What does The Purchase PAC do other than present world-class performing arts? Plenty! In this new feature that we are calling Community Partner Stories you will get to know some of the extraordinary individuals and organizations in our community - [...]
Max Eidinoff is a classical composer at the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College who plays piano and guitar. He has been a student of Laura Kaminsky and Gregory Spears; he composes as well as performs premieres in the Purchase [...]
Did you know that our upper lobby is also used as a gallery space? The PAC Lobby Gallery features a rotating display of photographs, prints, and drawings by students from the six core disciplines (Graphic Design, Painting & Drawing, Photography, [...]
Theater is a magical place full of wonder and mystery – and superstitions. Some of these have been around for centuries, and are taken very seriously backstage. Here are just a few… Break a Leg! This is one of the [...]
On April 17, 2020, fifty artists, presenters, and agents gathered for our first Coffee Hour Conversation, an informal virtual chat about the challenges and opportunities facing the performing arts industry during these complicated times. The conversation, titled Keep the Arts [...]
Today on Meet The PAC Staff we introduce you to our (Interim) House Operations Director, Janice Kahl. Name: Janice Kahl Position at the PAC: Interim House Operations Director Year you started working at The PAC: 2007 Alma Mater/College major: Proud [...]
Welcome to the newest feature on our Behind the Scenes Blog... Meet The PAC Staff. Each week, we'll be introducing you to one of our staff members, so you can get to know the people who make it all happen. [...]
On Friday, March 6, 2020, we presented what turned out to be our last show of the 2019-2020 season. It Gets Better was unique in that it was more than just a performance. It comprised a week of workshops, conversations, [...]
Christina Gelsone, creator and performer of Air Play, took some time out of her busy schedule (via email, from hot, wet, monsoon season in Singapore!) to answer a few questions about this circus-meets-science performance that is heading to The Purchase [...]
Backstage with Christy Havard, Director of Production As we all know dressing rooms are for actors, dancers, and all other artists to change into their costumes, study their lines, shower, rest and relax between scenes or pieces. Well, I thought [...]
