Students learn about the stage

On Sept. 28, co-founder of the Cohoes Music Hall Tony Rivera spoke to students at the Page Avenue School.

Rivera taught the students about the theater—all of the roles that go into preparing and presenting a production, including light and sound technicians, costume designers, set builders, musicians, actors and other jobs.

"Don't feel like you have to be a performer to be in theater," Rivera told the students, encouraging them to think about what they are good at, and then consider how it might relate to the theater if being in a performing arts setting is something they'd like to pursue.