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LOCAL THEATRE GROUP LISTINGS

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General Student Theatre Groups

Gateway Theatre
E-mail: gateway@cornell.edu
Web Page: http://www.rso.cornell.edu/gateway/
Listserv: gateway-l@cornell.edu -- Announcement only, for Gateway events and issues. To join: e-mail the owner, Ross Housewright (rwh27@cornell.edu) with name and e-mail address.
More Info: RSO page; Gateway Theatre's purpose is to provide a non-professional, recreational community theatre outlet to students. All Gateway events are free of charge.

Risley Theatre
Campus Mail: Risley Theatre, Risley Hall
E-mail: risleytheatre@cornell.edu
Phone: 255-9521 (Box Office)
Web Page: http://www.rso.cornell.edu/risleytheatre/
Listserv: risleytheatre-l@cornell.edu -- Announcements and discussion, for Risley Theatre officers. Owner: Dave Schoonover (das93@cornell.edu).
More Info: RSO page; Risley Theatre is the only student-run theatre space on campus.

UpStage Left Theatre
E-mail: upstage-left@cornell.edu
Web Page: http://www.rso.cornell.edu/usl/
Listserv: upstage-left-l@cornell.edu -- Owner: Andy Fischer (apf6@cornell.edu).
More Info:
RSO page; Upstage Left is a student-run theatre group committed to putting on quality productions.




Minority Theatre Groups

Asian American Playhouse
Campus Mail: Willard Straight Hall Box 31
E-mail: Ann Hsieh, aph23@cornell.edu
Web Page: http://www.rso.cornell.edu/aap/
More Info: RSO page; AAP is dedicated to providing Asian Americans and the Cornell community with opportunites in all aspects of theater arts, and is devoted to challenging traditional casting and stereotyping of Asian Americans onstage and off.

Black Theatre Productions
Campus Mail: 113 Akwe:kon
E-mail:
BlackTheatreProductions@msn.com
More Info: RSO page; Workshops and an annual production to increase cultural awareness of African-American theatre.

Teatrotaller
E-mail: Elvira Sanchez-Blake, ees4@cornell.edu
Web Page: http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/spanl301/
More Info: Sponsored by the Department of Romance Studies, Spanish Literature 301; RSO page; Teatrotaller prepares a chosen Spanish, Latin American, or US Latino Spanglish tradition play during the course of the semester.




Comedy Troupes

The Skits-O-Phrenics: Sketch Comedy Troupe
E-mail: skits@skitsophrenics.com
Web Page: http://www.skitsophrenics.com/
More Info: RSO page; The purpose of the Skits-O-Phrenics is to bring laughter to the Cornell community through original sketch comedy.

The Whistling Shrimp: Improv Comedy Troupe
E-mail:
information@whistlingshrimp.com
Web Page: http://www.whistlingshrimp.com/
More Info: RSO page; Our purpose is spreading joy and insight throughout the world through the magic of improv comedy.




Specialty Drama Troupes

Eco House Players
E-mail: Kari Getchonis, kag38@cornell.edu
More Info: The Eco House Players put on environmentally themed performances.

Ordinary People
E-mail: ordinarypeople@cornell.edu
More Info: Ordinary People is an anti-oppression peer education drama troupe, balancing humor, sarcasm, and gravity to educate on diversity awareness.

Red Bull Players
Campus Mail: c/o Steven Ponton, 225 Schwartz Center
E-mail: Steve Ponton, smp53@cornell.edu
More Info: The Red Bull Players' purpose is to perform dramatic works of the English Renaissance in fast-paced, non-traditional productions.

VOICES
E-mail: Tamar Szmuilowicz, ts245@cornell.edu
Phone: 255-4782
More Info: RSO Page; VOICES, a programming and education intiative on issues of sexual assault and violence against women, has worked on performances such as Unheard Voices and The Vagina Monologues.




Musical Theatre

Anything Goes
Campus Mail: Willard Straight Hall Box 42
E-mail: Christopher King, ck232@cornell.edu
Web Page: http://www.rso.cornell.edu/anythinggoes/
More Info: RSO page; Anything Goes is a song and dance troupe whose purpose is to foster appreciation for and understanding of musical theatre.

Brand X Musical Theatre
Campus Mail: Willard Straight Hall Box 57
E-mail: brandx@cornell.edu
Web Page: http://www.rso.cornell.edu/brandx/
More Info: RSO page

Cornell Savoyards
Campus Mail: Willard Straight Hall Box 65
E-mail: savoyards@cornell.edu
Web Page: http://www.rso.cornell.edu/savoyards/
Listserv: savoyards-l@cornell.edu -- Announcements and discussion, for Cornell Savoyards events and social messages. To join: e-mail savoyards@cornell.edu for information.
More Info: RSO page; The purpose of the Cornell Savoyards is to promote and continue the production of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas and other musical theatre with one full production per semester.

