The Redhouse Arts Center began when a small group of local artists decided to search for a home. In August of 2001, they found it. Though old and neglected, the three-story brick building had character and potential. It needed major renovations and in September of 2002 a capital campaign was launched to raise the $1.4 million required to transform a former boarding house into a home for the arts. In July 2004, Red House first opened its doors to the public.
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What’s Happening Now?
Rockin the Redhouse
8 bands. 3 hours. 1 epic night.
Friday, April 25th, 2014
with food & drinks, Concert 7pm-10pm
at The Landmark Theatre
$15 at the door, $10 in advance
Call our Box Office for Tickets: 315.362.2785 or talk to a participating band member!
Band Lineup:
"CX Dinosaurs" from CXtec
"The Chillerz" from Carrier
"Six-Pack" from Anheuser-Busch
"Defense Mechanism" from Lockheed Martin
"Old School" from Manlius Pebble Hill
"Actuators" from Young & Franklin/TACTAIR
"Anonymous Sources" from Syracuse Media Group
"The Side Shifters" from Raymond Corporation
PLUS REDHOUSE ROCK CAMP BANDS!!!!
On a cold, moonless night in the
middle of winter, all is not quite what it
seems in the remote town of Almost, Maine.
John Cariani creates a series of vignettes that
follow several of the town’s residents at crucial
moments-of-choice in their relationships with
one another, as they find themselves falling
in and out of love in unexpected and
often hilarious ways.
April 25th @ 8pm
April 26th @ 8pm
April 27th @ 2pm
$10 General Admission
All Ages
Currently Showing in our Gallery
Artist name: Julieve Jubin
Show title: Cuba
Exhibit dates: March 16th-April 25th 2014
Public reception, Thursday March 20th 5-7pm
Contact phone, 315-382-3072
Julieve Jubin received her MFA from Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, NY. She is a photo-based artist working with digital and experimental approaches to the image. She has exhibited her work in the US, Canada, and Europe and is the recipient of several awards and artist residencies. Her work is in the collection of the New York University Law School, Fototeca Cuba, and several private collections. She has taught at The Cooper Union School of Art, the International Center of Photography, Purdue University, and is currently an Associate Professor of Art at the State University of New York at Oswego. She resides in NYC and Oswego, NY.
Show description: Cuba 2014
Within the last few years, I’ve traveled to Cuba to photograph, as well as teach my course, Travel Photography: Cuba. During my first research trip in 2011, I immediately recognized that Cuba was different than any other place I had been. Certainly, I expected to see the old American cars, Spanish colonial architecture, and propaganda. What I didn’t expect was the richly textured character of the street life. While there, I spent most of my time in the densely populated Centro district of Havana interacting with and photographing the children who inhabit the streets. The streets are an extension of their homes, where doors are left open and children roam freely without the dangers familiar to our own cities. In fact, children of all ages would interact with me, a complete stranger, without trepidation or overly protective parents lurking. They were eager to engage and also enjoyed the attention of being photographed. The activities ranged from informal conversation and ball games, to organized sports and performance, such boxing and dance. Typically, within a short amount of time, they welcomed me into their circle to join in, photograph, or just to be with them. Siblings were often among the group, with the older ones coaching the younger ones along. The children experienced a sense of freedom at play, knowing they were safe among neighbors, friends, and family nearby. I find this sense of trust and freedom not only refreshing, but unexpected and paradoxical given the pervasive restrictions and controls imposed on Cuban society by the government. I also found it remarkable how vibrant and resilient the children are, even as many of their families struggle to provide the most basic of necessities. Within the last few years, largely due to the economic reforms and loosening of restrictions, streets and neighborhoods are transforming as new small businesses develop and homes are being restored. Fortunately, this shifting landscape hasn’t yet altered the daily rituals and spirited atmosphere of the street life I’ve been so privileged to know. But it’s clear Cuba is moving away from the time capsule it once inhabited towards a new, yet undetermined future.
Rockin the Redhouse8 bands. 3 hours. 1 epic night.
