Palace Announces the Season Ahead

RFH 2010, Featured Articles, Arts

Wed, Jan 13, 2010

The Palace Theater has big plans for the coming months.

The Mad River Theater Works presents its touring production of The Jackie Robinson Story on Sunday, Feb. 21, at 3 p.m. In the summer of 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to play major league baseball. Mad River Theater Works captures the events that shaped Robinson's character and the obstacles he overcame on his way to changing the face of our nation and our national pastime.

Also, meet Scooch, the Syracuse Chief's mascot for an autograph and photo. Enter your theater ticket in a free drawing to win one of two family-four packs to Cooperstown's National Baseball Hall of Fame.

On Saturday, March 13, the Great Lake's Production of Westside High School Reunion presents an entertaining evening with the zaniest group of alumni you'll ever meet-Principal Francis Baal, at high school since he was a teenager; Porter Thomas, a teacher who still thinks he has what it takes to entertain the women; Carolyn Tease Thomas, a woman who enjoys a cocktail now and now; the "Pink Petticoat Sorority Sisters"; Ruth Jackson a.k.a. Kenya who always shares her political beliefs; Dave Davidson, polished alumni running for office, and Bennett and Jerry, buddies since high school still trying to make a difference.

A buffet dinner is catered by the Colgate Inn and ticket price includes the show, dinner, dessert, coffee, tax and tip. A cash bar is separate. Cocktails start at 6pm.

The vaudeville comedy antics of Wells and Woodhead in Foolz arrive at the Palace Saturday, April 10, 3 p.m. Veterans of film, television and radio, Wells and Woodhead have performed for audiences on six continents. Foolz is a character driven amalgam of theater, music, comedy and juggling.

Joseph Cashore presents his incredible Cashore Marionettes in Simple Gifts, Saturday, May 1 at 3 p.m. The internationally acclaimed Cashore Marionettes redefine the art of puppetry through the use of beautiful classical music, theatrical illusion and artistic insight.

After each show, audience members can meet all the actors at the free cast party for autographs and photos. Tickets are available by calling The Palace Theater. Group rates are available.

These shows are made possible with support from the The Banfi Vinters , Colgate Bookstore, Colgate Inn, Crowes Drugs, Hamilton Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Park City Builders, Ward Architects, Community Memorial Hospital, Dunn, Bruno and St Leger LLP, Mang Insurance, Mid York Press, Miles B. Marshall Inc, NBT, Porter Studios, Swank, Vantine Imaging, Madison County Courier, Sherburne News, and Wendt University Inn.

The Palace Theater is located at 19 Utica Street.

Seating is general admission. Visit www.palacetheater.org or phone 824.1420 for more information or to order tickets today.

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