Syracuse Stage is a professional non-profit theater company in
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, United States. It is the premier professional theater in Central New York. It was founded in 1974 by
Arthur Storch
Arthur Storch (June 29, 1925 — March 25, 2013) was an American actor and Broadway director. A life member of The Actors Studio, Storch founded Syracuse Stage in 1974. Productions Storch directed included:
*''Tribute'', on Broadway
*''The Comed ...
, who was its first artistic director. The company grew out of the Syracuse Repertory Theatre that was founded in the mid-1960s by founders Marlow G. Burt, Robert B. D'Angelo and Rex Henriot.
In the early 1990s,
Tazewell Thompson was artistic director. Robert Moss and Timothy Bond have also served as artistic director. In 2016, Robert Hupp became artistic director.
Each year, it offers several productions, including one collaboration between Syracuse Stage and the drama department of
Syracuse University
Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...
. It receives grants from the university.
Syracuse Stage is a constituent of the
Theatre Communications Group
Theatre Communications Group (TCG) is a non-profit service organization headquartered in New York City that promotes professional non-profit theatre in the United States.
The organization also publishes ''American Theatre'' magazine and ''ARTSEA ...
and a member of the
League of Resident Theatres, th
University Hill Corporation the Arts and Cultural Leadership Alliance, and th
East Genesee Regent Association
John D. Archbold Theatre
This facility, named after John Dana Archbold (University trustee 19761993 and the grandson of
John D. Archbold
John Dustin Archbold (July 26, 1848 – December 6, 1916) was an American businessman and one of the United States' earliest oil refiners. His small oil company was bought out by John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company. Archbold rose rapidl ...
), cost $1.3 million.
[ ]John Dana Archbold Theater
, Syracuse University buildings. Accessed: March 9, 2014.
The theatre has a 36–40 feet wide proscenium
A proscenium ( grc-gre, προσκήνιον, ) is the metaphorical vertical plane of space in a theatre, usually surrounded on the top and sides by a physical proscenium arch (whether or not truly "arched") and on the bottom by the stage floor ...
; the stage is 30 feet deep. It is lit by 215 Source Fours, 16 fresnels, 36 par can
A parabolic aluminized reflector lamp (PAR lamp or simply PAR) is a type of electric lamp that is widely used in commercial, residential, and transportation illumination. It produces a highly directional beam. Usage includes theatrical lighti ...
s, and 22 16x22 lekos Lekos (Lek, Lekas, Lekan) - the legendary ancestor-eponym of "Lek" tribe of the North Caucasus. In Georgian sources, the fifth son (or offspring) of Togarmah.
Ancient History
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References
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Culture of Syracuse University
Theatre companies in New York (state)
Theatres in New York (state)
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