Friday, April 25th, 2014
with food & drinks, Concert 7pm-10pm
at The Landmark Theatre
$15 at the door, $10 in advance
Call our Box Office for Tickets: 315.362.2785 or talk to a participating band member!
Band Lineup:
"CX Dinosaurs" from CXtec
"The Chillerz" from Carrier
"Six-Pack" from Anheuser-Busch
"Defense Mechanism" from Lockheed Martin
"Old School" from Manlius Pebble Hill
"Actuators" from Young & Franklin/TACTAIR
"Anonymous Sources" from Syracuse Media Group
"The Side Shifters" from Raymond Corporation
PLUS REDHOUSE ROCK CAMP BANDS!!!!
On a cold, moonless night in the
middle of winter, all is not quite what it
seems in the remote town of Almost, Maine.
John Cariani creates a series of vignettes that
follow several of the town’s residents at crucial
moments-of-choice in their relationships with
one another, as they find themselves falling
in and out of love in unexpected and
often hilarious ways.April 25th @ 8pm
April 26th @ 8pm
April 27th @ 2pm
$10 General Admission
All Ages
Currently Showing in our Gallery
Artist name: Julieve Jubin
Show title: Cuba
Exhibit dates: March 16th-April 25th 2014
Public reception, Thursday March 20th 5-7pm
Contact phone, 315-382-3072
Julieve Jubin received her MFA from Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, NY. She is a photo-based artist working with digital and experimental approaches to the image. She has exhibited her work in the US, Canada, and Europe and is the recipient of several awards and artist residencies. Her work is in the collection of the New York University Law School, Fototeca Cuba, and several private collections. She has taught at The Cooper Union School of Art, the International Center of Photography, Purdue University, and is currently an Associate Professor of Art at the State University of New York at Oswego. She resides in NYC and Oswego, NY.
Show description: Cuba 2014
Within the last few years, I’ve traveled to Cuba to photograph, as well as teach my course, Travel Photography: Cuba. During my first research trip in 2011, I immediately recognized that Cuba was different than any other place I had been. Certainly, I expected to see the old American cars, Spanish colonial architecture, and propaganda. What I didn’t expect was the richly textured character of the street life. While there, I spent most of my time in the densely populated Centro district of Havana interacting with and photographing the children who inhabit the streets. The streets are an extension of their homes, where doors are left open and children roam freely without the dangers familiar to our own cities. In fact, children of all ages would interact with me, a complete stranger, without trepidation or overly protective parents lurking. They were eager to engage and also enjoyed the attention of being photographed. The activities ranged from informal conversation and ball games, to organized sports and performance, such boxing and dance. Typically, within a short amount of time, they welcomed me into their circle to join in, photograph, or just to be with them. Siblings were often among the group, with the older ones coaching the younger ones along. The children experienced a sense of freedom at play, knowing they were safe among neighbors, friends, and family nearby. I find this sense of trust and freedom not only refreshing, but unexpected and paradoxical given the pervasive restrictions and controls imposed on Cuban society by the government. I also found it remarkable how vibrant and resilient the children are, even as many of their families struggle to provide the most basic of necessities. Within the last few years, largely due to the economic reforms and loosening of restrictions, streets and neighborhoods are transforming as new small businesses develop and homes are being restored. Fortunately, this shifting landscape hasn’t yet altered the daily rituals and spirited atmosphere of the street life I’ve been so privileged to know. But it’s clear Cuba is moving away from the time capsule it once inhabited towards a new, yet undetermined future.
What’s Coming Up Soon?
Spring Break Shakespeare Institutes
Shakespeare Spring
Break Institute
April 21 – 25, Classes
April 25, Performance Presentation (in the LAB Space)
$150/$125 members
Comedy of Errors for Kids, ages 6-12, 9:00am-12:00pm
These exciting and highly interactive classes introduce the language and style of Shakespeare’s plays to your elementary school-aged students using Comedy of Errors and the art of storytelling. The workshop encourages creative play, cooperation, and successful participation for all kids. By April 25th, the students present their revised version of the production!