Denton Drama Troupe

Campus Mail: Service Center, Risley Hall
E-mail: risley@cornell.edu
Phone: 255-9520 (Risley Service Center)
More Info: This group's purpose is to perform the Rocky Horror Picture Show every semester.

Veterinary Players
E-mail: Kristen Grau, klg25@cornell.edu
More Info: RSO page; The purpose of the Veterinary Players is to provide a means through which veterinery students can express their artistic talents, musical abilities, and acting skills in a public setting by producing a musical production each year.




Department-Affiliated Theatre

Association of Graduates in Theatre
Campus Mail: c/o Patrick Reynolds, 225 Schwarz Center
E-mail: Patrick Reynolds, prr3@cornell.edu
More Info: Sponsored by the Department of Theatre, Film, and Dance; RSO page; Provides a social and academic forum for graduate students in Theatre.

New Living Voices
Campus Mail: 429 Schwartz Center
E-mail: Colista Turner, ckt6@cornell.edu and Sara Clemens, sjc48@cornell.edu
Listserv: newvoices-l@cornell.edu -- To join: e-mail Sara Clemens (sjc48@cornell.edu) with name and e-mail address.
More Info: Sponsored by the Department of Theatre, Film, and Dance; RSO page; Our purpose is to bring together students from the Cornell community to explore a diverse body of contemporary dramatic works.

Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
Campus Mail: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
Phone: 254-ARTS (Box Office)
Web Page: http://www.arts.cornell.edu/theatrearts/
Listserv: ctaevents-l@cornell.edu -- Announcement only, for anyone interested in events at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. To join: http://www.arts.cornell.edu/theatrearts/listserv.html
More Info: Home of the Department of Theatre, Film and Dance

Teatrotaller
E-mail: Elvira Sanchez-Blake, ees4@cornell.edu
Web Page: http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/spanl301/
More Info: Sponsored by the Department of Romance Studies, Spanish Literature 301; RSO page; Teatrotaller prepares a chosen Spanish, Latin American, or US Latino Spanglish tradition play during the course of the semester.




Non-Cornell Theatre

Black Umbrella Theatre
E-mail: Emme Edmunds, emmeedmunds@hotmail.com
Phone: 277-4549 (Emme Edmunds, founder) or 272-9072 (Dave Deitrich, Administrator)
More Info: Ithaca community theatre.

The Hangar Theatre
Address: P.O. Box 205, Ithaca, NY 14851
E-mail: info@hangartheatre.org
Phone: 273-8588 (Hangar Theatre Offices)
Web Page: http://www.hangartheatre.org/
More Info: Operates primarily during the summer.

Icarus Theatre Ensemble
Address: 210 Coddington Road, Ithaca, NY 14850
E-mail:
info@icarustheatre.com
Web Page: http://www.icarustheatre.com/
More Info: The Icarus Theatre Ensemble is committed to the ensemble process to enhance the intuitive powers of the actor, challenge the audience and illuminate the literature of the stage.

IC Comedy Club
E-mail:
iccomedy@hotmail.com
Phone: 375-4286
Web Page: http://www.geocities.com/ithacacomedy/

Ithaca College Theatre: Department of Theatre Arts
Address: 201 Dillingham Center, Ithaca College
E-mail: Brian Falck, Audience Service Manager, bfalck@ithaca.edu
Phone: 274-3345 (Dillangham Center)
Web Page: http://www.ithaca.edu/hs/theatre/

The Kitchen Theatre
Address: 116 North Cayuga Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
E-mail: kitchenithaca@aol.com
Phone: 272-0403 (Kitchen Theatre Offices)
Web Page: http://www.kitchentheatre.com/

The Orange Tree Theater Company
E-mail: ottc@hotmail.com
Web Page: http://www.ottc.org/
More Info: Theatre company run entirely by Ithaca youth (under 18). Check out their summer season and send them your plays!

Ticket Center at the Clinton House
Address: 116 North Cayuga Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: 273-4497 (or 1-800-724-0999)
About: Sells tickets for productions at the Kitchen Theatre, Hangar Theatre, State Theatre, Icarus Theatre Ensemble, Cornell Savoyards, and Ithaca College Theatre, as well as for other groups, instrumental concerts, etc.



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