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Ithaca Fever, April 11-20

4/2/2025

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Saviana Stanescu, Playwright
Sarah Plotkin, Direction
Samuel Buggeln, Archive research / script development

Clara is a Romanian journalism professor who broke up with Bucharest and has been traveling the world for fifteen years. In 2020, she finally gets that Cornell fellowship and comes to Ithaca — just in time to be quarantined with COVID-19. But in her empty apartment she is not alone—she lives in the old Treman mansion on Geneva Street. As fever takes over, Clara investigates the true history of the powerful Treman family who made the Mansion their home. As fever deepens in two different times, the Tremans and Clara wrestle with the politics and ethics of epidemic. 

Show Schedule:
Fri April 11th 7:30pm | Sat April 12th 7:30pm | Sun April 13th 2:00pm
Thurs April 17th 7:30pm | Fri April 18th 7:30pm | Sat April 19th 2:00pm and 7:30pm | Sun April 20th 2:00pm
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Sisters Fitz&Startz Cook with Kids, December 7-15

11/11/2024

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Book & lyrics by Rachel Lampert
Music by Benjamin Costello, John Coyne, and Larry Pressgrove
Directed by Sarah Plotkin
Choreographed by Priscilla Hummel

​The Sisters Fitz&Startz School of Music & Dance is prepping for a recital. The pre-teen students are eagerly rehearsing their songs and dances. In addition to the performance, everyone anticipates the annual post-show reception, where fabulous food is the highlight. But a last-minute change requires Ashtabula and Phlemena Fitz&Startz and their devoted students to add cooking and baking to their skill sets. A delightful, delicious, and fun-filled musical production is the result–great for the whole family! The show runs approximately 55 minutes without an intermission.
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Apply for Stages of Life

9/23/2024

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Audition Notice: The Sisters Fitz&Startz Cook with Kids

9/10/2024

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Pete the Cat, July 25-28

7/23/2024

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It's been a pleasure to direct this silly and fun musical for young audiences!

For Pete the Cat, life is an adventure no matter where you wind up. So the minute the groovy blue cat meets the Biddles, he gets the whole family rocking—that is, except for young Jimmy Biddle, the most organized second-grader on planet Earth. But when Jimmy “draws a blank” in art class during the last week of school, Pete becomes the perfect pal to help! In this crowd-pleasing musical, they set out together on a mission to help Jimmy conquer second-grade art and, along the way, learn something new about inspiration and creativity.

​JULY 25–28, 2024 at the Hangar Theatre
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Play of Delights, 6/22 and 6/23

5/29/2024

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Performance, celebration, and potluck
Free, reservations strongly recommended

Join professional and community artists for Play of Delights, the culmination of a four-month theater project involving performers of all ages from Ithaca and Trumansburg. The performance will feature essays inspired by The Book of Delights by award-winning author Ross Gay, brought to life as dance theater and original work. Afterward, we will celebrate with a potluck and bonfire. We welcome you to dress with delight and bring something delicious to share! 


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Sign up now for Play of Delights!

12/19/2023

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Play of Delights is an intergenerational community-based theater project inspired by The Book of Delights, an essay collection by the award-winning writer and poet Ross Gay. Together we'll explore some of the essays from the book and create original work inspired by them. It will be co-facilitated by myself, Willow Brown and G-Quan Booker, in collaboration with Story House Ithaca, Civic Ensemble, the Greater Ithaca Activities Center, The Village at Ithaca, Ulysses Philomathic Library, and the Youth Farm Project.

WHO + WHERE: 
Folks aged 15-22 are invited to collaborate with us at the Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC), 301 W Court St, Ithaca, NY. Folks aged 18+ are invited to collaborate with us at the Ulysses Philomathic Library (UPL), 74 E Main St, Trumansburg, NY.

Anyone can participate! No previous theater experience is needed, just a willingness to be creative and collaborative.

WHAT:
We'll read some of the short stories in the book and then write or improvise original work inspired by those stories. That could mean creating monologues, scenes, poems, songs, spoken word, movement pieces, or whatever else you’re excited about! The facilitators will provide prompts to get you inspired and you’ll be able to create the work you want to. At the end of the workshops we’ll present what we’ve created for family and friends. 

After the final sharings, four collaborators from each site will be chosen to share their work for a larger audience, along with professional actors presenting Ross Gay's original words, in a public celebration at the Youth Farm Project in June. This part of the project will be compensated.

WHEN:
The project at GIAC will meet once a week on Sunday afternoons from February 25 - May 5. 
The project at UPL will meet twice a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays from April 9 - May 11.
More details can be found by clicking on the links below.

WHAT IS THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS ABOUT?
The Book of Delights is about becoming aware of and celebrating unexpected delight in our lives. But it also talks about the trauma and oppression that lots of people experience in America, especially Black folks. It allows the reader to hold those complexities, celebrating delight, while calling out injustice. It’s also about the beauty of nature and the joy of community and friendship.

QUESTIONS?
Feel free to reach out! You can use my contact form here.

HOW TO SIGN UP:
Click on the links below to learn more about the project at GIAC (with folks 15-22) and UPL (with folks 18+).


Play of Delights @ GIAC

Play of delights @ UPL
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Play of Delights at GIAC - Info session 10/4

10/2/2023

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Calling all creative youth! Come to the info session to meet the team and see what it's all about! To sign up, email me at [email protected], or reach out to Rahmel Mack at GIAC:  [email protected] / (607) 342-3211
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Monsters of the American Cinema, 9/20-10/1

9/11/2023

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When his husband dies, Remy Washington, a Black man, finds himself both the owner of a drive-in movie theater and a caregiver to his late husband’s straight, white teenage son, Pup. Monsters of the American Cinema is a haunting and deeply honest tale about fathers and sons, ghosts and monsters.

It's been a joy to associate direct this production alongside director Rachel Lampert. I've also worked as the Outreach Coordinator; check out our fun engagement events!

Kitchen Table Talks: short pre-show dialogues between you - our audiences - and community leaders, subject experts, originating artists, or others.
  • “Teens, Parents and Monsters in Horror Movies,” Thursday, September 28, 6:45 PM
  • “Finding Community through Horror,” Saturday, September 30, 6:45 PM

Meet the Artists, Friday, September 29, 8:45 PM
  • A post-show conversation with the artists.

Monster Movie: Creature from the Black Lagoon, Friday, September 29, 10:00 PM
  • In Monsters of the American Cinema, the characters are obsessed with classic monster movies. We’re celebrating their favorite flick with a special screening!

Affinity Night, Saturday, September 30 at 6:45 PM
  • For this performance, we will intentionally invite and engage with those communities whose identities are most central within the play. All are welcome.

Discounts are available for groups of 6 or more, students, and artists. We'll also have pay-what-you-can tickets available the hour before every performance while seats are available.

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Artist Gym, August 26

8/8/2023

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Story House Ithaca and OJI:SDA’ Sustainable Indigenous Futures are pleased to present Artist Gym, an innovative workshop that uses arts-based exercises to inspire creative connection. Led by theater artist Sarah Plotkin and photographer Tahila Mintz, we’ll move, create visual art, improvise, and write in a fun, supportive environment.

This session explores reflection and connection. How do we clear the mind and center ourselves as we move through transitions? What is the role of light, water, and other elements in our experience of self-reflection and community connection?
Learn more and register!
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