Macbeth for Teens, ages 12-17, 1:00-5:00pm
These classes are designed to introduce students to the language, stories, characters and ideas in Shakespeare’s plays, while exploring the text emotionally and intellectually as actors. Students will work on a revised production of Macbeth, while participating in activities that incorporate voice work, movement work, and scene study.
METAMORPHOSES
based on the myths of Ovid, written and originally directed by Mary Zimmerman
This dazzling production of Mary Zimmermen’s award winning play takes place in an actual pool of water on stage. Don’t miss this breathtaking adaptation of various Greek Myths told voice, movement and sheer magic. Time Out magazine called it “a glimpse of the divine.”
May 1 @ 8pm – $15 Preview
May 2 @ 8pm – Opening Night
May 3 @ 8pm May 7, 8, 9, 10 @ 8pm
May 14, 15, 16 @ 8pm
May 17 @ 2 pm and 8pm
$30/$20 members
BE A SUBSCRIBER – SAVE AND GET PERKS!
BE A SUBSCRIBER – SAVE AND GET PERKS!
Subscriptions for the 2014-15 Mainstage Season will be available beginning in the summertime.
Subscriptions give you a prime, reserved seat of your choosing, for each of our 7 Mainstage Theatre Productions. Subscriptions save you over $100 when compared to purchasing regular priced tickets and $40 compared to purchasing membership priced tickets!
CHOOSE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TYPE
1. OPENING NIGHT SUBSCRIPTION: Join us every opening night, recieve a complimentary drink, and hang out with the cast and crew following the show! Plus, choose your seat and get the same seat every time!
2. FLEX PASS SUBSCRIPTION: Busy Schedule? Not sure what night you want to come yet? No problem! The Flex Pass Subscription allows you to pick and choose dates for each production, and our staff will reserve you the best available seat for the show each time! If you choose this subscription, choose whichever date for each production that fits best for you!
A Year with Frog and Toad
Family Friendly Musical
Presented by The Redhouse as part of The District Festival
Wednesday, June 4th @ 8pm
Saturday, June 7th @ 11am
Sunday, June 8th @ 2pm
Friday, June 13th @ 8pm
Saturday, June 14th @ 11am
Friday, June 20th @ 8pm
Saturday, June 21st @ 11am
Sunday, June 22nd @2pm
WANT TO SEE ALL 3 SHOWS AT THE FESTIVAL? WE HAVE A PACKAGE DEAL FOR $60/$40 MEMBERS - IN ORDER TO PURCHASE THIS, YOU MUST CALL THE BOX OFFICE AT 315.362.2785 TO SELECT YOUR DATES AND SEATS FOR EACH PRODUCTION
Theater For Young Audiences Version
Arnold Lobel's well-loved characters hop from the page to the stage in Robert and Willie Reale's musical A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD. A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD remains true to the spirit of the original stories as it follows two great friends, the cheerful and popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad, through four fun-filled seasons. Waking from hibernation in the spring, they proceed to plant gardens, swim, rake leaves and go sledding, learning life lessons along the way, including a most important one about friendship and rejoicing in the attributes that make each of us different and special. This production features professional actors, community actors, and actors with developmental disabilities from Arc of Onondaga, all performing together.
The Civil War
Presented by Appleseed Productions as part of The District Festival
Book and Lyrics by FRANK WILDHORN, GREGORY BOYD, JACK MURPHY
Music by FRANK WILDHORN
Presented by special arrangement through Music Theater International (MTI).
A powerful and sometimes haunting musical of the horrors, loneliness and tragedies that made up the American civil war — told by the voices of those who lived it. Nominee, 1999 TONY Award for Best Musical.
