and Coach Gokce went down the bench searching for high fives from his players.
One Day at a Time
February 24th, 2015
Montgomery Street
Thinking Big, Acting Small
February 23rd, 2015
Here is a sample of the talk-back segment from “Steady,” produced by Ryan Hope Travis. The clip will give you a sense of awareness for the many flexible, organic adventures involved in community theater. Also check out the golden-voiced solo by actor Kamani Grate.
Got Chapstick?
February 23rd, 2015
Ice Sculpture, Clinton Square
Week in Review
February 22nd, 2015
Welcome to Winter’s Wonderland
Dispatches from the Frontier of Community Theater
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
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
February 20th, 2015
Young Cheerleader, CBA
Throwback Thursday: Masterpiece Theater
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.