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An Odyssey is Streaming Now!

Dec 05th, 2021

A unique co-production between the Hangar and Cherry Arts, An Odyssey brought together community members and professional theatre artists to create an ensemble-inspired and performed theatrical adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey (penned by Cherry Arts Artistic Director Sam Buggein) that reflected the diverse populations of the Ithaca community and the journey(ies) we have taken, both as individuals and collectively, during the pandemic and the social/political upheavals of 2020.

 

Thank you to the community organizations that collaborated with us on this ambitious project, including:

Community Arts Partnership (CAP)

Circus Culture

The Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC)

Lifelong

Racker

The show was a meaningful collaboration that paved the way for future community-driven productions and projects.

 

 

We are thrilled to offer the streaming of An Odyssey free of charge to our community from now until Sunday, December 12th ending at noon.

A Memorable Creative Experience

This was the first production since COVID shut down live theatre where I was able to work as a designer "in the room" with the cast and crew and be able to experience the show with a live audience under the stars. I don't think there is any better way to describe the resilience of theatre and of the human spirit than the simple act of creating with and for each other.

-Czerton Lim (Scenic Designer)

 

Acting in An Odyssey this summer was the tonic I needed to be revitalized. There is so much artistic talent in the Finger Lakes. I discovered a different world here. 

-Francine Wilson Jasper (actor, community member)

 

Working on the Odyssey was a very special experience. I am glad that so many members of our community got to meet and work together...During COVID it is so easy to feel isolated and more than ever we need art, culture and creativity to bring us all together. 

-Emma Plotkin (composer, community member)

 

At the risk of sounding hyperbolic, working on An Odyssey was both magnificent and transformative. Our cast and crew all came from a wacky and outlandish array of theatrical experience, sociopolitical backgrounds, ages, and life experiences, and we still managed to become an imaginative, creative, supportive, and dare I say loving group...together we brought that same sense of community and adventure and coming-home to our own Ithaca.

-Jess Dreiling (actor, community member)

Watch now!

As a token of our sincere thanks for your immense support these past two years, we are thrilled to share this streaming of An Odyssey for a limited-time free of charge! Your support is vital to future community-based theatre projects at the Hangar. If you have the means, please consider making a donation today. Suggested donation begins at $25, the average cost of a streaming ticket. Thank you!

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