Thursday, June 5th @ 8pm
Saturday, June 7th @ 3pm
Sunday, June 8th @ 7pm
Thursday, June 12th @ 8pm
Saturday, June 14th @ 3pm
Sunday, June 15th @ 7pm
Wednesday, June 18th @ 8pm
Saturday, June 21st @ 3pm
WANT TO SEE ALL 3 SHOWS AT THE FESTIVAL? WE HAVE A PACKAGE DEAL FOR $60/$40 MEMBERS - IN ORDER TO PURCHASE THIS, YOU MUST CALL THE BOX OFFICE AT 315.362.2785 TO SELECT YOUR DATES AND SEATS FOR EACH PRODUCTION
Company
Presented by Rarely Done Productions as part of The District Festival
Friday, June 6th @ 8pm
Saturday, June 7th @ 8pm
Wednesday, June 11th @ 8pm
Saturday, June 14th @8pm
Sunday, June 15th @ 2pm
Thursday, June 19th @ 8pm
Saturday, June 21st @ 8pm
Sunday, June 22nd @ 7pm
WANT TO SEE ALL 3 SHOWS AT THE FESTIVAL? WE HAVE A PACKAGE DEAL FOR $60/$40 MEMBERS - IN ORDER TO PURCHASE THIS, YOU MUST CALL THE BOX OFFICE AT 315.362.2785 TO SELECT YOUR DATES AND SEATS FOR EACH PRODUCTION
Spring Break Shakespeare InstitutesShakespeare Spring
Break Institute
April 21 – 25, Classes
April 25, Performance Presentation (in the LAB Space)
$150/$125 members
Comedy of Errors for Kids, ages 6-12, 9:00am-12:00pm
These exciting and highly interactive classes introduce the language and style of Shakespeare’s plays to your elementary school-aged students using Comedy of Errors and the art of storytelling. The workshop encourages creative play, cooperation, and successful participation for all kids. By April 25th, the students present their revised version of the production!
Macbeth for Teens, ages 12-17, 1:00-5:00pm
These classes are designed to introduce students to the language, stories, characters and ideas in Shakespeare’s plays, while exploring the text emotionally and intellectually as actors. Students will work on a revised production of Macbeth, while participating in activities that incorporate voice work, movement work, and scene study.
METAMORPHOSESbased on the myths of Ovid, written and originally directed by Mary Zimmerman
This dazzling production of Mary Zimmermen’s award winning play takes place in an actual pool of water on stage. Don’t miss this breathtaking adaptation of various Greek Myths told voice, movement and sheer magic. Time Out magazine called it “a glimpse of the divine.”
May 1 @ 8pm – $15 Preview
May 2 @ 8pm – Opening Night
May 3 @ 8pm May 7, 8, 9, 10 @ 8pm
May 14, 15, 16 @ 8pm
May 17 @ 2 pm and 8pm
$30/$20 members
BE A SUBSCRIBER – SAVE AND GET PERKS!BE A SUBSCRIBER – SAVE AND GET PERKS!
Subscriptions for the 2014-15 Mainstage Season will be available beginning in the summertime.
Subscriptions give you a prime, reserved seat of your choosing, for each of our 7 Mainstage Theatre Productions. Subscriptions save you over $100 when compared to purchasing regular priced tickets and $40 compared to purchasing membership priced tickets!
CHOOSE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TYPE
1. OPENING NIGHT SUBSCRIPTION: Join us every opening night, recieve a complimentary drink, and hang out with the cast and crew following the show! Plus, choose your seat and get the same seat every time!
2. FLEX PASS SUBSCRIPTION: Busy Schedule? Not sure what night you want to come yet? No problem! The Flex Pass Subscription allows you to pick and choose dates for each production, and our staff will reserve you the best available seat for the show each time! If you choose this subscription, choose whichever date for each production that fits best for you!
A Year with Frog and ToadFamily Friendly Musical
Presented by The Redhouse as part of The District Festival
Wednesday, June 4th @ 8pm
Saturday, June 7th @ 11am
Sunday, June 8th @ 2pm
Friday, June 13th @ 8pm
Saturday, June 14th @ 11am
Friday, June 20th @ 8pm
Saturday, June 21st @ 11am
Sunday, June 22nd @2pm
WANT TO SEE ALL 3 SHOWS AT THE FESTIVAL? WE HAVE A PACKAGE DEAL FOR $60/$40 MEMBERS - IN ORDER TO PURCHASE THIS, YOU MUST CALL THE BOX OFFICE AT 315.362.2785 TO SELECT YOUR DATES AND SEATS FOR EACH PRODUCTION
Theater For Young Audiences Version Arnold Lobel's well-loved characters hop from the page to the stage in Robert and Willie Reale's musical A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD. A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD remains true to the spirit of the original stories as it follows two great friends, the cheerful and popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad, through four fun-filled seasons. Waking from hibernation in the spring, they proceed to plant gardens, swim, rake leaves and go sledding, learning life lessons along the way, including a most important one about friendship and rejoicing in the attributes that make each of us different and special. This production features professional actors, community actors, and actors with developmental disabilities from Arc of Onondaga, all performing together.
