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).
SCHENECTADY—Proctors Collaborative is a new brand, embracing Proctors, Capital Repertory Theatre and Universal Preservation Hall, as well as subsidiaries like the School of the Performing Arts at Proctors, Marquee Power and Open Stage Media. “Proctors Collaborative,” says Jim Murphy, Proctors director of marketing and corporate relations, “asserts the regional pursuit... Read more » ... Read More
SCHENECTADY—Proctors recently completed a 15-month project to rebuild and expand its websites. “There were a number of challenges,” said Jim Murphy, the organization’s director of marketing and corporate sales. “We had three venue sites built by three different parties on two different architectures; we had yet another website for Open... Read more » ... Read More
What was the first show you saw at Proctors? Were there dancing newsboys or Elizabethans with writer’s block? Whatever the plot, Proctors brings new Broadway shows to Schenectady each year. What you may not know is that some of these shows started their national tours here. A national tour can’t... Read more » ... Read More
SCHENECTADY—The School of the Performing Arts at Proctors is busy, busy, busy as summer progresses. In the spring, through Theatre Tech, students prepped a new show, Young Dr. Jekyll, for its planned off-Broadway production; in June, the School of the Performing Arts sent two students from the High School Musical... Read more » ... Read More
Toss the Boss at The Landing Hotel at Rivers Casino & Resort, Saturday, Sept. 1 SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—JULY 2, 2018—“Take a flying leap!” “Go jump off a cliff!” “If I told you to jump off a bridge, would you!?” It’s time to finally take up friends, siblings and parents on those... Read more » ... Read More
Professional company builds show in Schenectady Young Dr. Jekyll is the first professional show to tech in our brand new theatre in The Addy. They built a set, designed light, worked sound and workshopped the script before taking the show back to New York City. Our TheatreTECH students worked alongside... Read more » ... Read More
We’re so proud of the incredibly talented students who made the 2018 High School Musical Theatre Awards at Proctors an incredible night. The High School Musical Theatre Award winners Annabelle Duffy and Brandon Sarti have spend the last week working with Broadway professionals in the experience of a lifetime. They’re... Read more » ... Read More
SCHENECTADY—Today, winners were announced for the second annual High School Musical Theatre Awards at Proctors. Proctors CEO Philip Morris and Times Union Senior Writer Steve Barnes presided over an entertainment-filled Saturday evening ceremony, which featured representatives from 23 participating schools (up from 16 in 2017). The program, presented by the... Read more » ... Read More
SCHENECTADY—At a morning press event today, Proctors and The Times Union revealed nominees for the 2018 High School Musical Theatre Awards at Proctors. Proctors CEO Philip Morris and Times Union Editor Rex Smith were joined by Proctors Creative Workforce Manager Grace Janiszewski, 2017 High School Musical Theatre Awards at Proctors... Read more » ... Read More