Tag: Schenectady
Students from 16 schools around the Capital Region began preparation for the High School Musical Theatre Awards, HSMTA, at Proctors this week. Musical Director Peter Darling wasted no time with the group — working and re-working vocals for the opening and closing numbers of the show. Choreographer Gregory Theodore Marsh picked... Read more » ... Read More
The Proctors Broadway Master Class Series offers the exclusive opportunity for professional–level training for career development. Broadway professionals lead classes to train students ages 14 to 21 in musical theatre performance, dance audition technique and more. Laura Sheehy, who played Frenchie and The Gorilla in Cabaret, taught students a dance... Read more » ... Read More
Jack Aernecke asks questions and guides the conversation during TheatreTalk, but he doesn’t consider himself the host. “I call it verbal traffic cop,” Aernecke said. He’s directed traffic between cast and audience members at Proctors for the last seven or eight years. But the program has been in existence since... Read more » ... Read More
Proctors announces finalists for inaugural awards show Proctors announced finalists for our first annual High School Musical Theatre Awards on May 1. In attendance, were high school students from Ballston Spa, Niskayuna, Schoharie and Voorheesville. Times Union Editor in Chief, Rex Smith, and Proctors CEO, Philip Morris, were on hand to announce nominees.... Read more » ... Read More
Six school participate in day-long workshops Proctors was filled April 11 with the hustle and bustle of students from six Capital Region area High Schools who were participating in our High School Theatre Festival. Students participated in a full-day event offering opportunities to strengthen, promote, and share artistic skills within an... Read more » ... Read More