The Civil WarPresented by Appleseed Productions as part of The District Festival
Book and Lyrics by FRANK WILDHORN, GREGORY BOYD, JACK MURPHY
Music by FRANK WILDHORN
Presented by special arrangement through Music Theater International (MTI).
A powerful and sometimes haunting musical of the horrors, loneliness and tragedies that made up the American civil war — told by the voices of those who lived it. Nominee, 1999 TONY Award for Best Musical.
Thursday, June 5th @ 8pm
Saturday, June 7th @ 3pm
Sunday, June 8th @ 7pm
Thursday, June 12th @ 8pm
Saturday, June 14th @ 3pm
Sunday, June 15th @ 7pm
Wednesday, June 18th @ 8pm
Saturday, June 21st @ 3pm
WANT TO SEE ALL 3 SHOWS AT THE FESTIVAL? WE HAVE A PACKAGE DEAL FOR $60/$40 MEMBERS - IN ORDER TO PURCHASE THIS, YOU MUST CALL THE BOX OFFICE AT 315.362.2785 TO SELECT YOUR DATES AND SEATS FOR EACH PRODUCTION
CompanyPresented by Rarely Done Productions as part of The District Festival
Friday, June 6th @ 8pm
Saturday, June 7th @ 8pm
Wednesday, June 11th @ 8pm
Saturday, June 14th @8pm
Sunday, June 15th @ 2pm
Thursday, June 19th @ 8pm
Saturday, June 21st @ 8pm
Sunday, June 22nd @ 7pm
WANT TO SEE ALL 3 SHOWS AT THE FESTIVAL? WE HAVE A PACKAGE DEAL FOR $60/$40 MEMBERS - IN ORDER TO PURCHASE THIS, YOU MUST CALL THE BOX OFFICE AT 315.362.2785 TO SELECT YOUR DATES AND SEATS FOR EACH PRODUCTION
Who We Are:
Executive Artistic Director
[Stephen Svoboda]
Stephen is currently the Artistic Director for the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts and the Executive Artistic Director of Red House Arts Center. Previously, he served as a professor in the Theatre Arts Department at the University of Miami where he was head of the B.F.A. program in Directing and Playwriting and the Artistic Director of Miami’s Fresco Productions. He is also the director of the University of Miami Summer Theater Academy, an eight-week summer intensive theater program for children in kindergarten through eleventh grade. His play, Odysseus Died From AIDS, was developed in Miami and received it’s world premiere at the New York International Fringe Festival, where the production was awarded “Best Ensemble.” Odysseus Died From AIDS was published in the anthology Plays and Playwrights 2005, by the New York Theatre Experience, and received it’s international premier in 2007 in Athens, Greece with a subsequent production in Seoul, South Korea in 2008. His second play, The Penguin Tango, premiered at the 2006 New York International Fringe Festival in the Actor’s Playhouse.
The production was extended as part of the Fringe Encore Series in the Lion Theater at Theatre Row. His most recent production, Reconstructing Mama, a new musical written with N. David Williams, premiered Off-Broadway at the Theatre Row Studios in August 2006. In March 2011, the Redhouse production of Odysseus DOA had a limited engagement run at Theatre Row Studios in NYC. Stephen works internationally with the Harambe Project to help do HIV/AIDS education, prevention and orphan care throughout Africa.
