Archive: Arts & Entertainment

After a nationwide search, the Hangar Theatre announces the  appointment of Jen Waldman as Artistic Director. Her tenure will begin in mid-August when the theatre concludes its summer season. Waldman brings extensive Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theatre experience to her new role, having worked as a director, choreographer, actor, teacher, and movement coach based in New York City.

Waldman's first season as the Hangar's Artistic Director will coincide with the theatre's 40th anniversary. With an eye on the Hangar's past accomplishments, Waldman looks forward to having a positive impact on its future. "I want to see the Hangar grow as a cultural destination," she says. "We will continue to serve our loyal audiences in the Finger Lakes region who have loved and supported the Hangar for 40 years. Additionally, we will be pursuing new opportunities for the Hangar to make important contributions to the American theatre."

Hangar Theatre continues its 39th season with the regional premiere of  Bruce Norris' award-winning play, Clybourne Park, running from August 8th through 17th. Named Time Magazine's #1 play of 2012, Clybourne Park also won the Tony Award for Best Play, the Olivier Award, the Evening Standard Award, and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

This cutting-edge, wickedly funny satire digs into the heart of race and real estate in the suburbs of Chicago. Inspired by historical events, the play begins in 1959 when a white couple sells their home to the neighborhood's first black family, and thus sparks controversy. Fifty years later, the house is again changing hands, this time to a young white couple moving into the now black community.

Finger Lakes ReUse is hosting Celebrate ReUse!, an art show featuring reclaimed materials creatively reworked by local artists at the Community School of Music & Arts (CSMA) from August 2 to August 30, 2013. An opening reception will be held during First Friday Gallery Night on August 2, 2013 from 5:00-8:00 PM at the CSMA Main Art Gallery. Light refreshments will be served.

Visitors will meet the artists and view the delightful artwork selected for the ReUse Center's first-ever celebration of creative reuse. The pieces highlight the positive power of reuse.

 

SMART TALK SMART TALK

By Saber S. Poder, R.N.

TRY AND: Just because great writers like Hemingway wrote "try and do it" doesn't make it right. You try to do something. Try and… may be a British phrase, but they're the folks who think there's a country called "Nicker-RAG-you-ah" and a book called Don QUIX-ot, so we can't always assume they speak real English. At the Institute for the Linguistically Impaired, we teach that try and do it is two jobs. Try to do it is one. Why do more work than you have to?

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Hangar Theatre continues it's 39th Mainstage season on July 25th with the regional premiere of 4000 Miles, a critically acclaimed comic drama by celebrated new playwright Amy Herzog. The winner of the 2012 Obie Award for Best New American Play, the 2012 Lucile Lortel Award, and the 2012 Off Broadway Alliance Award, 4000 Miles was also named TIME magazine's #1 Play of 2012 and was a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Starring Susan Blommaert (Broadway's Grease, Showtime's The Big C) as Vera and Robbie Tann (Troublemaker at Berkely Rep, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer at Actors Theatre of Louisville and The New Victory Theatre in New York) as Leo with emerging artists Paton Ashbrook and Jeena Yi to round out the cast.

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Triphammer Arts Inc. presents Opera Cowpokes Alive!, Saturday through Monday, August 3, 4, and 5 at 7:30pm at the CRS Barn Studio, 2622 North Triphammer Road, Lansing. Last presented in the summer of 2007, this family and cult favorite returns to its beautiful home setting, on the CRS Growers organic vegetable farm overlooking Cayuga Lake, 1.5 miles north of The Shops at Ithaca Mall. In case of rain, the performance will be held indoors at the same location.

Complementing the 2013 Mainstage season, the Hangar Theatre presents a magical series of live theatre for young audiences based on favorite children's stories. KIDDSTUFF series continues this summer with jazzy toe-tapping musical A Year with Frog and Toad playing July 18-20 at 10am and 12pm.

Based on Arnold Lobel's popular book series, this fun-filled musical follows the woodland adventures of two best buddies, playful Frog and worrisome Toad. Join these lovable characters and their animal friends as they laugh and play, celebrating their differences and taking on challenges throughout the four fun-filled seasons!

Tully Council for the Arts celebrates its tenth anniversary with its summer production of 'Peter Pan', based on the J. M. Barrie play. Performances will be held at Tully High School, at 5850 Elm Street, on Friday and Saturday, July 26 & 27 at 7:00 PM, and on Sunday, July 28 at 2:00 PM.

Whenever a production of PETER PAN is undertaken, a de facto donation is made to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, because J. M. Barrie left his copyrights in perpetuity to that institution. Echoing Barrie’s desire to support services that provided health care for children, Tully Council for the Arts is also raising money and donations of new art supplies for the children of the Golisano Children’s Hospital and the Ronald McDonald house, both of Syracuse, in addition to that donation to Great Ormond Street Hospital.

SMART TALK

By Dr. Winton “Windy” Prolix

ALRIGHT: Writers have used alright in place of all right since the 14^th Century.  Ain’t has a long history, too, and the same lack of class.  Maybe alright is riding the coattails of already and altogether, which actually have a reason to exist.  There’s a difference between being all ready and having already arrived, and between being all together and altogether too early.  But there’s no such distinction in modern English between all right and alright. All right?

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Complementing the 2013 Mainstage season, the Hangar Theatre presents a magical series of live theatre for young audiences based on favorite children's stories. KIDDSTUFF series continues this summer with the charming new play With Two Wings, running July 11-13 at 10am and 12pm. For tickets and information visit HangarTheatre.org or call 607.273.4497.

Inspired by the Greek myth of Icarus, the story unfolds in a magical land where people have wings. A young boy named Lyf finds himself grounded ─ living an earthbound existence sheltered by his cautious parents. With the help of friends, Lyf must learn to grow up and spread his wings, knowing that he will always have a safe place to land. Winner of a Kennedy Center Award, this captivating tale sheds a light on bullying and how love and kindness can prevail.