Thursday, October 26, 2023
SCHENECTADY (Oct. 31) – The Collaborative School of the Arts has announced that they’ve hired Kevin McGuire as the new Director of Theatrical Programming. McGuire has served as an associate artist and has frequently been on stage at Capital Repertory Theatre, which is also a part of Proctors Collaborative. Recently,... Read more » ... Read More
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
ALBANY (Oct. 25) – The first-ever, marathon public reading of the full novel of “Ironweed” by Albany’s native son, William Kennedy, which won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction and put the author’s hometown on the literary map, will begin at noon and continue through 8 p.m. on Wednesday, November 1... Read more » ... Read More
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Halloween weekend rave coming to Saratoga SARATOGA SPRINGS — The moment Shane Stiel walked into the nearly 150-year-old historic church located in downtown Saratoga Springs he knew. He knew he wanted to host the first-ever electronic dance concert at Universal Preservation Hall. Stiel, the creative vision behind “Midnight Mass: The... Read more » ... Read More
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Collaborative staff serve appreciation. SCHENECTADY– More than 400 of Proctors Collaborative’s volunteers came together to celebrate all their contributions to the organization on Oct. 18. “From my first day it was clear that our volunteers not only run the place but are our best ambassadors! We could not succeed without... Read more » ... Read More
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Photo by Robert Gertler. Albany, NY (Oct. 18) – The Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY (BTTUNY) is excited to announce its upcoming and first production of the 2023-2024 season, “Skeleton Crew” by Dominique Morisseau, directed by Hettie Barnhill. Performances will be in the Lauren and Harold Iselin Performing Arts... Read more » ... Read More
Thursday, October 19, 2023
‘Global sensibility’ reflected through UPH, Proctors performances The Passport Series will transport you to places all over the world from your seats at Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs or Proctors in Schenectady Share in this experience as the series explores sounds from Mali, Portugal, the Middle East and the... Read more » ... Read More
Friday, October 13, 2023
We just concluded our two-week BroadwayTECH career orientation program with the crew from COMPANY the Broadway National Tour. COMPANY was teching on the MainStage before its Broadway National Tour debut. Before a Broadway show debuts on tour, it has to build the set and coordinate the lights and sound. Proctors... Read more » ... Read More
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
SCHENECTADY—When you see “COMPANY” on the MainStage at Proctors the transitions will be seamless, the actors will be dressed to the nines and the lighting and sound will be just right. That’s because the production crew has been in the electric city for weeks “teching” before the show opened Sunday,... Read more » ... Read More