A world premiere psychological thriller.

THE NATIONAL PASTIME

By Rogelio Martinez

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THE NATIONAL PASTIME

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June 11 - 29, 2025

Written by Rogelio Martinez
Directed by Johanna McKeon

Cuba, 2016. A mysterious illness rips through the American embassy in Havana. America, 2017. The Houston Astros are stealing signs, on their way to a World Series win. With tensions heightened from the lead-up and aftermath of an election year, the two nations play a dangerous game in the shadows, with their shared national pastimes – baseball and espionage – as their weapons of choice.

Cuba, 2016. Una misteriosa enfermedad arrasa a la embajada norteamericana en La Habana. Estados Unidos 2017. Los Astros de Houston están robando señales en la ruta al campeonato de la Serie Mundial de las Grandes Ligas. Con tensiones elevadas hacia y la secuela de un año electoral, ambas naciones se enfrascan en un peligroso juego en las sombras con sus pasatiempos nacionales compartidos - el béisbol y el espionaje – como sus armas preferidas.

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Syracuse Stage sets aside a limited number of tickets (100 total) for the M&T Bank Pay-What-You-Will Program.
Tickets are available for performances June 11 – 15 while supplies last.
Pay-What-You-Will tickets must be claimed in person at the Box Office or by phone on the day of the desired performance, subject to availability.
Box Office hours:
Wed – Fri, 10 AM – 7:30 PM
Sat - Sun, 12 – 7:30 PM

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Free for ticket holders, an hour before curtain. Join cast members, and guest speakers to learn more about the show you’re about to see.
June 15, @ 1:00 PM
June 21, @ 1:00 PM
June 26, @ 6:30 PM
An insightful pre-show lecture series free for ticket holders.
June 18, @ 1:00 PM
Christopher Hatch is an associate professor of Theater at Hobart and William Smith Colleges where he teaches courses in acting. He also teaches a course called "Baseball and American Culture," and he has given talks at the Baseball Hall of Fame. A special focus of his research is baseball in Latin American countries and especially Cuba.

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After seeing the show, bring your questions to a post show discussion led by a member of Stage’s artistic staff with the show’s creative team. Talk backs are included with the purchase of the evening’s performance. (free for ticket holders)
June 22, following the 7:30 PM performance

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Join us for pre-show trivia. Free for ticket holders. Registration required. Limited spots available.
June 12, @ 6:00 PM
TRIVIA REGISTRATION

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Sensory Friendly and Sensory Friendly+ Performances provide a welcoming environment that lets all patrons enjoy themselves freely without judgment or inhibition.
June 24, @ 7:30 PM
Tickets can be reserved by calling the Box Office at 315-443-3275.

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Join us for a pre-show social event. Discounts may vary.
June 19, 6:30 PM

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Screens are placed to the side of the stage where the dialogue will display.
June 18, @ 2:00 PM
June 24, @ 7:30 PM
June 28, @ 7:30 PM
June 29, @ 2:00 PM
American Sign Language interpreters will sign for these performances.
June 21, @ 2:00 PM

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For those who are visually impaired. Those who need it, will be given a headset in which a staff member will describe the actions taking place in the show. Descriptions start 30 minutes prior to show. This is not disruptive to other patrons.
June 28, @ 2:00 PM

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Join us for a pre-show event where we invite a poet to provide a reading of their work which is related to the topics/themes of the show. This event begins an hour and a half (1.5) hour prior to the show and is open to anyone with a ticket for that performance.
June 29, 12:30 PM
Suzanne Frischkorn is a Cuban American poet. She is the author of four poetry books, most recently Whipsaw (Anhinga Press, 2024), a Eugene Nassar Poetry Prize Finalist, and Fixed Star (JackLeg Press, 2022), a Foreword INDIES Finalist. She is an editor at $ – Poetry is Currency, and an assistant poetry editor Terrain.org. She teaches for The Writer’s Voice of CNY.
Deborah Diemont is the author of three books of poetry from Dos Madres Press: Wanderer (2009), Diverting Angels (2012), and The Charmed House (2020). For Diverting Angels, she was nominated for the 2014 Poets’ Prize, and received the 2017 Wil Mills Fellowship. In 2023, her poems and translations were read at Syracuse Stage in conjunction with the bilingual Spanish-English play Espejos: Clean.

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Community Salsa Night
June 20, 6 PM
Swivel and sway your way into the feeling of a Havana night with salsa dancing and drink specials before the show.

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