The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College is more than just a building with four stages, more than just a place for professional artists to perform and move on to their next gig. It is a creative hub, an artistic learning [...]
Bruce Springsteen called Rob Mathes his “secret weapon,” thanks to his contributions to Springsteen’s latest album Only the Strong Survive. Vanessa Williams lovingly refers to him as “Mr. Christmas,” as the two have collaborated on several holiday Christmas albums. Sting [...]
The Facilities Rentals page of our website proudly proclaims: “There is no better place for tech.” Most of us have heard the expression “tech rehearsal” or “the show is in tech,” but what exactly does this mean? Christy Havard, [...]
(February 2022) Speaking at the opening plenary of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters conference recently, Ben Cameron, President of the Jerome Foundation, said that “the lasting impact of the last 22 months may not lie solely in our artistic [...]
Dr. Roland J. Henderson, a longtime member of The Performing Arts Center’s dedicated volunteer task force known as The Prompters, passed away recently after a short illness. A great supporter of our Education and Engagement work, Dr. Henderson brought [...]
With fall just around the corner, we know that you are anxiously awaiting news about our plans. When will The Purchase PAC reopen? Will there be a 2021-2022 season? In a sense, we have been open since late August of [...]
The PAC has a long tradition of supporting their School-Time Performance Series with in-school residency work that places independent teaching artists in classrooms to provide arts-based, integrated lesson plans for elementary and middle school children. Similarly, Janis Astor del Valle, [...]
If you have been in our lobby, you know that the approach to the theaters from the main entrance is along a rather wide, slightly sloped corridor. This area is flanked on either side by three large panels, each 14 [...]
COVID-19 tests are a necessary part of life these days, but, let’s face it, they are no fun. Since early 2021 The PAC Lobby has been hosting Purchase College’s COVID-19 Testing Center. The PAC’s Front of House staff have put [...]
Exactly one year ago this past Saturday, on March 6, 2020, the curtain in the PepsiCo Theatre rose for what would turn out to be the final performance of our 2019-2020 season. Do you remember? It Gets Better used song, [...]
