PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 21, 2022 | SI ADVANCE | WRITTEN BY CAROL ANN BENANTI Amanda Straniere has been named new chair of Sundog Theatre’s board of directors as the company enters its 21st year. In her new position, Straniere takes the reigns from Jason Walters who served in that post for seven years. A lifelong Staten Islander, Straniere has been [...]

PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 3, 2022 | SI ADVANCE | WRITTEN BY CAROL ANN BENANTI STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Sundog Theatre has expanded its anti-gun violence program in Staten Island. The theater partnered with The Non-Violence Project Foundation, an international body focused on awareness of violence and conflict resolution strategies, to promote peace and social change through education. Incorporating art into [...]

PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 6, 2022 | BROADWAY WORLD | WRITTEN BY BLAIR INGENTHRON Sundog Theatre is now accepting playwright submissions of plays for its upcoming “Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry 2023” production. This coming year marks Sundog’s 21st annual presentation of new, original, short one-act plays about our favorite boats that travel from Staten Island to Manhattan and back–the [...]

PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 4, 2022 | SI ADVANCE | WRITTEN BY PRIYA SHAHI Supporting the arts: 18 cultural organizations receive funding to continue enriching Staten Island STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Borough President Vito Fossella announced Thursday morning at Historic Richmond Town that he has awarded funds to more than a dozen Staten Island cultural organizations, so that they can enhance [...]

PUBLISHED ON JULY 13, 2022| CSA NEWS | WRITTEN BY MARJORIE HACK

PUBLISHED ON JUNE 22, 2022 | SI ADVANCE | WRITTEN BY CAROL ANN BENANTI       STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Sundog Theatre’s presentation of George Orwell’s tale “1984″, set to run from June 17 to June 26 at Wagner College’s Stage One at the Grymes Hill campus. Orwell’s iconic novel was published in 1949 and this version of the [...]

PUBLISHED ON JUNE 21, 2022 | BROADWAY WORLD | WRITTEN BY CHLOE RABINOWITZ Sundog Theatre will bring George Orwell’s “1984” to life June 7, 2022. Staten Island. Sundog Theatre presents George Orwell’s dystopian tale “1984”, running June 17 – June 26, 2022, at Wagner College’s Stage One. Orwell’s iconic novel was published in 1949 and this version of the play was [...]

PUBLISHED ON MAY 27, 2022 | SI ADVANCE | WRITTEN BY CAROL ANN BENANTI STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In recognition of Sundog Theatre’s dedication to improving literacy on Staten Island, the executive board of the Staten Island Reading Association has selected Sundog to receive the 2022 Literacy Advocate Award. The honor has been bestowed because of their “involvement in helping [...]

PUBLISHED ON MARCH 9, 2022 | BROADWAY WORLD | WRITTEN BY CHLOE RABINOWITZ Sundog Theatre has announced its six plays and creative team for Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry 2022, to be presented March 5 – 13 at New Dorp Moravian Church Theatre. This year the production will be in person for the first time since 2020, and opening [...]

PUBLISHED ON MARCH 9, 2022 | STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE | WRITTEN BY CAROL ANN BENANTI STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Sundog Theatre is shouting news about its six plays, “Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry 2022,” to be presented March 5 to 13 in the New Dorp Moravian Church Theatre. This year the production will be in person for the first time [...]