Category: Proctors
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Jack Aernecke asks questions and guides the conversation during TheatreTalk, but he doesn’t consider himself the host. “I call it verbal traffic cop,” Aernecke said. He’s directed traffic between cast and audience members at Proctors for the last seven or eight years. But the program has been in existence since... Read more » ... Read More
Cabaret cast and crew took over the Proctors stage. Cabaret came to Proctors as part of their 50th anniversary season in May. Production stage manager John Atherlay answered questions about the setup as crew members prepared the stage for opening night. Go behind the scenes and hear what some of... Read more » ... Read More
The actors from Cabaret made time for a brief press tour between shows. Cabaret’s Ben Eakeley and Jon Peterson made the rounds talking about the production with local press. Peterson swapped stories with Tamani Wooley on “Weekend Buzz”, Eakeley and Peterson took a deep dive look at the show with... Read more » ... Read More
Casting announced for national tour; stops April 4-9, 2017 at Proctors THE SOUND OF MUSICMusic by RICHARD RODGERSLyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN IIBook by HOWARD LINDSAY and RUSSEL CROUSESuggested by The Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta TrappDirected by JACK O’BRIEN The lavish new national touring production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC,... Read more » ... Read More
Classic soul is back at Proctors, Sunday, March 26! Two quintessential Motown vocal groups, both members of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, come to Proctors on one bill, 8 p.m. Sunday, March 26, 2017. The Temptations and The Four Tops helped to define the sound of 60s soul... Read more » ... Read More
Arrangement was result of Fair Game coalition efforts Proctors has been bringing big-name talent to Schenectady for decades. But in terms of sheer numbers, its programming department may now be responsible for booking more local artists – Top 40 and rock bands, DJs, and jazz groups – than those with national... Read more » ... Read More
Proctors – as both an entertainment venue and historic theatre – is obviously a tourism destination in the Capital Region. But there was a period when it was also an official tourism agent for the region. The role lasted exactly four years. It began when Schenectady dedicated a new Heritage... Read more » ... Read More
The public tour—which also marks the 90th anniversary of the downtown landmark—begins at 10 a.m. Sunday, March 19. It will include the full history of the legendary venue at 432 State Street, Schenectady, from its opening in 1926 to its current glory as the epicenter of Capital Region performing arts... Read more » ... Read More
Proctors, on State Street, opened noon, Dec. 27, 1926, the jewel in the crown of a chain of over 50 theatres owned by vaudeville pioneer F. F. Proctor. In the intervening years, the city and Proctors have seen many changes, highs and lows. Currently, both are as healthy and robust... Read more » ... Read More