Author: Jessica Sims
SCHENECTADY, NY (April 21) – The Collaborative School of the Arts is thrilled to announce the 9th annual High School Musical Theatre Awards nominees, celebrating outstanding student achievement in high school musical theatre across the Capital Region. This year’s nominees represent the immense talent, passion, and creativity of local high school... Read more » ... Read More
Shai: Good afternoon, Capital Region! I’m Shai Davenport from the Collaborative School of the Arts, and I am thrilled to announce the 2025 High School Musical Theatre Awards nominees! This incredible event, celebrating the best in high school musical theatre across our region, will take place on May 10 on... Read more » ... Read More
SEAN CASEY FLANAGAN (Swing). Sean Casey Flanagan originally hails from Los Angeles and is ecstatic to join this hilarious show! Off-Broadway: Blood On My Mother’s Apron; National Tour: The Book of Mormon, Million Dollar Quartet; Regional: Newsies (WPPAC), (Director) The Wind In the Willows (Peterborough), New Media: “Unboxing” (Cincinnati Fringe),... Read more » ... Read More
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
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
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 (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
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
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
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