Our Mission
The Covey Theatre Company of Central New York is dedicated to bringing high-quality, diverse, accessible theatre that will enrich, educate, and entertain our broad patron base.
Congratulations to our 2012 casts and production staff for garnering 11 Syracuse Area Live Theater (SALT) award wins!
Winners listed on our Board of Directors page
2013 Season
Proof March 8 - 16
by David Auburn
The Awesome 80's Prom! May 30 - June 14
by Ken Davenport
Inaugural production with The Landmark Theater
RENT July 19 - August 3
by Jonathan Larson
All I Want for Christmas Is...! December 6 - 15
by Garrett Heater and Susan Blumer
at The Landmark Theatre!
Starring
Christine Lightcap, Jimmy Wachter, David Witanowski, Katherine Bell, Ryan Santiago, David Cotter, Josh Taylor, Sara Caliva, Hannah Zehner, Zach Chase, Derek Potocki, Nicole Attaie, Kate Crawford, Giavanna Sylvester, Ed Mastin, Marguerite Beebe, and Beverly Poznoski
Directed by Garrett Heater
Tickets can be purchased by calling The Landmark Theatre at 315.475.7980
Starring
Christine Lightcap, Jimmy Wachter, David Witanowski, Katherine Bell, Ryan Santiago, David Cotter, Josh Taylor, Sara Caliva, Hannah Zehner, Zach Chase, Derek Potocki, Nicole Attaie, Kate Crawford, Giavanna Sylvester, Ed Mastin, Marguerite Beebe, and Beverly Poznoski
Directed by Garrett Heater
Tickets can be purchased by calling The Landmark Theatre at 315.475.7980
Announcing our cast for RENT
Mark - Brett Roden
Roger - Tyler Ianuzi
Tom Collins - Maxwel Anderson
Mimi - Marguerite Mitchell
Angel - Anthony Wright
Joanne - Jodie Baum
Maureen - Mary Musial
Benny - Jason Timothy
Mrs. Cohen/Sue - Carmen Crafts
Alexi Darling/Pam - Rae Robinson
Mr. Jefferson/Mr. Grey/ Preacher - Daryl Acevedo
Mrs. Jefferson/Homeless Woman - Gabrielle Gorman
Mrs. Davis - Alysha Taggert
Mrs. Marquez - Imani Williams
The Man/Steve - Darian Sundberg
Paul - Donnie Williams
Gordan/Squeegee Man - CJ Roche
Ali - Maya Dwyer
The Waiter - Billy Swenson
Music director - Dan Williams
Director - Garrett Heater
Choreography - Andrea Colabufo
Produced by - Susan Blumer and Michael Penny
Tickets go on sale May 28th!
Thank you for attending 'Proof'!
Genius and madness appear indiscernible in Covey's first production of 2013.
Jodi Bova-Mele (Lizzie Borden Took an Axe) plays Catherine, a young woman whose recently deceased mathematically brilliant father Robert, played by Ed Mastin (Barefoot in the Park), has left behind 103 notebooks of unintelligible equations and ramblings. Catherine's older sister Claire, played by Shannon Tompkins (Covey debut), flies in from New York for the funeral and quickly brings Catherine's own mental state into question; has her sister inherited their father's gift with numbers or the degenerative madness that preceded his death? The notebooks appear labyrinthine to Hal, played by Nick Barbato (Covey debut), a former student of Robert's, and may contain the magnum opus of his late mentor's work. When Catherine reveals a powerful secret, mathematical proofs and personal truths are forced to be re-examined.
Critical acclaim for Covey's 'Proof':
"The burden Catherine has borne is palpable in Bova-Mele’s flawless performance...in the impeccable Covey Theatre production directed by Garrett Heater. Near the end of this fascinating, wonderfully acted play, Catherine describes what an excellent mathematical proof should be like: 'Not lumpy. Not stitched together. No approximations. Elegant.' That’s exactly what this production is: Elegant. A brilliantly conceived and delivered Proof."
-Laurel Saiz, CNY Cafe Momus
"The four actors handle very well Auburn’s short, clipped dialogue, their synchronicity is right on the mark, and the emotions wrought from the encounters are raw and exposed. Bova-Mele is particulary effective when her character’s manic, alienated personality is juxtaposed to those of Claire and Hal in several revealing scenes."
-Tony Curulla, Syracuse Post-Standard
"Of course by this point, Bova-Mele has won over the audience; she could have dramatically proclaimed that two plus two equals 17, and we would have believed her. Heater sets out to accomplish what the script wants: a poignant equation, one that easily transcends the mathematical jargon and connects the left to right brainers."
-Josh Austin, Green Room Reviews
"Like the portrait of her bare back with a gnomic mathematical tattoo on the program cover, her Catherine (Bova-Mele) comes with hidden depths. Mastin plays Robert as a self-effacing, urbane wit, a welcome comic presence...the Covey production pulls us in."
