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June weekend entertainment: Ghostlight Players presents ‘A Few Good Men’ and Sundog Theatre brings George Orwell’s ‘1984′ to life

June 22, 2022 By

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Sundog Theatre’s presentation of George Orwell’s tale “1984″, set to run from June 17 to June 26 at Wagner College’s Stage One at the Grymes Hill campus.

Orwell’s iconic novel was published in 1949 and this version of the play was written more than 30 years ago. Sundog’s production of “1984″, however, is the first one to be produced professionally on Staten Island.

“Although Orwell did write the play as a warning rather than a prediction, the subject matter is prescient” said Sundog Executive Director Susan Fenley. “Surveillance, government control, loss of rights, media misrepresentation, and propaganda are here. Of course, these occurrences were not new at the time of writing, since they were realities throughout Orwell’s life. Re-reading the play after so many years showed how timely it still is. Art again serves as a mirror for society. That is what makes it frightening.”

George Orwell wrote “1984″ as a result of his experiences during the times of Stalin, Lenin, Trotsky, WW II, Russian Communism, and Fascism in Spain.

Written as a satire of “totalitarian” government, readers for decades have seen it as a cautionary tale. Terms that Orwell coined in “1984″ have been in popular vernacular since the book was written: doublespeak, Big Brother, thoughtcrime, newspeak, and thought police.

Heading up the cast as the protagonist and antagonist, respectively, are Shea Ryan as Winston Smith and Ritty Mahoney as O’Brien. Also appearing in key roles are Kaitlyn Cox, Diane Zerega, Jason Biss, Caitlyn Efner, Austin Nakamura, and Joseph DeSena. Director is Mickey Tennenbaum. Costumes are by Joe Gambino and lighting design by Pamela Pangaro.

Performances dates are Friday June 17, Saturday, June 18, Sunday, June 19, Friday, June 24, Saturday. June 25 and Sunday, June 26.

Performances on Fridays and Saturdays are at 8 p.m.and Sundays at 3 p.m. at Wagner College’s Stage One, 610 Howard Ave.

Tickets: $20 general admission and $18 for students with ID and seniors.

For tickets and further information visit www.SundogTheatre.org or phone 718 816-5453.

The production “1984″ is part of the Festival of New York, a citywide collaborative featuring more than 300 organizations across New York City presenting events and shows during the summer of 2022.

Sundog Theatre is a Staten Island-based performing arts organization, formed in 2002 that provides contemporary and original theater for adults and children, educational touring shows, acting classes for young people, and programs that bring teaching artists into schools to support curricula through the arts that help make learning come alive.

For more information phone the above mentioned 718 816-5453 or visit SundogTheatre.org or info@SundogTheatre.org.

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Past Class Productions- Theatre Kids

 

Fall 2022

Tortoise and the Hare & The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Fall 2019

Hocus Pocus Promises

Summer 2019

Snow White and the Seven Habits

Spring 2019

Snow White and the Seven Habits

Fall 2018

Cinderella

Summer 2018

Princess Impossible

Spring 2018

The Trail of Hansel and Gretel

Fall 2017

Tom Thumbs Up

Summer 2017

Rockin’ Rapunzel

Spring 2017

A Springtime Carol

Fall 2016

Politics in the Land of Oz

Spring 2016

Snow White and the Moles

Spring 2016

Into the Woods with the Three Little Pigs

Fall 2015

Hocus Pocus Promises

Summer 2015

A Troy Story

Spring 2015

Fairytale Yard Sale

Fall 2014

The Trail of Hansel and Gretel

Summer 2014

Tom Thumbs Up

Spring 2014

Aesop’s Funky Fables

Fall 2013

Funky Fairytales

Summer 2013

Politics in the Land of Oz

Past Class Productions- Musical Theatre Kids

 

Fall 2022

Godspell

Summer 2022

Musical Revue

Spring 2022

Xanadu

Fall 2021

A Christmas Carol

Summer 2021

Into the Woods Jr. 

Spring 2020 (virtual)

Monty Python’s Spamalot- Young @part

Fall 2020 (Virtual)

The MTK Radio Hour Holiday Edition

Summer 2020 

Rock of Ages- Middle School Edition

Fall 2019

Dear Edwin Jr.

Summer 2019

Peter Pan Jr.

Spring 2019

The Wizard of Oz

Fall 2018

Sleeping Beauty – Kids

Spring 2018

Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka – Kids

Fall 2017

A Year with Frog and Toad – Kids

Spring 2017

Seussical – Kids

Fall 2016

The Lion King – Experience – Kids

Spring 2016

The Jungle Book – Kids

Fall 2015

Cinderella- Kids

Spring 2015

The Aritsocats – Kids

Fall 2014

Aladdin – Kids

Spring 2014

Dinosaurs Before Dark – Kids

Fall 2013

Annie- Kids

Summer 2013

Musical Revue

Spring 2013

101 Dalmatians – Kids

Fall 2012

A Year with Frog & Toad – Kids

Spring 2012

The Jungle Book

 

 

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