Educational Outreach at Syracuse Stage

Children’s Tour

Each fall, the Bank of America Children’s Tour brings high-energy, interactive, and culturally diverse performances to elementary school audiences. Each performance is fully staged with scenery, costumes, and sound. This year you will be able to experience the performance as a pre-recorded production. Performances include a talkback with the actors and our helpful study guide for further classroom exploration. Pre- or post-show sessions with our talented teaching artists can be arranged upon request.

Backstory

Each winter, the Backstory program brings history to life as professional actors portray historical figures in classrooms and other venues. Previous presentations have included historical figures such as Anne Frank; Ace, a Tuskegee Airman; and Annie Easley, a human computer for NASA.

Virtual Syracuse Stage Education Classes and Workshops

Our program features engaging content for theatre-lovers of all ages. Delve deep into the craft through private classes, group acting courses, live virtual classroom experiences, and master classes on a variety of subjects. Please note that due to COVID-19, all of our programming is virtual. New class workshops for all ages available here: https://syracusestage.coursestorm.com

Summer Youth Theatre Experience

Come and play with professional teaching artists of Syracuse Stage as we dive into the magical world of creativity and performance. This year we completed a wonderful 2-week summer virtual theatre program with 32 students, ages 11-14, from 4 different states.

Young Playwrights Festival

Each spring, Syracuse Stage invites Central New York high school students to write original ten-minute plays and other performance pieces for entry in our annual Young Playwrights Festival contest. Our panel of theatrical and literary professionals evaluates each student’s play. Semifinalists are invited to a writing workshop at Syracuse Stage where their plays will be read and critiqued. Finalists will see their plays performed as staged reading by Syracuse University Department of Drama students at the annual Young Playwrights Festival. The festival is free and open to the public.

Our very successful 2020 season was presented as a virtual four night experience on our social media platforms. Having the opporunity to showcase our top 16 virtually helped reach a much larger audience in a fun, new, and safe capacity.