Latest News and Updates
Meet Kat Sciortino who is our Stage Manager/Lighting Designer: Kat Sciortino (she/her) is elated to be stage managing and lighting Othello. She just wrapped up Party Time at Hunter College, and the first stage reading of her play HOW TO HEAL: and be okay with it. I love you Toto, I hope your watching me from dog heaven <3 📸: @saveamoment
Two more chances to catch Othello! Tonight at 8pm and tomorrow at 2pm! Tickets are moving quickly so get yours now! Meet Assistant Director Will Simancas: Will attended Susan E. Wagner High School and participated in all of the musicals and plays. This is where he discovered IlluminArt Productions and solidified his love for theater. He also does theater on Staten Island, most notably with Staten Island Shakespeare Theatre Company such credits include: Much Ado About Nothing, Antigone, Richard III, Timon of Athens, Waiting for Lefty, Romeo and Juliet, and stage managed Hamlet. Not only that, Will has been in so many productions on the island not only SIST but Ghostlight Productions, and Seaview Playwrights Theater. 📸: @saveamoment
Meet Fight Director Vincent Lane and check out a sneak peak of his work in Othello! Two more days until opening night! We hope you’ll join us at the Staten Island Playhouse at The Empire Outlets. Featured Actors: Eric Rosen, Tom Shcherbenko, Connor Burke, Rina Sklar, Michael Aleisa, and Mike Kelly
Do you know what today is?! It's the day of William Shakespeare's birth (and dramatically his death too...) Last night's Celebrating Shakespeare's Birthday with Translating Sonnets - The Second Installment was the perfect way to close out Poetry Month! In case you missed it, you can watch it here and brush up your Shakespeare! Big shout out to NYSAI Press & Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre Company for a great night!
