Artist Julie Pratt in front of her triptych “Perception”

Join us for a reception to celebrate the work of artist, Julie Pratt Thursday, Jan. 28, from 3-5 p.m. at ���ϲ����� Stage. Light refreshments will be served.

Pratt’s larger-than-life artwork focuses on themes of gender identity, unconventional beauty and personal power. Through a combination of intense color, expressive brushwork and inspiring subjects, she describes a search found within all of us to be confidently who we are.

This exhibit is curated by Kristina Starowitz in partnership with ���ϲ�����.

The artwork will be on display in the Sutton Pavilion gallery space for the run of the show “Stupid F***ing Bird” through Feb. 7.

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“The Santaland Diaries” performs Dec. 9-Jan. 3 in the Storch Theatre at the ���ϲ����� Stage/Drama Complex, 820 E. Genesee St. The opening night performance is Friday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets and information are available at , by phone at 315-443-3275, or in person at the ���ϲ����� Stage Box Office (Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and two hours before the show). Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more at 315-443-9844. Discounts are also available for seniors, students and U.S military personnel and veterans. Sign interpretation, open captioning and audio description services are available for select performances.

In 2008, ���ϲ����� Stage presented “The Santaland Diaries” as a stage adaptation by Tony Award-winning director Joe Mantello. Director Wendy Knox and Wade McCollum as Crumpet the Macy’s elf return for a repeat engagement, bringing back the familiar skewered holiday humor that made the initial production so popular.

“Sedaris sees an everyday event and spins it into words in a way that is so delightful. He can pick up a detail and assign it a meaning and it just becomes so funny,” says Knox.

Considered a master of satire, Sedaris writes “The Santaland Diaries” with sarcastic humor and cultural commentary, but with clear intent to illuminate how, in the rush of the holiday season, we overlook what is truly important.

Sedaris is the award-winning author of nine books of essays.  His plays have been produced at La Mama Experimental Theatre Club, Lincoln Center, and the Drama Department in New York City. These plays include, “Stump the Host;” “Stitches;” “One Woman Shoe;” which received an Obie Award; and “The Book of Liz,” published by the Dramatists Play Service. He was also nominated for Best Spoken Word and Best Comedy Album for his original radio pieces on “This American Life.” In 2001, Sedaris became the third recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, and was named Time magazine’s humorist of the year.

The hilarity of “The Santaland Diaries” has made it a holiday favorite since Sedaris’ first script reading, hosted on NPR’s “Morning Edition” in 1992. Knox noted that it has become so popular because of the show’s welcome comedic relief in a season overrun with distraught parents, crying children and consumerism.

���ϲ����� Stage is committed to making the theater experience accessible to all by providing the following accommodations: American Sign Language interpretation, audio description, audio enhancement, open captioning and wheelchair accessibility.

American Sign Language-Interpreted Performance Series:

An American Sign Language-interpreted performance is offered for every production. Patrons who are interested in the sign interpretation are seated in an advantageous viewing location.
“Peter Pan”—Saturday, Dec. 12, at 3 p.m.
“Stupid F***ing Bird”—Saturday, Jan. 30, at 3 p.m.
“To Kill A Mockingbird”—Saturday, March 5, at 3 p.m.
“The Christians”—Saturday, April 16, at 3 p.m.
Ken Ludwig’s “Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery”—Saturday, May 21m at 3 p.m.

Audio Description Series

Audio Description is available for a matinee performance of every production. A live narrator audio-describes for patrons who are blind or visually impaired. A pre-performance description of sets and costumes begins 30 minutes prior to curtain, and visual details are verbalized during the performance. Patrons contact the Box office 24 hours in advance to reserve a complimentary headset for the performance.  When possible, we try to accommodate patrons who request an alternate date.

“Peter Pan”—Saturday, Dec. 19, at 3 p.m.
“Stupid F***ing Bird”—Saturday, Feb. 6, at 3 p.m.
“To Kill A Mockingbird”—Saturday, March 12, at 3 p.m.
“The Christians”—Saturday, April 23, at 3 p.m.
Ken Ludwig’s “Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery”—Saturday, May 28, at 3 p.m.

Audio Enhancement

���ϲ����� Stage offers infrared hearing devices at all performances, for patrons with up to 70 percent hearing loss, and headsets can be reserved free of charge through the Box Office (315-443-3275) or at the Coat Room before curtain.

Open Captioning Series

Open captioning is provided for two matinee performances of every production. A small screen, placed to the side of the stage, displays text corresponding to the play’s dialogue and other sounds. Open captioning can be viewed from most seats in the theater. However, the Box Office will provide those interested with the most advantageous viewing possible.

“Peter Pan”—Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 2 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 20, at 2 p.m.
“Stupid F***ing Bird”—Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 7, at 2 p.m.
“To Kill A Mockingbird”—Wednesday, March 9, at 2 p.m. and Sunday, March 13, at 2 p.m.
“The Christians”—Wednesday, April 20, at 2 p.m. and Sunday, April 24, at 2 p.m.
Ken Ludwig’s “Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery”—Wednesday, May 25, at 2 p.m. and Sunday, May 29, at 2 p.m.

Wheelchair Accessibility

���ϲ����� Stage is wheelchair accessible. Patrons can contact the Box Office at 315-443-3275 to arrange wheelchair seating.

