swirl around Lear as the storm does on

the heath- where we find the heart of

the play and the soul of the King as

mirrored by his Fool. SSF is grateful

and fortunate to have at the heart of our

play an accomplished and soulful ac-

tor, Gerard Moses, a Professor Emeri-

tus at Syracuse University. Gerard last

performed Lear at the astonishingly

young age of 29 for the Champlain

Shakespeare Festival. His obviously

more mature portrayal of the character

will bring our audiences a richness,

compassion and insight of astounding

depth and complexity. Do not miss

this stunning and stellar performance.

by James Bruno,

Producing Artistic Director, SSF

An old man wishes to retire.

He has three daughters and will

divide his possessions among

them. Each daughter is asked to

tell him how much she loves

him. The elder daughters flatter

him, and are rewarded; the

youngest speaks the truth, and is

disowned.

From these familiar family fairy

-tale beginnings, Shakespeare

crafted perhaps the most har-

rowing tragedy of world litera-

ture. The characters are written

in vivid, primary colors; the

loyal Kent, exiled by his master,

returns in disguise to serve him

as a yeoman; the treacherous,

charismatic Edmund arranges

his brother’s ruin and his fa-

ther’s arrest; virtuous Cordelia

invades Britain to rescue her

father from her wicked sisters.

Their plots and counterplots

Friends of SSF Newsletter

November 22, 2013 Volume 3, Number 1

You’ve Got to

Have Friends

Don’t miss SSF News/Pix Executive director musings...

Modest new ticket prices $$$ for 2014...

Uncle Shakespeare wants you...

Auditions for spring/summer shows...

Never before seen SSF performance pix...

Inside this issue:

Board of Directors Roster 2

Upcoming Shows, Have You Heard? 2 Jan-Apr Calendar, Production Board Roster 3 Liberty (continued from p. 1) 3 Did You Know? & Current Friends of SSF 4

Moses Leads SSF into the Wilderness of Lear

Liberty of Low Expectations Comes to the Newly

Named Nancy Cantor Warehouse Theatre in January

An Extraordinary Ode to the Ordinary

Shakespeare’s characters and situations exist at the extremes of human experience. When we are made privy to

the thoughts of Hamlet or Lady Macbeth, Beatrice or Malvolio, we react to stimuli that, for the most part,

is foreign to our everyday lives. (continued on p. 3, Liberty)

L> Gerard

Moses

studies his

King Lear

script.

© 2013,

Francois

James

*** SSF is actively

searching for a facility to

call its own as part of our

business plan. Other

focused committees from

the plan are quality con-

trol and financial.

SSF Board of Directors: November 2014

Page 2 You’ve Got to Have Friends

Jamie Bruno Lorraine Morganti

Kathy Fanella Kim Palmiter

Jane Hudson Cindy Rust

Mary Jane Monsour Kevin Walker

Ron Monsour Loreen Walker

Executive Director: Ronnie Bell

*** SSF is always

open for you to get

more involved. We

have volunteer opportu-

nities in every aspect of

theatrical production

and management as

well as board service

and development. Get

involved!

Who is this

SSF Board

member and

what show is

she directing

in April 2014?

First to call

315-476-1835

with the right

answer wins

two tickets to

a 2014 show

you pick!

Put Us On Your Calendar:

We’re Heating Up 2014

1–The Liberty of Low Expectations– HNYF– Jan

10 & 11 @ 7:30 p.m.; $20 suggested donation; 12

blank verse monologues by 12 different characters;

Jamie Bruno’s newest; SU’s Nancy Cantor Ware-

house Theatre

2- King Lear- SUAR, Gerard Moses stars in the title

role; Feb 7, 8,, 14, 15, 21 & 22 @ 7:30 p.m.; Feb 9,

16 and 23 @ 2 p.m.; Empire Theatre, NYS Fair

3– The Suitors & Commedia Dell’ Arte– SUAR,

April 4, 5, 11 & 12 @ 7:30 p.m., April 6 & 13 @ 2

p.m; European (Racine and Italy) comedy reigns at

SU’s Nancy Cantor Warehouse Theatre

Reserved seating available by phone for Friends of

SSF; call 476-1835 to make your reservation.

*****************************************

Join Friends of SSF (FOSSF) Today…

We’ll Both Be Glad You Did !!

Send a check for $10, $25, $50, $100 or more to our

newly named address:

Nancy Cantor Warehouse

350 W. Fayette St., Rm 001,

Syracuse, NY 13202

Att: R. Bell, SSF

ED’s Musings… by Ronnie Bell

As we continue to move SSF forward we are always trying

to serve the needs of the CNY community and attract visi-

tors from out of town as well…

Social media are very important parts of our marketing strat-

egy and an area where you can help us by liking our FB

page, visiting our website, checking out our You Tube vide-

os, and tweeting us on Twitter…

As competition for the entertainment dollar in Syracuse con-

tinues to increase we look for more and different ways to

collaborate with other groups to raise our profile…

By the time you read this, submissions have already been

made for our 2015 season to be chosen in December…

We have realigned our season so that it now begins with our

Shakespeare-On-The-Grass show the last two weekends of

June and ends with our final Shakespeare-Under-A-Roof

show in April…

New ticket prices effective Feb. 2014: General Admission=

$15; Seniors (62+) and Students=$12; SU Faculty, Students,

Staff & Alumni=$7; Groups of 12 or more paying at one

time as a group= $7...

Have you heard...

****SSF earns about half

its budget from ticket sales,

program fees and the dona-

tions from friends like you.

If you want to become a

Friend of SSF, please

complsend us a friend do-

nation at the level you can

afford. (see above) ??Ticket Riddle??

