The Importance of Being Earnest (2004 Remix)
Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre presents: The Importance of Being Earnest (2004 Remix) By: Oscar WildeDirected by: Courtney EmersonAssistant Director and Stage Manager: Laura Casertano It’s America 2004, and societal pretension is at an all-time high. Two best friends, Jack and Algernon decide to live double lives as “Earnest” to escape the pressures of being rich, […]
Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre presents: Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe In this atmospheric-horror reimagining of “Doctor Faustus”, Christopher Marlowe’s tale of ambition and damnation is thrust into the heart of the American Great Depression. Set against a backdrop of economic despair, Faustus, a brilliant yet disillusioned academic, is lured by demonic Mephistopheles, who takes on […]
Translating Sonnets
SSIST & Creating Space Presents: Translating Sonnets The fourth installment of Translating Sonnets on April 25th will showcase local actors performing sonnets and then a local poet translating it into their own contemporary form. It’s a fun evening of poetry & whimsy! Join us on the Facebook Event Page Featured Local Poets: Matt FiggzMaya DaPoetRocio […]
A Dream Play
Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre presents: A Dream Play by August Strindberg This surreal, expressionistic, and symbolic drama explores the joy, suffering and contradictions of human existence. The play unfolds like a dream, blending reality and fantasy, with fluid, disjointed scenes that shift unpredictably. Although the true point of reference is the unseen dreamer, the central […]
Lights Over Kansas
Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre & Women Playwright’s Collective presents: Lights Over Kansas Performances will take place in the Staten Island Playhouse at Empire Outlets on the following dates: Friday, January 24 – 8:00 pmSaturday, January 25 – 8:00 pmSunday, January 26 – 3:00 pm Click Here For Tickets
The Haunting of Hill House
Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre Company Presents: The Haunting of Hill House by F. Andrew Leslie, from the novel by Shirley Jackson Directed by Craig Stoebling A chilling and mystifying study in mounting terror in which a small group of psychically receptive people are brought together in Hill House – a brooding, mid-victorian mansion known as […]
SIST Presents: As You Like It
Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre Company Presents: As You Like It Set in Occupied France, circa 1940, As You Like It follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle’s court, accompanied by her cousin Celia and Touchstone, a motley fool, to find safety and, eventually, love, in the Forest of Arden. The wit […]
WPC FEST WORKSHOP: Directing New Works
Womens Playwrights Festival Workshop: DIRECTING NEW WORKS with Rachel Dart This workshop will explore how to be a good collaborator in the new play process The three main focuses will be: Part 1: Playwrights How to read the play with an eye toward production Part 2: Designers What elements of the text need supporting and […]
WPC FEST WORKSHOP: Stage Combat Intensive
Womens Playwrights Festival Workshop: STAGE COMBAT INTENSIVE with Vincent Lane Stage Combat is a vital skill for any actor or performer. This class will be teaching students how to perform violent actions for an audience in a safe replicable manner. Students new to stage combat can expect to learn how to throw various punches, kicks, slaps, […]