Artistic Associate
[Laura Austin]
Laura is the founder and Artistic Director of Redhouse Arts Center located in Syracuse, NY. In 2003, she developed and implemented the Redhouse Capital Campaign, which raised 1.4 million and she managed the renovations of a three story historic building in Downtown Armory Square. Since that time under Austin’s artistic direction, this state of the art facility has hosted over 300 events in theatre, film, visual art and music. In the first year of operation, Austin secured 200 new Redhouse members and developed a widely successful individual donor base which she continues to be cultivated today.
Over the last 4 seasons, Laura has overseen the production of 16 plays at Redhouse in which her responsibilities have spanned selecting, casting commissioning, directing, acting, promoting and fundraising. She has served as a board member for numerous arts organizations both nationally and internationally. Locally, Laura served on the Cultural Resources Council, Syracuse School of Architecture, Skaneateles Festival, The Sarah G. Austin Foundation and the Allyn Foundation. Laura has taught as an Adjunct Professor of Acting in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University.
She is an active member of the Screen Actors Guild and Actors Equity. Her extended study includes work at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, The Hartford Conservatory, Nikolais Louis Dance Theatre, La Mama, Second City, Terry Shreiber, Stella Adler and Howard Fine Studios and Trinity College where she earned the President’s Fellowship Award Theatre and Dance. Austin’s performing career encompasses television and film work in Los Angeles and Off-Broadway and regional theatre work throughout the country and abroad. Laura focuses on program planning, booking, contracts, casting and development for The Redhouse.
Meet Our Team
Rachel Boucher [Marketing Director]
BA Vocal Performance, MS Arts Leadership Administration
Redhouse Story: Rachel joined us in Syracuse in 2013 from midtown Manhattan.
Surprise Me: She can sing one heck of an opera!
Contact Her: rachel@theredhouse.org 315.425.0405 x15
Patrick Burns [Resident Music Director]
His Redhouse Story:Patrick first came to the Redhouse to perform his one-man-musical From Foster Care to Fabulous. The following season he returned to conduct and perform in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and is very excited to continue to work on new projects!.
Surprise Me:In addition to being a playwright, actor and musician, Patrick is an activist for current and former foster youth.
Contact Him: patrick.burns13@gmail.com
Jessie Dobrzynski [Graphic Designer, Photographer, Website & Social Media Manager]
BA Music Industry, BA Photographic Design
Her Redhouse Story: She joined Redhouse in 2012 and was a part of creating The District, and also joined the team remotely at the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, where she serves the same positions. Since then, she has expanded to also being on stage, performing in Hairspray, Peter Pan, Cabaret & The Music Man.
Surprise Me: She was in The Terpsichorean Dance Company for 4 years and placed 3rd in her Archery league.
Contact Her: jessie@theredhouse.org 315.425.0405 x16
Danielle Melendez [Box Office Manager]
BA Directing, Playwriting, and Production
Her Redhouse Story: Danielle began as an Assistant Director at The Redhouse. She then expanded to Stage Management, Box Office Management, and then a Director for our LAB Series where she presented Dog Sees God this past winter.
Surprise Me: Danielle lives in the Adirondacks part of the year helping to run our sister-theatre, the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts.
Contact her: danielle@theredhouse.org
Marguerite Mitchell [Education Director]
BS English Education, BA English Literature, MS Arts Administration
Redhouse Story: Marguerite joined Redhouse in 2011, and currently manages all educational programming and community outreach. She also performs in the theater’s productions and will be directing a show as part of the organization’s LAB Series.
Surprise Me: She studied English Literature and writing in Norwich, UK for seven months, where she read plays, wrote poems, and drank unhealthy amounts of amazing coffee.
Contact Her: marguerite@theredhouse.org 315.362.2788
Caitlyn Oenbrink [Assistant to the Executive Artistic Director]
Redhouse Story: Caitlyn originally came to The Redhouse to perform as Marian in The Music Man in 2013 and is very excited to be back working on staff!
Surprise Me: She is a great office tree-hugger!
