SU Drama Stages Fine Reading of The Good Woman of Setzuan
Syracuse University drama department presents Brecht's The Good Woman of Setzuan staged by Michael Alltop. Odette Versailles shines as Shen Te and the supporting cast, including Manuel Bova Justin Howell and Tracy Bersley, bring warmth amid Brechtian satire. Fred Deeben's set and Ed Ruchalski's score craft a surreal world where gods, mortal lives, and moral questions collide with imagination and humor.
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Bertolt Brecht
Syracuse University
Drama Department
Brecht
Setzuan
Michael Alltop
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Shen Te
Odette Versailles
Shui Ta
Fred Deeben
Ed Ruchalski
Alltop
Manuel Bova
Suzanne Dunn
Odette Versaille
Sally Bittner
Bonn
Alexander Pappas
The Good Woman of Setzuan at Syracuse Stage
Brecht play The Good Woman of Setzuan opens today at Storch Theater Syracuse Stage complex 820 E Genesee St Syracuse running daily until April 13. Runtime about 2 hours 45 minutes with 15 minute intermission. Tickets 15 dollars seniors 14 and under 17 and younger. Call 443 3275 for details.
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Setzuan
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Storch Theater
Syracuse Stage Complex
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Syracuse
Storch
Good people have bad days too
A reader recalls learning not to judge others by appearances in line at a grocery store. An elderly woman shares a personal hardship with the clerk, who reveals a pregnancy and job loss. The encounter shifts the writer toward empathy and civility, urging readers to extend compassion.
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Ear
Asian Voices Concert Blends East And West
The Society for New Music presented Asian Voices featuring four composers with East West fusion. Syracuse University professor Liu Zhuang premiered Living Waters, a piece for flute clarinet violin cello percussion and piano, each movement using water as metaphor for China. The four movements depict Rivers of Time Whitewater Masks Contending Currents and Torrents with tonal shifts and crescendos.
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Society For New Music
Syracuse University
Liu Zhuang
Society
China
Whitewater
Voices and Enigmatic Percussion Gala at Concert
The program opened with Voices a lively ethnic violin piece that flows into dissonant layers and ends in a flashy finish. Living Waters builds slowly using dissonance to heighten tension and was well received with enthusiastic applause. Phan Enlightenment Concerto for percussion and mixed ensemble stood out as the evening’s highlight with high energy and cross stylistic blends. Mayuzumi Quintet showcased inventive prepared piano textures and vivid drone effects. Jin Hi Kim Liquid Migration opened the concert with pitch bends and inside the piano sounds but stretched to over ten minutes.
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Toshiro Mayuzumi
Jin Hi Kim
Gams on the Lam brings silent clowning to Syracuse CTS
Contemporary review praises Gams on the Lam by Patricia Buckley Leslie Noble and Lauren Unbekant at CTS Happy Endings. The physical comedy blends silent sketches with a satin car journey, quirky headpieces, and audience interaction.
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Happy Endings
Gams On
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Leslie Noble
Lauren Unbekant
Gams
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Clowns’ Routine Dips into Darker, Slower Moments
The piece begins with sharp physical humor that engages the crowd but slips into jagged timings. A long sequence of slow motion violence between the trio follows, then a black‑and‑white interaction film appears. The initial app beat and accessible humor fade as the reactions wane.
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