Author: Jessica Sims
Members of Capital Repertory Theatre and Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate New York, among other theatre professionals, celebrated local companies at the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association Awards on Monday, Nov. 13 at the Zion Lutheran Church. The ceremony was hosted by BTCA president J. Peter Bergman and Macey Levin. According... Read more » ... Read More
theREP is thrilled to share that Petronia Paley, our director for the World Premiere of “Three Mothers,”is being honored with an Audelco Lifetime Achievement Award! The AUDELCO (Audience Development Committee, Inc.) is an organization that acknowledges and honors Black Theatre and its artists in New York City. Established and incorporated in 1973... Read more » ... Read More
ALBANY (Nov. 7) –Single tickets for “Sweat” by Lynn Nottage and the world premiere of “Three Mothers” by Ajene D. Washington will be on sale for theREP Thursday, Nov. 9. Tickets will be available through the Box Office at Proctors in-person, via phone at (518) 346-6204 Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.... Read more » ... Read More
SCHENECTADY (Oct. 31) – The Collaborative School of the Arts has announced that they’ve hired Kevin McGuire as the new Director of Theatrical Programming. McGuire has served as an associate artist and has frequently been on stage at Capital Repertory Theatre, which is also a part of Proctors Collaborative. Recently,... Read more » ... Read More
ALBANY (Oct. 25) – The first-ever, marathon public reading of the full novel of “Ironweed” by Albany’s native son, William Kennedy, which won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction and put the author’s hometown on the literary map, will begin at noon and continue through 8 p.m. on Wednesday, November 1... Read more » ... Read More
Photo by Robert Gertler. Albany, NY (Oct. 18) – The Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY (BTTUNY) is excited to announce its upcoming and first production of the 2023-2024 season, “Skeleton Crew” by Dominique Morisseau, directed by Hettie Barnhill. Performances will be in the Lauren and Harold Iselin Performing Arts... Read more » ... Read More
We just concluded our two-week BroadwayTECH career orientation program with the crew from COMPANY the Broadway National Tour. COMPANY was teching on the MainStage before its Broadway National Tour debut. Before a Broadway show debuts on tour, it has to build the set and coordinate the lights and sound. Proctors... Read more » ... Read More
ALBANY (Sept. 8) – Capital Repertory Theatre opens its 2023/24 season with “What the Constitution Means to Me,” Heidi Schreck’s personal and timely exploration of how the U.S. Constitution shaped her life and the women around her. “What the Constitution Means to Me” begins previews at theREP Friday, Sept. 15,... Read more » ... Read More
As a community-based symphony orchestra, the Schenectady-Saratoga Symphony Orchestra consists of both paid and volunteer musicians. Individuals who wish to become a paid member or paid substitute must successfully pass an audition. We hold blind annual auditions for open seats and/or placement on the substitute list. This season’s auditions will... Read more » ... Read More