Syracuse Shakespeare Festival Appoints Jamie Bruno Producing Artistic Director.
The Syracuse Shakespeare Festival (SSF) has appointed Jamie Bruno producing artistic director effective October 11, 2010. Mr. Bruno replaced Ronnie Bell who was appointed executive director on August 1, 2010.
For the past six seasons, Jamie has been a community theater whirlwind, acting with the Syracuse Shakespeare Festival, Appleseed Productions, Rarely Done Productions and the Auburn Players in such roles as Touchstone in As You Like It, Grumio in The Taming of the Shrew, Peter in Prelude to a Kiss, and Douglas Brantley in Baylin’s Monster. Additionally, he directed The Comedy of Errors and Shakespeare’s Will with SSF and The Tempest, All My Sons, Much Ado About Nothing and Clara with the Auburn Players. Mr. Bruno also energized the Boards of SSF and the Auburn Players where he is currently president. Jamie attended Bard College and is currently working toward a communications degree from the University of Phoenix.
He spends much of his spare time reading and re-reading Shakespeare’s works and traveling throughout the U.S. and Canada to see as many productions and varied interpretations of the Bard’s work as possible. “I’m very excited to be able to work towards putting quality productions of Shakespeare on stage for everyone in Central New York,” Mr. Bruno said. Jamie is directing SSF’s upcoming Shakespeare-Under-A-Roof show, Antony and Cleopatra, at the New Times Theatre, NYS Fairgrounds, in February 2011.
For more information about the above program and the work of the Syracuse Shakespeare Festival, please contact: Ronald Bell, Executive Director, (315) 476-1835/414-9911 OR e-mail: bell444@gmail.com OR write us @ 350 W. Fayette St., VPA, Room 001, Syr., NY 13202. syracuseshakespearefestival.org
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