2017 HSMTA video highlights
In May, Proctors hosted their first High School Musical Theatre Awards (HSMTA). The show celebrated Capital Region high school students and their achievements and hard work in musical theatre. Watch highlights from the show and check out our huge gallery of photos.
Life of Pi Puppeteer to Host Master Class
TOUSSAINT JEANLOUIS (Cook/Voice of Richard Parker/Richard Parker/Puppeteer, Ensemble, Fight Captain). Meredith Monk’s Indra’s Net (Chorus), Dr. Bernice Reagan Johnson and Toshi Reagan’s International Tour of Parable of the Sower: The Opera (Bankole/Richard Moss), based on the novel by Octavia E. Butler, Katori Hall’s Pulitzer Prize Winning Hot Wing King (Cordell), and SITI Company’s The Bacchae (King Pentheus). Saturday, Feb.... Read more » ... Read More
Recent coverage of Entertainment Tech program
Entertainment Tech program matches high school students with Broadway experts Area high school students interested in a career in theater have the opportunity to learn from Broadway production experts at Proctors while enrolled in the Capital Region BOCES Entertainment Technology program. The two-year program for high school juniors and seniors prepares... Read more » ... Read More
“MJ” Actress Hosts Dance Intensive Master Class
The musical “MJ,” based on the life and music of Michael Jackson as he prepares for a world tour, was on the MainStage at Proctors Dec. 3-8, 2024. Our Master Class students were lucky to have cast member Ui-Seng Francois (Swing) teach them a few moves from the show. Ui-Seng... Read more » ... Read More
Eisenhower Dance Detroit Teaches Workshop to Acting Academy Students
Eisenhower Dance Detroit (EDD) came to Acting Academy on Wednesday, Oct. 16, thanks to Union College’s Stephanie C. Davis Dance Residency. The Acting Academy students, who will be performing “Spongebob Squarepants: The Musical” in May, go to Proctors after school to put together a show in The Addy at Proctors... Read more » ... Read More
Some Like It Hot Actress Hosts Q&A With Students
Our Schenectady High School Musical Theatre at Proctors and Media Lab students were honored with a Q&A from National touring actress Ayla Allen from “Some Like It Hot.” Allen and the rest of the cast were on the MainStage at Proctors in Schenectady at the end of September after teching... Read more » ... Read More