Contact Her: caitlyn@theredhouse.org
Joshua Reid [Redhouse Production Manager & Asst. Technical Director, LAB Series Technical Director]
BA Music Industry with Audio Arts Concentration
His Redhouse Story: Joshua joined The Redhouse in 2012 and gained the titles of mainstage Sound Designer and Redhouse Regulars Series lighting designer. He is now the Assistant Technical Director, and the Technical Director for our LAB Series productions.
Surprise Me: Anything involving RUSH, he is on board.
Contact Him: josh@theredhouse.org
Stephanie Leaf [Business Manager]
Her Redhouse Story: Stephanie is a woman of the theatre world! Before coming to The Redhouse, she has worked for numerous theatre companies and festivals in New York City, London and Germany.
Surprise Me: Stephanie recently adopted a very loving husky sled dog. Her name is Gracie and she may be found visiting The Redhouse from time to time.
Contact Her: stephanie@theredhouse.org
Our Board
Board Chair: Bill Hider
Board Members:
Russ Acevado
W. S. Allyn
Laila Kobrossy Audi
Peter Blanck
Wendy Blanck
Sean Branagan
Thomas Cary
Binaifer Dabu
Michael Featherstone
Thom Felicia
Linda Dickerson Hartsock
James Horan
Mary Lerner
John Liddy
Kirsten Marshall
Eileen Nealon
Maureen Harrington ONeill
Ty Palermo
Jeff Unaitis
John Valentino
Executive Artistic Director
[Stephen Svoboda]
Stephen is currently the Artistic Director for the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts and the Executive Artistic Director of Red House Arts Center. Previously, he served as a professor in the Theatre Arts Department at the University of Miami where he was head of the B.F.A. program in Directing and Playwriting and the Artistic Director of Miami’s Fresco Productions. He is also the director of the University of Miami Summer Theater Academy, an eight-week summer intensive theater program for children in kindergarten through eleventh grade. His play, Odysseus Died From AIDS, was developed in Miami and received it’s world premiere at the New York International Fringe Festival, where the production was awarded “Best Ensemble.” Odysseus Died From AIDS was published in the anthology Plays and Playwrights 2005, by the New York Theatre Experience, and received it’s international premier in 2007 in Athens, Greece with a subsequent production in Seoul, South Korea in 2008. His second play, The Penguin Tango, premiered at the 2006 New York International Fringe Festival in the Actor’s Playhouse.
The production was extended as part of the Fringe Encore Series in the Lion Theater at Theatre Row. His most recent production, Reconstructing Mama, a new musical written with N. David Williams, premiered Off-Broadway at the Theatre Row Studios in August 2006. In March 2011, the Redhouse production of Odysseus DOA had a limited engagement run at Theatre Row Studios in NYC. Stephen works internationally with the Harambe Project to help do HIV/AIDS education, prevention and orphan care throughout Africa.
Artistic Associate
[Laura Austin]
Laura is the founder and Artistic Director of Redhouse Arts Center located in Syracuse, NY. In 2003, she developed and implemented the Redhouse Capital Campaign, which raised 1.4 million and she managed the renovations of a three story historic building in Downtown Armory Square. Since that time under Austin’s artistic direction, this state of the art facility has hosted over 300 events in theatre, film, visual art and music. In the first year of operation, Austin secured 200 new Redhouse members and developed a widely successful individual donor base which she continues to be cultivated today.
Over the last 4 seasons, Laura has overseen the production of 16 plays at Redhouse in which her responsibilities have spanned selecting, casting commissioning, directing, acting, promoting and fundraising. She has served as a board member for numerous arts organizations both nationally and internationally. Locally, Laura served on the Cultural Resources Council, Syracuse School of Architecture, Skaneateles Festival, The Sarah G. Austin Foundation and the Allyn Foundation. Laura has taught as an Adjunct Professor of Acting in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University.
She is an active member of the Screen Actors Guild and Actors Equity. Her extended study includes work at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, The Hartford Conservatory, Nikolais Louis Dance Theatre, La Mama, Second City, Terry Shreiber, Stella Adler and Howard Fine Studios and Trinity College where she earned the President’s Fellowship Award Theatre and Dance. Austin’s performing career encompasses television and film work in Los Angeles and Off-Broadway and regional theatre work throughout the country and abroad. Laura focuses on program planning, booking, contracts, casting and development for The Redhouse.
