Photos: High School Theatre Festival
High School Theatre Festival returned this year for two exciting, dynamic days. The event immersed students from six different schools into the world of theatre. Through engaging workshops and masterclasses, participants explored both the performance and technical sides of theatre, gaining a deeper understanding of the creative processes that bring a production to life — on stage and behind the scenes.
Performance Day at Proctors:
Technical Theatre Day at the Collaborative Scene Shop:
Collaborative School of the Arts students kick off season announcement bash
Every year, Proctors Collaborative hosts a season announcement bash on the MainStage at Proctors to officially announce the shows coming to Proctors and Capital Repertory Theatre for the next season. This year, to not only kick off the 100th anniversary season at Proctors, current students and alumni of the Collaborative... Read more » ... Read More
Theatre lovers attend Season Announcement Bash
Proctors Collaborative unveiled its highly anticipated 2026-27 seasons for Proctors in Schenectady and Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany 7 p.m. Monday, March 9 on the MainStage at Proctors. This year’s announcement carried added significance as it launched the 100th anniversary season of Proctors, marking a century of arts, entertainment, and community... Read more » ... Read More
UPH hosts first-ever Master Class
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Girl Blue led an inspiring and interactive songwriting Master Class at Universal Preservation Hall designed especially for young musicians. Whether participants were composing their first song or already had a collection of lyrics waiting to come to life, the session took them deeper into the creative process of... Read more » ... Read More
Spamalot Broadway Master Class
The National Tour of “Spamalot” came to the MainStage at Proctors January 2026. Collaborative School of the Arts students had the opportunity to learn from one of the performers, Emille Renier, who is a swing and dance captain with the show. Emilie Renier (Swing/Dance Captain) Tours: COMPANY (1st Nat’l), Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast.... Read more » ... Read More
Designing the drama behind the scenes
The Collaborative Scene Shop craftsmanship that shaped the world of “Drag.” Last fall in Voorheesville, the team at the Collaborative Scene Shop had the privilege of collaborating on the feature film “Drag,” which will be making its thrilling world premiere this March at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas.... Read more » ... Read More