Category: Collaborative School of the Arts
Posts that in any way mention or have to do with the Collaborative School of the Arts or the previous iteration, School of the Performing Arts (SOPA).
A unique summer education acting program for Capital Region teens. Students in the Summer Stage Young Acting Company don’t just learn lines and rehearse scenes. They’re part of a collaboration with winners of the Young Playwright Contest. Each summer, Summer Stage actors breathe life into characters created by their peers. ... Read more » ... Read More
Winning entries from the Young Playwright Contest performed by Summer Stage Young Acting Company ALBANY, NY—AUG. 1, 2017—Six winning entries in Capital Repertory Theatre’s third annual Young Playwright Contest will receive world premieres at the downtown playhouse, Aug. 10–13. Each 10-minute piece—further developed in exclusive mentoring workshops with The God Game playwright Suzanne Bradbeer—is professionally produced,... Read more » ... Read More
In May, Proctors hosted their first High School Musical Theatre Awards (HSMTA). The show celebrated Capital Region high school students and their achievements and hard work in musical theatre. Proctors High School Musical Theatre Award winners Patrick Shannon and Jaynie Parmenter spent a week in New York City rehearsing for... Read more » ... Read More
Students from all over the Capital Region came together for the first High School Musical Theatre Awards at Proctors. They had less than a week to learn music, lyrics and choreography for the shows big numbers and medleys. Watch what it was like for these students to be part of the... Read more » ... Read More
Proctors announced finalists for our first annual High School Musical Theatre Awards on May 1. In attendance, were high school students from Ballston Spa, Niskayuna, Schoharie and Voorheesville. Times Union Editor in Chief, Rex Smith, and Proctors CEO, Philip Morris, were on hand to announce nominees. It was an exciting day under... Read more » ... Read More
’17 production is story of a young prince Join the students of Broadway Camp as the 2017 summer program culminates in the production of Pippin. Pippin tells the story of a young prince who longs to find adventure, true happiness and fulfilment in his life. Will Pippin find that happiness in extraordinary endeavours or ordinary... Read more » ... Read More
Aiming, literally, for the stars Schenectady students, only h.s. team in int’l space competition, built robot at Proctors The education wing at Proctors—along with a bevy of regional partners—supported The Retrievers, a group of Schenectady High School science students in their goal of developing usable technology for the planned 2020... Read more » ... Read More
NEXT ACT! New Play Summit 5, a joint venture between Capital Repertory Theatre and Proctors, will feature readings of two contest winning works and a new musical, as well as a Second Look at a piece from 2014’s First 15 event. Celebrating its fifth anniversary, NEXT ACT! has become a... Read more » ... Read More
The School of Performing Arts at Proctors and The Times Union today announced, in association with the Broadway League, a partnership to present the inaugural High School Musical Theatre Awards for the Capital Region, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 20. Fashioned after Broadway’s Tony Awards®, the ceremony, to be held at... Read more » ... Read More