Call for Artists for RENT Exhibit

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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 16, 2010 CONTACT: Patrick Finlon, Marketing Director 315-443-2636 or [email protected]

(Syracuse, NY)—In the spirit of “la vie boheme,” Syracuse Stage is partnering with the Cultural Resources Council of Onondaga County on “Where Theatre and Visual Arts Meet,” a visual exhibition of the compelling stories found in Rent, Jonathan Larson’s landmark musical running January 18 – February 13 at Syracuse Stage. Selected artwork will be displayed in the upper lobby gallery at Syracuse Stage throughout the run of Rent. Entries must be submitted on CD, slides, or colorized sketches to Carol Charles at [email protected] by January 4.

Submission Guidelines:

• Original work based on the themes/concept of RENT. • Work must be 2D • Size: No larger than 40” x 50” • Media: Includes but not limited to illustration, drawing, painting, collage and photography. • Submission Format for Review: CD, Slides, or Colorized Sketches accepted • Deadline for submission: January 4 • Send submission to: Carol Charles, [email protected] or 315-443-8603. • Download entry form here: http://www.cnyculture.com/uncategorized/call-for-artists- for-syracuse-stage-exhibit/

RENT

Jonathan Larson’s Broadway phenomenon ignites the stage with passion and energy. One year—525,600 minutes—in the lives of seven young friends from Alphabet City brings love, loss, tragedy and triumph in a whirl of non-stop music. Larson built the show on the artists and addicts he knew in his neighborhood as they battled poverty, drugs, AIDS and the looming gentrification of their Vie Bohème. Urban and gritty, this Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize- winning musical brims with raw emotion and infectious enthusiasm.

Based on Puccini's La Boheme, Rent opened off-Broadway in January 1996 to wide critical acclaim. It quickly moved to its Broadway home, the Nederlander Theatre, where it ran for 12 years, becoming the eighth longest running Broadway musical in history. Rent won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for drama and was nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning four, including Best Musical and Best Original Score. The rock musical was adapted into a 2005 feature film directed by Chris Columbus starring most of the original cast, including SU Drama alumnus Taye Diggs ’93, Idina Menzel, and Adam Pascal. Rent's composer, lyricist and scribe Jonathan Larson died suddenly of an aortic aneurism just before previews began off-Broadway, a testament to Larson's message that there is "no day but today."

CULTURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL (CRC)

The Cultural Resources Council of Syracuse and Onondaga County, a regional arts council, has been working for over fifty years to provide services to individuals, organizations and the general public that ensure the vitality and diversity of culture in Central New York. Toward this end, the Council aims to provide leadership through advocacy, collaborative ventures, communication, development and distribution of grants, education and training, management of cultural resources, presentation of cultural forms otherwise unavailable, research, referral and consultation, and technical assistance. The Council is supported in part by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. Please visit www.mycnyarts.org for more information on the Council.

SYRACUSE STAGE

Syracuse Stage is Central New York’s premier professional theatre. Founded in 1974, Stage has produced more than 230 plays in 37 seasons including a number of world, American, and East Coast premieres. Each season 90,000 patrons enjoy an adventurous mix of new plays and bold interpretations of classics and musicals featuring the finest theatre artists. In addition, Stage maintains a vital educational outreach program that annually serves over 30,000 students from 24 counties. A solid core of subscribers and supporters helps keep Syracuse Stage a vibrant artistic presence in Central New York. Additional support comes from the government, foundations, corporations and Syracuse University. Syracuse Stage is a constituent of the Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre, and a member of the Arts and Cultural Leadership Alliance (ACLA), the University Hill Corporation and the East Genesee Regent Association. Syracuse Stage is a member of The League of Resident Theatres (LORT), the largest professional theatre association in the country.

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