Sundog Theatre

Staten Island-based theatre with performing arts classes

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Expanding the way people see themselves and the world through arts education and live theatre.

  • About
    • Our Mission
    • What Is A Sundog?
    • Why Sundog?
    • Our History
    • Staff
    • Board Members
    • Advisory Council
  • Shows
    • Double Bill: It’s a Mystery & Cabin Fever
    • Past Productions
      • Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”
      • Scenes From The Staten Island Ferry FALL 2024
  • In Schools/Tours
    • Classroom Arts Programs
      • Why Sundog for Schools?
      • Theatre
      • Music
      • Dance
      • Visual Arts
      • 3-D Literacy
      • Soundtrack of Life
      • Heritage Awareness
    • In School/Tours
      • A Dickens Holiday Musical
      • Harriet Tubman Herself
      • Roots of Black Music in America
      • Ellis Island: Gateway to a Dream
      • History of Electricity
  • Classes
    • Musical Theatre Kids-Legally Blonde Jr. – Spring 2025
    • Past Class Productions- Musical Theatre Kids
      • Musical Theatre Kids-“We Will Rock You Y@P” Fall 2024 Class
      • Musical Theatre Kids-“Finding Nemo Kids” Summer 2024 Class
      • Musical Theatre Kids- “Seussical Jr.” Spring 2024 Class
    • Past Class Productions- Theatre Kids
  • Seniors
  • Media
    • Sundog in the News
      • Ellis Island On Tour 2025
      • A CHRISTMAS CAROL to be Presented at Sundog Theatre in December
      • Sundog Theatre to perform ‘A Christmas Carol’ at the Empire Outlets Dec. 7
      • Broadway World News introduces Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry
      • Sundog Theatre’s Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry FALL 2024 productions set for Oct. 26 to Nov. 3
      • Sundog Theatre featured in The NY Community Trust’s “100 Years of Giving Local”.
      • Sundog Theatre presents ‘Clue: The Musical’ at Wagner College the last two weekends in June
    • Testimonials
  • Support
    • Contribute
    • Sundog Sponsors
  • Events
    • 2025 Annual Benefit
    • Past Events
  • Opportunities
    • Playwright Submissions – Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry 2025
    • Administrative Coordinator
    • Teaching Artist – Theatre
    • Teaching Artist – Multicultural Dance
    • Teaching Artist – Choral
    • Teaching Artist – Visual Arts
  • Contact Us

Theatre

Students have the opportunity to immerse themselves in stories old, new, and not yet created through our theatre education programs. Theatre in the classroom inherently supports core subjects, it is grounded in literacy, lends itself toward deep investigation of character, setting and plot, and makes space for student collaboration. By embodying historical figures, Greek gods, explorers, and more, students gain a deeper understanding, and appreciation of their course material for learning that lasts long beyond testing.

Fractured Fairy Tales- Fairy tales are all the same – lady in distress rescued by a handsome prince, or the ogre is a villain – or are they? In Fractured Fairy Tales, students are introduced to modern-day takes on classic stories, as they embody characters and recreate stories. Students who need an extra challenge can even add their own ideas to these timeless tales for an extra dose of unexpectedness.  Follow a theatre teaching artist through fantasy worlds, with twists, turns, and humor you can only imagine. Grades K-5.

Journey Through Time- Students jump back in time to the birth of American history, and experience events that built our nation. Students will embody iconic figures as they act out prominent events, journeys West, and much more. It all culminates in a demonstration of historical events in America. Step into the shoes of a president, explorer, or inventor with the guidance of a master theater teaching artist. For Grades 2-5. 

3D Literacy– Building a solid foundation of literacy at a young age is vital to developing vocabulary and communication skills.  Through theater methods, creative literacy concepts, and imaginative activities, students take a deep dive into the workings of words, definitions, and sentence structures as they physically explore the English language. Join one of our master teaching artists in this active and engaging residency program where words leap off the page and come to life. Appropriate for Grades 2-3. 

Short Shakespeare- Open up the world of Shakespeare to your students with abridged versions of the Bard’s classics in Sundog’s Short Shakespeare residency. Embodying characters, discussing climactic plot points, and digging into a digestible form of Shakespeare’s language allows young learners to make textual connections to everyday people and situations. They may even find humor along the way! Discover what the Bard is really saying with guidance from one of our trained teaching artists. Adaptable for Grades 5-8. 

TESTIMONIALS

“The students had a great time learning about immigration, dancing, acting, playing games to connect with one another to build support, trust, and collaboration.” –Classroom Teacher

“The students gained knowledge of expressing themselves through role playing in Sundog’s theatre classes. They learned to take responsibility for being part of a group and others depending on them to perform properly. They also learned the skill of memorizing their lines,” –Classroom Teacher

“Through the theatre classes, students learned the importance of teamwork, they were given a different outlet to think outside the box, and most of all it boosted their self-esteem”. –Classroom Teacher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Arts In Education

  • Classroom Arts Programs
    • Why Sundog for Schools?
    • Theatre
    • Music
    • Dance
    • Visual Arts
    • 3-D Literacy
    • Heritage Awareness
  • In-School Assemblies / Touring Shows
    • Ellis Island: Gateway to a Dream
    • Harriet Tubman Herself
    • The Roots of Black Music in America
    • THE HISTORY OF ELECTRICITY

In-School Assemblies/Touring Shows

  • Ellis Island: Gateway to a Dream
    Available March 2026 – book now!
  • Harriet Tubman, Herself
    Available During and After School
  • A Dickens Holiday Musical
    Available Book now for December 2025
  • The Roots of Black Music in America
    Available Virtually
  • THE HISTORY OF ELECTRICITY – It’s All About Electrons: A Trip Through History To Solve A Mystery
    Available During or after school

Classroom Arts Programs

Sundog Theatre offers Arts-In-Education stimulating programs in theatre, music, dance and the visual arts for classes ranging from Kindergarten to High School Seniors.

Sundog’s arts programs are designed to enhance the classroom lessons while remaining compliant with NY State Common Core Learning Standards. We offer in-school, after school and summer programs which are all taught by professional teaching artists who are masters in their fields. (Read more…)

Our Office Location

PO Box 183, Staten Island, NY 10301
T: (718) 816-5453
F: (718) 816-5430
info@sundogtheatre.org

Hours of Operation:
Monday through Friday 9AM – 5PM

MISSION STATEMENT

Sundog Theatre is a Staten Island-based performing arts company with several components to its mission. Read More >>

OUR STAFF

Meet the folks behind the magic here at Sundog. Read More >>

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