PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 11, 2022 | ART FUSE | WRITTEN BY ELIZABETH HOWARD Episode Summary For years, Jeannine Otis, jazz pianist, vocalist, conductor, and educator, has used music and poetry to bring healing into communities in crisis, including prisons, community centers, and churches. In this episode of the Short Fuse, Jeannine talks with Elizabeth Howard about her musical career and [...]

PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 10, 2022 | STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE | WRITTEN BY CAROL ANN BENANTI By Carol Ann Benanti | benanti@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Sundog Theatre has extended its arts education reach beyond Staten Island, all the way to Chicago. The arts provider was recently approved as a Qualified Arts Partner to deliver virtual programming to the entire Chicago Public [...]

PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 14, 2021 | STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE | WRITTEN BY ROGER GUEVARA By Roger Guevara | rguevara@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.– The changing seasons are on full display, and so are NYC Parks’ free Art in the Parks exhibits! Parks invites New Yorkers to check out the more than 50 temporary installations in parks across the five boroughs while enjoying fall and [...]

PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2021 | BROADWAY WORLD | WRITTEN BY CHLOE RABINOWITZ Staten Island, NY. Association for a Better New York (ABNY) has asked Sundog Theatre to collaborate on its “Together We Are New York” campaign that celebrates the diversity of being a New Yorker. ABNY chose one organization in all five NYC boroughs, tasking each to put together [...]

PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2021 | STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE | WRITTEN BY CAROL ANN BENANTI By Carol Ann Benanti | benanti@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Association for a Better New York (ABNY) has asked Staten Island’s Sundog Theatre to collaborate on its “Together We Are New York” campaign that celebrates the diversity of being a New Yorker. Now, Sundog is asking [...]

PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 | NY METRO PARENTS | WRITTEN BY SUNDOG THEATRE Sep. 25, 2021, 10am Skyline Playground 171 Harvard Avenue, Staten Island All Ages FREE Visit Website Association for a Better New York (ABNY) has asked Sundog Theatre to collaborate on its “Together We Are New York” campaign that celebrates the diversity of being a New Yorker. [...]

PUBLISHED ON JULY 14, 2021 | STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE | WRITTEN BY CAROL ANN BENANTI STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Sundog Theatre didn’t miss a beat when it came to providing arts programs for students from kindergarten through grade 12 during the 2020-21 pandemic shutdown and the months that ensued. Whether it was streaming, video-driven, or in-person, Sundog teaching artists delivered [...]

PUBLISHED ON JUNE 3, 2021 | STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE | WRITTEN BY CAROL ANN BENANTI Appearing in “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)” which is now in rehearsal, are, from the left, Jason Munt, Jason Biss and Michael Robert Anderson. (Courtesy/Gina Policastro) Staten Island Advance STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Some good news: Live theatre is coming back to Staten Island [...]

PUBLISHED ON JUNE 2, 2021 | BROADWAY WORLD | WRITTEN BY BWW NEWS DESK Written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield, the show opens June 19 at the historic Biddle House at 70 Satterlee Street, on the Conference House grounds. Live theatre is coming back to Staten Island. After a year of remote virtual performances, Sundog will offer [...]