Journey to Neverland in the high-flying family musical “Peter Pan” this holiday season at ���ϲ����� Stage. “All children, except one, grow up.” So begins the magical adventure that has been delighting youngsters (and oldsters) for more than 100 years. With such songs as “I’m Flying,” “I Won’t Grow Up” and “Never Never Land,” “Peter Pan” delivers a musical and adventurous treat for the holiday season. Paul Barnes (Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas,” “The Miracle Worker”) directs with choreography by Anthony Salatino.

“Peter Pan” performs Nov. 28-Jan. 3, 2016, in the Archbold Theatre at the ���ϲ����� Stage/Drama Complex, 820 E. Genesee St. The opening night performance is Friday, Dec. 4. at 8 p.m. Tickets and information are available at , by phone at 315-443-3275 and in person at the ���ϲ����� Stage Box Office (Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and two hours before curtain in the evening and on weekends). Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more at 315-443-9844. Discounts are also available for seniors, students and U.S military personnel and veterans. Sign interpretation, open captioning and audio description services are available for select performances.

The musical follows Peter Pan and the Darling children as they fly to Neverland to explore new and fantastical worlds. With Peter’s fearless sense of adventure and Wendy’s strong will and nurturing spirit, the pair battle against pirates and crocodiles and find themselves up against the evil villain Captain Hook. Add the mischievous Tinkerbell and her fairy magic, and the show has what director Paul Barnes called a trigger for the imagination of our childhood dreams of flying.

To bring the dream of flying to life, Stage will work with ZFX Flying Effects, a performer-flying-effects company based in Louisville, Ky. ZFX’s credits include major Broadway productions such as “The Wizard of Oz,” “Tarzan” and “Peter Pan.”

“I think it is going to be a great production that’s going to be fun from beginning to end,” says Barnes.

To create a more relatable 21^st century rendition Barnes says he will be introducing Tiger Lily as the leader of a “troupe” of female warriors, inspired by the popular mythical aspects of J.R.R Tolkien’s novels “The Lord of the Rings.”

The production also features a male Peter Pan, Department of Drama student Troy Hussmann, who appeared as Link Larkin in last season’s “Hairspray.” Since Mary Martin originated the role on Broadway, a female actor has typically portrayed the role.

“When you cast a male as Peter, it brings more truthfulness to the relationship between Peter and Wendy,” says Barnes. “Troy not only has the requisite boyishness and ‘Lord of the Flies’-like wild child in him, but also can sing the role beautifully.”

In all, 25 Department of Drama students make up the cast working with professional Equity actors. This show represents the 17^th co-production offered by ���ϲ����� Stage and the ���ϲ����� Department of Drama. The Stage/Drama co-productions started with a production of “Peter Pan” in the 2000-2001 season. These co-production have become so popular with audiences and critics alike that they have become an annual tradition at ���ϲ����� Stage.

During the runs of “Peter Pan” and “The Santaland Diaries” (The Storch Theatre, Dec. 9-Jan. 3), ���ϲ����� Stage will be collecting non-perishable food items for those in need and coats for students and families at Franklin Elementary School in ���ϲ�����.

The “Peter Pan” cast includes Donald Corren (Captain Hook/Mr. Darling), Christine Toy Johnson (Mrs. Darling/Wendy grown up), Troy Hussman (Peter Pan), Cole Francum (Pirate Bill Jukes), Delphi Borich (Wendy Darling), Ana Marcu (Tiger Lily), Charity Van Tassel (Jane, Tiger Lily’s Troupe Raven Thistle), Kriag Swartz (Smee), Kim Roth (Liza), Ezekiel Edmonds (Pirate Starkey), Giovanni Da Silva (Pirate Cecco), Michael Roach (Pirate Noodler), Jon Paul Roby (Pirate Mullins), Matthew Caraccioli (John Darling), Séamus Gailor (Michael Darling), Meredith Bechtel (Tiger Lily’s Troupe Lavender Fox), Kelsey Broduer (Tiger Lily’s Troupe Scorpion Sundrop), Tristen Buettel (Tiger Lily’s Troupe Leo Thorn), Maria Bufalini (Tiger Lily’s Troupe Wolf Sage), Christy Soeder (Tiger Lily’s Troupe Stallion Rose), Justice Hayward (Lost Boy Nibs), Brady Richards (Lost Boy Curly), Connor Saccal (Lost Boy Twin #1), Brian Sandstrom (Lost Boy Slightly Soiled), Adam Segrave (Lost Boy Tootles), Richard Westfahl (Lost Boy Twin #2), Melissa Beaird (Nana, Crocodile), Stephen Gordon (Kangaroo), Lisa Graye (Lion) and Kyle Patrick Scanlon (Ostrich).

The “Peter Pan” understudies include Michael Roach (Peter Pan), Charity Van Tassel (Wendy Darling), Maria Bufalini (Tiger Lily), Lisa Graye (Jane), Tristan Buettel (Liza), Ryan Stryker Dunn (John Darling), Hunter Metnick (Michael Darling), Christy Soeder (Nana, Crocodile), Kyle Patrick Scanlon (Pirate Swing) and Stephen Gordon (Lost Boy Swing).

Designers are Lonnie Alcaraz (lighting), Susan Branch Towne (costume), Linda Buchanan (scenic) and Jonathan R. Herter (sound). The Stage Manager is Stuart Plymesser.

“Peter Pan” sponsors are KeyBank and Excellus. The presenting sponsors are CNY Arts Center and the John Ben Snow Memorial Trust. The season sponsor is ���ϲ����� Media Group. Urban CNY is the Media Sponsor for “Peter Pan.”