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. 22, Toussaint Jeanlouis joined the students of the Collaborative School of the Arts for a workshop on how to express movement on stage. Jeanlouis is a puppeteer who controls the life-size tiger puppet Richard Parker in “Life of Pi” (on the MainStage Feb. 18-23).
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
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
Summer Stage Young Acting Company Presents ‘She Kills Monsters’
Become a member of the Summer Stage Young Acting Company to explore the fundamentals of theatre. Students will dive into character development, movement and breathe life into their roles. Students will get a headshot for future auditions and a performance for family and friends right there at theREP! Ogres, monsters,... Read more » ... Read More
Reel Adventures Returns to Proctors: A Cinematic Experience Awaits!
Go from script to screen and everything in between with Reel Adventures. This introductory filmmaking program empowers students to translate their creative visions onto film. As young filmmakers, students will acquire the experience of how to direct, act on the screen, produce, edit, shoot and engage in all the behind-the-scenes... Read more » ... Read More
Broadway Camp Continues TRADITION with “Fiddler on the Roof” for 2024
Our Broadway Camp students dazzled on the MainStage at Proctors with their production of “Fiddler on the Roof.” Broadway Camp provides an environment where aspiring performers, stage managers and technicians learn the true meaning of Broadway while working as an ensemble to produce a full-scale musical. Each summer, students participate... Read more » ... Read More