With just a few days to go until arranger, composer, producer, director, and musician extraordinaire Rob Mathes returns to The Purchase PAC to rock the house with his annual holiday concert, we caught up with him to chat about the [...]
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, [...]
Ever wonder what goes on behind the curtain during a live performance? In the new series Bringing Backstage Forward our Production Team invites you into their world, sharing insights and tricks of the trade via blog posts, videos, interviews, and [...]
Today on Meet The PAC Staff, we are featuring our Operations Manager Dan Sedgwick. He has some great stories. Name: Dan Sedgwick Position at the PAC: Operations Manager (previously Director of Operations, General Manager, Operations Director, Production Manager) Year you [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Floriana Frassetto, Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Mummenschanz, who at 69 years young still tours with the troupe, answered some questions for us about Mummenschanz and their newest work you & me. Read on to learn more... Q: Mummenschanz [...]
