Education Overview

"I learned that if you put your mind to it, you can do anything!"
- Student, DeRuyter Central School

Overview

Syracuse Stage is committed to providing students with rich theatre experiences that connect to and reveal what it is to be human.

Research shows that students who participate in or are exposed to the arts show higher academic achievement, stronger self-esteem, and better ability to plan and work toward a future goal. Live performance provides children and young adults with a unique sensory experience that enriches classroom study and promotes creative expression and cultural awareness.

Each season, Syracuse Stage engages nearly 30,000 students from all across New York State with the following programs:

Programs

The Bank of America CHILDREN’S TOUR, for elementary school audiences [more]

BACKSTORY Program, bringing history to life [more]

artsEMERGING, an in-depth arts experience [more]

The Chase YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL, writing the future [more]

and our STUDENT MATINEE SERIES [more]

Contacts

Lauren Unbekant
Director of Educational Outreach
(315) 443-1150
lunbekan@syr.edu

Michelle Scully
Manager of Educational Outreach
(315) 442-7755
miscully@syr.edu

For Student Matinees:
Tracey White
Group Sales Manager
(315) 443-9844
trwhite@syr.edu

To Donate To Our Education Programs:
Barbara Beckos
Director of Development
(315) 443-3931
bbeckos@syr.edu

Director of Education

LAUREN UNBEKANT is the Director of Educational Outreach for Syracuse Stage and adjunct faculty for the Syracuse University Department of Drama. 

She has worked extensively as a professional development
consultant with organizations such as The Lincoln Center Institute
for Aesthetic Education, Harvard's Project Zero, the National
Performance Network, and Partners for Arts Education. A Master Teaching Artist with nearly 20 years of experience connecting the artistic process with all kinds of learning, she has developed course work for educators in Critical Thinking Through the Arts.

As a co-founder of the physical theatre company Gams On The Lam and a solo performing artist with MoveInk, she has performed nationally and internationally at such festivals as the Humorologie Festival in Belgium, The International Festival De Pallesos in Barcelona, The International Movement Festival in London, The Festival of International Art in Leon and Puebla, Mexico, and the HBO Comedy Festival in Aspen, Colorado. She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University.