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).
Our Rock Camp students spent two weeks at Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs to learn some of rock’s classics to prepare to perform in the Great Hall. With practical instruction from professionals, students are exposed to the elements of performing, arranging original music, forming a band, and much more.... Read more » ... Read More
Broadway Camp Jr. is back after a hiatus with some amazing students learning the ins and outs of creating a successful Broadway career. This one week of workshop and performance concentration is for students ages 12-14. Through this program, students are involved in workshops in acting, vocals and dance. At... Read more » ... Read More
Collaborative School of the Arts and Capital Repertory Theatre are excited to announce the 9th annual 2023 Young Playwright Contest winners. Contest winners have already received a public reading of their play in theREP’s 2023 Next Act! New Voices event. Next, these students will see their plays on stage during... Read more » ... Read More
The winners of Best Actress and Best Actor of our annual HSMTA go on to represent the Capital Region in The Jimmy Awards®/The National High School Musical Theatre Awards® (NHSMTA®). This program impacts more than 140,000 students who participate in high school musical theatre competitions sponsored by presenters of Touring... Read more » ... Read More
Logan Esposito from Voorheesville and Ashley Manocchi, Scotia-Glenville take top honors SCHENECTADY – The Collaborative School of the Arts presented this year’s winners of the High School Musical Theatre Awards, in partnership with The Broadway League, title sponsor Guilderland Music Academy and media sponsor Times Union, on May 13 at... Read more » ... Read More
Students from our Acting Academy have been working hard since October to put together this performance and this week it’s finally time for them to showcase “Shrek the Musical Jr.” Acting Academy is an after-school program with the Schenectady City School District for students in grades 6-8. The goal is... Read more » ... Read More
SCHENECTADY — An artist and choreographer with extensive stage and teaching experience and a lengthy history working with the Collaborative School of the Arts and Capital Repertory Theatre has joined the school as director of dance programming. Freddy Ramirez, an artistic associate at theREP who has worked with the school... Read more » ... Read More
Collaborative School of the Arts, a part of Proctors Collaborative, has just announced that frequent collaborator Freddy Ramirez has been appointed as the director of dance programming. Prior to joining Proctors Collaborative, Freddy performed on Broadway and toured the United States and Europe. He was also a member of In Forward Motion Dance Company. ... Read more » ... Read More
Former Collaborative School of the Arts intern returns as ‘Oz’ cast member ALBANY — A former Collaborative School of the Arts intern has returned to the region to perform in a Capital Repertory Theatre musical this holiday season. Ariana Andretta, an ensemble cast member in this holiday season’s “The Wizard... Read more » ... Read More
SCHENECTADY — Proctors Collaborative’s “12 Days of Giving” is back for another holiday season. Starting Monday, Dec. 12 and leading up through Christmas Day, you can enter on Facebook for a chance to win a prize. Each day a new question will be posted on Proctors Facebook page, and your... Read more » ... Read More