Adapted by Matthew Spangler Based on the Novel by Khaled Hosseini Directed by Giles Croft (April 22) –THE KITE RUNNER, a play with music based on Khaled Hosseini’s internationally best-selling novel, will be on the MainStage at Proctors Wednesday, May 1- Thursday, May 2, 2024 for two performances. Tickets are on sale now through…
SCHENECTADY (April 19)-The spotlight shines bright on the exceptional talents of high school students at the annual High School Musical Theatre Awards on the MainStage at Proctors 7 p.m. May 4. Presented by the Daily Gazette and supporting sponsor Peregrine Engineering, this prestigious event celebrates the dedication, passion and creativity…
SLOC Musical Theater Announces Auditions for School of Rock Book by Julian Fellowes Lyrics by Glenn Slater New Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Director: Kayla Toney Music Director: Jonathan Granger Choreographer: Jillian Granger Producers: Rose Biggerstaff & Michaela Torres Stage Manager: Hollie L. Miller SLOC Musical Theater pledges to continue to advocate for…
The Schenectady Civic Players will be holding auditions for a July production of “Over the Tavern” by Tom Dudzick, directed by John Birchler, at 7:00 p.m. on May 21 and 23 at the Schenectady Civic Playhouse, 12. S. Church Street, Schenectady.  Rehearsals will begin the week of May 30 and take place three (or…
CHICAGO is BACK IN TOWN and is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, with one show-stopping song after another and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen. CHICAGO will be on the MainStage at Proctors April…
Following critically acclaimed, sold-out engagements in the UK, the reimagined 50th Anniversary tour of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR will come to Schenectady from April 5 to April 7. The 2017 Olivier awarding-winning production from Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre went on sale to the general public on Thursday, Nov. 9. Tickets are available through the…
by Jess Hoffman Until I saw Schenectady Civic Players’ current production, August: Osage County was my favorite play that I had never seen. That is to say, I had read the play and absolutely loved it, but I had never had the opportunity to see it produced. Although it won…
by Jess Hoffman Fun Home is a musical adaptation of the autobiography of Alison Bechdel. For those unfamiliar, Alison Bechdel is a well known lesbian comic artist and feminist, most well known for her long-running comic strip, Dykes to Watch Out For and for bringing “The Bechdel Test” into feminist…