-Jim MacKillop, Syracuse NewTimes
Performances at the Bevard Theater at the John H. Mulroy Civic Center, Syracuse NY
All seating is general admission.
Lobby doors open at 7 PM
Theater doors open at 7:30 PM
All seating is general admission.
Lobby doors open at 7 PM
Theater doors open at 7:30 PM
If you purchase tickets online you will receive confirmation of your purchase via email.
If you purchase your tickets by phone you will receive confirmation of your purchase by phone.
All tickets are held at the Bevard Theater lobby prior to each performance. You may retrieve them there.
If you purchase your tickets by phone you will receive confirmation of your purchase by phone.
All tickets are held at the Bevard Theater lobby prior to each performance. You may retrieve them there.
2012 Season
Thank you for attending
Playing God!
Poster design by Tamaralee Shutt
Three disparate authors are coerced into co-authoring a new book through veiled motives by their agent. Paul, a brash new talent whose premiere semi-autobiographical work has garnered international acclaim is dismayed to find himself creatively lashed to Ann, a stalwart author of successful thrillers, and Ken, a craftsman of 'chick lit' whose mass appeal is on the wane. Suspicious from the start, the 3 authors claw for creative dominance as the book begins to take shape, while their egos and shifting alliances are constantly called into question. Alternately hilarious and heart-breaking, "Playing God" channels the muses of creative genesis and the price of artistic integrity.
"Heater’s new show is a captivating, fresh work that reexamines the purpose of passion, the concepts of truth and the odd love between characters and authors."
- Josh Austin, Greenroom Reviews
"It's a rare treat when a brand-new play turns out to be sharply crafted, zips along in performance, and triggers plentiful laughter while engaging our sympathies with realistic characters and thought-provoking issues. It's even better when the play gets its first production from a wonderfully talented cast under expert direction."
- Neil Novelli, Syracuse Post-Standard
"This fitful journey on the part of three main characters is what makes this comedy-drama have a real heart. It’s not just a gimmick, like the one conjured up by the offstage literary agent. It’s something much better: a new, good play."
- Laurel Saiz, CNY Cafe Momus
"Playing God enjoys a surfeit of crisp, witty dialogue, much of it bitchy. But the show’s greater strength is as a triple character study. Not one of the three is a type but a fully fleshed-out person, including contradictions and surprise revelations."
- Jim MacKillop, Syracuse Post-Standard
- Josh Austin, Greenroom Reviews
"It's a rare treat when a brand-new play turns out to be sharply crafted, zips along in performance, and triggers plentiful laughter while engaging our sympathies with realistic characters and thought-provoking issues. It's even better when the play gets its first production from a wonderfully talented cast under expert direction."
- Neil Novelli, Syracuse Post-Standard
"This fitful journey on the part of three main characters is what makes this comedy-drama have a real heart. It’s not just a gimmick, like the one conjured up by the offstage literary agent. It’s something much better: a new, good play."
- Laurel Saiz, CNY Cafe Momus
"Playing God enjoys a surfeit of crisp, witty dialogue, much of it bitchy. But the show’s greater strength is as a triple character study. Not one of the three is a type but a fully fleshed-out person, including contradictions and surprise revelations."
- Jim MacKillop, Syracuse Post-Standard
Our cast:
Ann - Karis Wiggins
Paul - Darian Sundberg
Ken - Lou Balestra
The Woman - Julia Berger
The Man - Jordan Glaski
Ann - Karis Wiggins
Paul - Darian Sundberg
Ken - Lou Balestra
The Woman - Julia Berger
The Man - Jordan Glaski
Photography courtesy of Amelia Beamish
Thank you for attending
Barefoot in the Park!
Photography by Amelia Beamish
Thank you for attending
AVENUE Q!
Poster by Tamaralee Shutt Photography by Amelia Beamish
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Photography by Amelia Beamish
The Covey Theatre thanks our actors and crew members for garnering
7 Syracuse Area Live Theatre Awards for our 2011 season!
Thank you for attending our 2011 Season!
The Romanovs
a new play by Garrett Heater
Poster by Tamaralee Shutt
Photography by Amelia Beamish
Thank you for attending 'Art'!
Poster by Tamaralee Shutt
Photography by Amelia Beamish
Poster by Tamaralee Shutt
Thank you for attending our production of "The Graduate"
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Photography by Amelia Beamish
Board of Directors
Susan Blumer, General Director
Garrett Heater, Artistic Director
Michael Penny, Producing Director
Garrett Heater, Artistic Director
Michael Penny, Producing Director
Interested in joining The Covey production team? We are interested in volunteers for all of our upcoming shows ranging from box office to lighting, stage crew and more!
We are a young company and looking to bring in all kinds of talent!
We are a young company and looking to bring in all kinds of talent!
Questions and Comments
Contact us at info@thecoveytheatrecompany.com
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