Introducing Culture Picks, our new weekly feature. The arts are coming back, with a vengeance! There is so much to take in, both live and virtual, and PAC staff member Coni Guhl is here to help you sort through it [...]
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, [...]
Spring is in the air! It is always such an optimistic time, a season of renewal. This year even more than most we feel that energy and are looking ahead with a sense of optimism and of hope. At The [...]
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 [...]
Exuding energy and inspiration, Purchase College Conservatory of Dance Director Nelly van Bommel has heart of gold and an undying dedication to her work. Guest blogger Lilia Ambler recently chatted with van Bommel about her background, her work, and her [...]
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, [...]
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 by Interim Managing Director Christy Havard Some months ago, The PAC started a project we called “Bringing Backstage Forward.” The idea was to have the production staff create content that would let our audiences get a glimpse of [...]
It is with profound sadness that we write this post today, to share our thoughts and remembrances of longtime PAC staff member Dan Sedgwick. Dan passed away on Friday, January 1. He worked at The PAC for more than 30 [...]