Meet Our TeamRachel Boucher [Marketing Director]
BA Vocal Performance, MS Arts Leadership Administration
Redhouse Story: Rachel joined us in Syracuse in 2013 from midtown Manhattan.
Surprise Me: She can sing one heck of an opera!
Contact Her: rachel@theredhouse.org 315.425.0405 x15
Patrick Burns [Resident Music Director]
His Redhouse Story:Patrick first came to the Redhouse to perform his one-man-musical From Foster Care to Fabulous. The following season he returned to conduct and perform in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and is very excited to continue to work on new projects!.
Surprise Me:In addition to being a playwright, actor and musician, Patrick is an activist for current and former foster youth.
Contact Him: patrick.burns13@gmail.com
Jessie Dobrzynski [Graphic Designer, Photographer, Website & Social Media Manager]
BA Music Industry, BA Photographic Design
Her Redhouse Story: She joined Redhouse in 2012 and was a part of creating The District, and also joined the team remotely at the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, where she serves the same positions. Since then, she has expanded to also being on stage, performing in Hairspray, Peter Pan, Cabaret & The Music Man.
Surprise Me: She was in The Terpsichorean Dance Company for 4 years and placed 3rd in her Archery league.
Contact Her: jessie@theredhouse.org 315.425.0405 x16
Danielle Melendez [Box Office Manager]
BA Directing, Playwriting, and Production
Her Redhouse Story: Danielle began as an Assistant Director at The Redhouse. She then expanded to Stage Management, Box Office Management, and then a Director for our LAB Series where she presented Dog Sees God this past winter.
Surprise Me: Danielle lives in the Adirondacks part of the year helping to run our sister-theatre, the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts.
Contact her: danielle@theredhouse.org
Marguerite Mitchell [Education Director]
BS English Education, BA English Literature, MS Arts Administration
Redhouse Story: Marguerite joined Redhouse in 2011, and currently manages all educational programming and community outreach. She also performs in the theater’s productions and will be directing a show as part of the organization’s LAB Series.
Surprise Me: She studied English Literature and writing in Norwich, UK for seven months, where she read plays, wrote poems, and drank unhealthy amounts of amazing coffee.
Contact Her: marguerite@theredhouse.org 315.362.2788
Caitlyn Oenbrink [Assistant to the Executive Artistic Director]
Redhouse Story: Caitlyn originally came to The Redhouse to perform as Marian in The Music Man in 2013 and is very excited to be back working on staff!
Surprise Me: She is a great office tree-hugger!
Contact Her: caitlyn@theredhouse.org
Joshua Reid [Redhouse Production Manager & Asst. Technical Director, LAB Series Technical Director]
BA Music Industry with Audio Arts Concentration
His Redhouse Story: Joshua joined The Redhouse in 2012 and gained the titles of mainstage Sound Designer and Redhouse Regulars Series lighting designer. He is now the Assistant Technical Director, and the Technical Director for our LAB Series productions.
Surprise Me: Anything involving RUSH, he is on board.
Contact Him: josh@theredhouse.org
Stephanie Leaf [Business Manager]
Her Redhouse Story: Stephanie is a woman of the theatre world! Before coming to The Redhouse, she has worked for numerous theatre companies and festivals in New York City, London and Germany.
Surprise Me: Stephanie recently adopted a very loving husky sled dog. Her name is Gracie and she may be found visiting The Redhouse from time to time.
Contact Her: stephanie@theredhouse.org
Our BoardBoard Chair: Bill Hider
Board Members:
Russ Acevado
W. S. Allyn
Laila Kobrossy Audi
Peter Blanck
Wendy Blanck
Sean Branagan
Thomas Cary
Binaifer Dabu
Michael Featherstone
Thom Felicia
Linda Dickerson Hartsock
James Horan
Mary Lerner
John Liddy
Kirsten Marshall
Eileen Nealon
Maureen Harrington ONeill
Ty Palermo
Jeff Unaitis
John Valentino