Picture

Credit: © 2013

Meg O’Malley

Page 3 Volume 3, Number 1

SSF Production Board:

November 2014

Tony Brown Lynn & Michael King

Jamie Bruno Nora O’Dea

Sara Caliva Deb Pearson

Nancy Chapellier Bob Reid

Judith Harris Dan Stevens

Rand Hurrle Barbara Toman

(Liberty, continued from P. 1)

If you were to give the people around you a dollop of eloquence and pay

attention to them for five minutes, what kind of a soliloquy would they

deliver? The question intrigued and tickled me for years, leading me to

write monologues in blank verse from a video game addict, an embittered

math teacher and a slacker living in his mother’s basement among others.

My hope is to present a wide view of ordinary human experience, with

humor, compassion, and honesty. We have a great cast performing these

works, with the Underground Poetry Spot and I Am Fool joining us to

make the fundraiser a really special event.

By Jamie Bruno

SSF Show Schedule/Calendar: Jan through April 2014

Month/Day of

Week Date Time Event Name Event Description

JAN 4th-9th 6-9 p.m. Lear & Liberty Rehearsals: Gerard on board & Hell

Week for Liberty

Fri/Sat 10th & 11th 7:30 p.m. Liberty of Low Expec-

tations

Performances $20 suggested donation;

Happy New Year Fundraiser

13th-16th, 20-23 6-9 p.m. King Lear Rehearsals

Sun & Mon 26th

27th

1-5 p.m.

6-9 p.m

Auditions for next 3

shows: The Suitors/

Commedia, Measure

for Measure & 12th

Night

Auditions– Bring a 1 minute audition

piece

Sun 26th 1-5 p.m. King Lear Rehearsal

27th-31st 6-9 p.m. King Lear Rehearsal

FEB 1st– 6th 6 p.m. on King Lear Hell Week

Fri/Sat 7th & 8th 7:30 p.m. King Lear Empire Theatre, NYS Fairgrounds

Shakespeare-Under-A-Roof

Sundays 9th, 16th, 23rd 2:00 p.m. King Lear Matinee performances

Fri/Sat 14th, 15th, 21st & 22nd 7:30 p.m. King Lear Last four evening shows

24th-28th 6-9 p.m. Suitors/Commedia Rehearsals

MAR 3rd-7th, 10th-14th 6-9 p.m. Suitors/Commedia Rehearsals

17th-21st, 24th-28th 6-9 p.m. Suitors/Commedia Rehearsals

30th-31st 6-9 p.m. Suitors/Commedia Rehearsals

APR 1st-3rd 6 p.m. on Suitors/Commedia Hell Week

Fri/Sat 4th, 5th, 11th & 12th 7:30 p.m. Suitors/Commedia Cantor Warehouse- Night shows

Shakespeare-Under-A-Roof

Sundays 6th & 13th 2 p.m. Suitors/Commedia Cantor Warehouse- Matinees

21st-25th, 28th-30th 6-9 p.m. Measure for Measure Rehearsals

Syracuse Shakespeare Festival

Bringing Shakespeare to everyone in Central New York...

Nancy Cantor Warehouse

350 W. Fayette St., Room 001,

Syracuse, NY 13202

Att: R. Bell, SSF

315-476-1835 (SSF landline)

315-414-9911 (SSF cell)

syrsf.org

bell444@gmail.com

Did You Know…

SSF has collaborated with the

Syracuse City Ballet on our last two

Shakespeare-In-The-Park shows

(Midsummer and Winter’s Tale)

SSF welcomes theatrical guru

Gerard Moses as King Lear in

February

Executive director Ronnie Bell began

his “half sabbatical” on Sept. 1st

Our next four shows are directed by

four different directors

Our Kids Doing Shakespeare (KIDS)

class is the longest running Shake-

speare program for 5th-12th grade

students in CNY!

Inside Quiz: What’s this

actor’s name ? AND name

2 characters he portrayed

for SSF this year...

First 3 to e-mail w/ the

correct answer to:

bell444 @ gmail.com win

an SSF 2014 Calendar!

Current Friends of the Syracuse Shakespeare Festival

The Winter’s Tale: SITP August 2013

Titus Andronicus: SOTG June 2013.

Picture Credits: (from above,

counterclockwise) Royce Burgess (3),

Francois James (4) © 2013

Charles Adams Michael/Lynn King

Aaron Alexander Korbin Markham

Eileen Allen Allan/Cheryl Maxian

Robert/

Roberta Batley Nancy McCarty

Ronnie/Melinda Bell Phyllis McKaig

Barbara Bova

Ron/Mary Jane Monsour

Jamie/Lisa Bruno Sophie Montecino

Marguerite Conan Lorraine Morganti

Navroz/Binaifer Dabu Nora O'Dea

Brielle Dailey Kim Palmiter

Danielle DeBlois Thornden Park Assn.

Carol Decker Patrick Pedro

Melanie Donovan Bob Reid

Harry/Karen Dross Cindy Rust

Karen/Nat Dunn Jack Sherman

Katherine Fanella Kari Shaw

Ana Fernandez Dan Stevens

Grace Flusche Sam Tamburo

Eva Fuld Nancy/Bob Thompson

Neil Gold James Traver

Judith Harris Kevin/Loreen Walker

Miranda/Ken Hine Marcy Waldauer

Tonia Houghton Jenna Weitzel

Paul/Joyce Howden Kelly Wypych

Jane Hudson Marilyn Zaleon

Kim Jakway Amy Zamkoff

Syracuse City

Ballet dancers

Leah Slater Jack S. & Simon M.

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