To experience something real is to expect the unexpected — a musical phrase that ignites your imagination, a dance piece that offers a fresh perspective, an encounter with an old friend in the lobby. At The Purchase PAC, a myriad [...]
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra has been a regular and beloved presence on our stages for decades. They return to The Purchase PAC on January 22, 2023 with Change the Frame, a program of works by Mussorgsky, Prokofiev, and Hanna Benn, featuring [...]
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, Director [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
A post by PAC Production Coordinator Bennett Marrow I was talking to a friend who had seen some of my writings in this space, one on Ghost Light and another about working on wardrobe crews. She asked if I would [...]
A post from Seth Soloway, Director of The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College Today is August 31, the first day of classes at Purchase College. So I’m here, watching us get underway and supervising. And I’ve watched Christy Havard, Director [...]
For a number of years now, The Performing Arts Center has watched with admiration as the wonderful work of Dr. Evelyn Collins and her extraordinarily talented students and staff have developed a powerful program of performing and visual arts teaching, [...]
From the Jim Crow era to the modern-day Black Lives Matter movement, black creators have used their art to discuss topics like racial inequality and white privilege, as well as celebrate Black communities and experiences. Since Asadata Dafora first brought [...]
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 [...]
