Creative Economy
Friday, August 23, 2024
Sensational hit comes to Schenectady to start season in sizzling fashion SCHENECTADY—Kicking off the 2024-2025 Proctors KeyBank Broadway Series is the sizzling musical “Some Like It Hot.” The first show of the season is always special— and what a patron of Proctors might not know, is the real reason why!... Read more » ... Read More
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Five-year sponsorship brings in Hope House, Rise to benefit communities SCHENECTADY—For over 15 years, the Ambassador Program at Proctors has been transforming people’s lives; helping those struggling with poverty and substance abuse issues to become warm, welcoming faces in downtown with a true sense of purpose. With a new $250,000... Read more » ... Read More
Friday, May 31, 2024
Broadway musical is teching, previewing production on MainStage SCHENECTADY—The Capital Region is in for the thrill of the century! “Back to the Future: The Musical,” the award-winning production, its making the nationwide tour preview on the MainStage at Proctors in Schenectady Thursday, June 6. In downtown, the gears have been... Read more » ... Read More
Friday, May 24, 2024
Proctors Collaborative hosts Arts Group conference SCHENECTADY— This past April, top finance officers from arts organizations around the country gathered at Proctors for a two-day conference to discuss challenges, opportunities and best practices facing the arts industry. With members from performing arts centers, symphonies and museums, the CFO Arts Group... Read more » ... Read More
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Arts organizations from the Capital Region, Catskills Region and Southern Tier set to benefit from casino funding opportunity SCHENECTADY —The Upstate Theater Coalition for a Fairgame is pleased to announce the fourth round of Fairgame Arts Grants, an invaluable funding opportunity for non-profit arts and cultural organizations in three New... Read more » ... Read More
Friday, February 3, 2023
SCHENECTADY — Proctors Collaborative is teaming up with other historic downtown theatres across Upstate New York to create Alive Downtowns! to encourage state lawmakers to support these historic theatres, each of which provide significant economic and cultural benefit to their communities and the state. As an affiliate of the Upstate... Read more » ... Read More
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Ten historic Upstate Performing Arts Centers, including Proctors, have come together through nearly two years of Covid-19 related trauma to seek the support of New York State to guarantee they can “keep the lights on.” These centers and theatres, located from Buffalo to Poughkeepsie, are the pulsing hearts of Upstate... Read more » ... Read More