TheatreTalk - Collaborative School of the Arts

Giving Patrons the Behind-the-Scenes Experience!

Jack Aernecke, right, interviews Cabaret cast members from left Scott Robertson as Herr Schultz, Alison Ewing as Fraülein Kost and Jon Peterson as Emcee during TheatreTalk in GE Theatre at Proctors in Schenectady Thursday, May 11, 2017. The Henry Schaffer TheatreTalk series offers pre- or post-performance arts discussions are an opprotunity for audience members to engage with artists in a more intimate setting.

Cabaret cast members from left Scott Robertson as Herr Schultz, Alison Ewing as Fraülein Kost and Jon Peterson as Emcee joke as they answer questions from the audience during TheatreTalk in GE Theatre at Proctors in Schenectady Thursday, May 11, 2017.

Jack Aernecke interviews Cabaret cast members from left Scott Robertson as Herr Schultz, Alison Ewing as Fraülein Kost and Jon Peterson as Emcee during TheatreTalk in GE Theatre at Proctors in Schenectady Thursday, May 11, 2017. The Henry Schaffer TheatreTalk series offers pre- or post-performance arts discussions are an opprotunity for audience members to engage with artists in a more intimate setting.

Cabaret cast member Jon Peterson, who plays Emcee, answers a queation from an audience member during TheatreTalk in GE Theatre at Proctors in Schenectady Thursday, May 11, 2017.

Cabaret cast member Scott Robertson, left, taks with audience members after TheatreTalk in GE Theatre at Proctors in Schenectady Thursday, May 11, 2017.

Cabaret cast members Scott Robertson as Herr Schultz, left, and Alison Ewing as Fraülein Kost, answer an audience question during TheatreTalk in GE Theatre at Proctors in Schenectady Thursday, May 11, 2017.

Audience members engage with members of the cast of Cabaret during TheatreTalk, a conversation with artists, in GE Theatre at Proctors Thursday, May 11, 2017.

Jon Peterson, center, who plays Emcee in Cabaret, greets members of the audience after TheatreTalk in GE Theatre at Proctors in Schenectady Thursday, May 11, 2017.

Cabaret cast member Scott Robertson, who plays Herr Schultz, answers a queation from an audience member during TheatreTalk in GE Theatre at Proctors in Schenectady Thursday, May 11, 2017.

The Henry Schaffer TheatreTalk series

We are pleased to announce the return of the Henry Schaffer TheatreTalk Series at Proctors! These interactive events offer guests exclusive Q&A discussions with cast, crew and industry professionals. TheatreTalks are free with your ticket. For this season, all talks will follow the Thursday matinee performance at approximately 4 p.m. in the GE Theatre, unless specified otherwise. Dates, times and locations subject to change.

For more information, email school@proctors.org.

Aladdin
October 20, 2022

Pretty Woman
November 10, 2022

Hairspray
December 8, 2022

Hadestown
March 2, 2023 – Key Hall

Tootsie
April 13, 2023

Jagged Little Pill
May 4, 2023

Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations
May 25, 2023

The Lion King
August 10, 2023

Henry Schaffer TheatreTalks take place in the GE Theatre at Proctors immediately following the Thursday matinee show unless otherwise noted.
Talks are named in honor of a gift from the H. Schaffer Foundation.

Sunny Stall, President of the H. Schaffer Foundation, “The Foundation is proud to be one of many community supporters of Proctors Theatre from the inception of the renovation and building programs to its current status as a leader in the ‘world of the arts’ of the Tri-Cities and as a cultural center of excellence. We are very pleased to be able to support the exciting expansion and theater activities at Proctors and to be a patron to this special program, TheatreTalks.”

TheatreTalk Series

Giving Patrons the Behind-the-Scenes Experience!

The Henry Schaffer TheatreTalk series

Dear patrons:

As you know, public events at Proctors, UPH and theREP are postponed until further notice due to state and federal restrictions on public gatherings.

Our box office is available at (518) 346-6204 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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