PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 11, 2020 | CURBED NEW YORK | WRITTEN BY AMEENA WALKER AND VALERIA RICCIULLI Sundog Theatre, Inc. with Lina Montoya and students from PS 39: “The Immigrant Journey – Past Meets Present” A collaboration between artist Lina Montoya and students from P.S. 39, this installation at Arrochar Playground was inspired by the Staten Island Ferry and the [...]

PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 | SILIVE | WRITTEN BY CAROL ANN BENANTI PHOTO BY LORNA HARRIS AND ELISSA RAMIREZ Sundog Theatre welcomes two new members to its board of directors — Lorna Harris and Elissa Ramirez. The women join Sundog’s executive director Susan Fenley, board chair Jason Walters, bank VP Mark Giacalone, writer Marjorie Hack, real estate agency owner [...]

PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 20, 2020 | SILIVE | WRITTEN BY CAROL ANN BENANTI PHOTO BY STUDENTS PERFORM IN SUNDOG THEATRE'S "THE WIZARD OF OZ." STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — More good news: Sundog Theatre is providing in-person musical theatre choral classes for children at the Regional Enrichment Center (REC) facility in Rossville. The arts program that began in mid-July and will [...]

PUBLISHED ON MAY 4, 2020 | SILIVE PHOTO BY (COURTESY/MADISON L'INSALATA) STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE Madison L’Insalata, right, Miss Staten Island 2020 and PS 65students. (Courtesy/Madison L’Insalata) Staten Island Advance Updated Apr 24, 2020; Posted Apr 23, 2020 By Carol Ann Benanti | benanti@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Sundog Theatre, a performing arts organization based on Staten Island that provides music, [...]

PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 28, 2020 | It’s good news: Sundog Theatre has added two new board members to its organization: Congrats are in order for Mark Giacalone and Jeannine Otis. “Diversifying our board is important to Sundog”, stated Susan Fenley, executive director. “With good representation from the varied communities here, we feel we can serve more people and have [...]

PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 21, 2019 | PS 39 students help create art installation | In Class column Posted Oct 20, 12:00 PM The PS 39 students who worked on the art installation at the Arrochar playground. Also pictured in the back row are Parks Department Public Art Coordinator Elizabeth Masella, PS 39 Principal Tracey Wright, Councilman Steven Matteo, and [...]

PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 1, 2019 | Posted Sep 29, 2019 By Annalise Knudson | aknudson@siadvance.com STUDENT JOURNALISTS Students at two Staten Island schools are producing their own school newsletters through Sundog Theatre. Working with former Staten Island Advance staffers, the Sundog’s Newspaper Club program gives students at PS 53, Bay Terrace, and PS 55, Eltingville, firsthand knowledge of how [...]

New Bridge Prep: A multi-sensory approach to teaching dyslexic students New Bridge Prep: A multi-sensory approach to teaching dyslexic students Posted Sep 17, 2019 Bridge Prep opens for students with dyslexia By Annalise Knudson | aknudson@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island students with dyslexia and language-based learning disabilities were welcomed as “Bridge Builders” when they entered the new Bridge Preparatory [...]

PUBLISHED ON MAY 30, 2019 | STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE PHOTO BY COURTESY: MARGARET GRACE/SUNDOG THEATRE By Carol Ann Benanti | benanti@siadvance.com | Posted March 25, 2019 at 12:09 PM STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Staten Island’s own lucky star Vito Picone, as in Vito Picone and the Elegants, attended Sundog Theatre’s performance of the PS 26 Lip Synching Puppets last week [...]