Syracuse Actor Studio on Building Community and Launching SAS Fest at The Palace Theater Host Noah Chrysler interviews Laura Disser and Joe Cunningham, co-founders of Syracuse Actor Studio (SAS), a monthly, donation-supported gathering of local actors and creatives featuring rotating instruction, exercises, performances, panels, workshops, and occasional field trips to connect Syracuse’s theater and film ecosystem. They discuss SAS Fest, a free-admission (donations encouraged) Central New York screening event at The Palace Theater in Eastwood running Sunday the 19th from 12–9, featuring 21 local projects including short films, a feature, and music videos. Joe and Laura describe how SAS collaborations helped generate many of the films and share their new short film, “Mariah,” about a disgraced CIA operative battling addiction and confronting her p ...