Proctors Theatre

Schenectady, NY

Designed by renowned theater architect Thomas Lamb, Proctors Theatre opened in 1926 as a grand vaudeville and movie palace. Today, the historic landmark remains a vibrant performing arts venue, hosting Broadway productions, concerts, films, and other live entertainment.

For nearly two decades, EverGreene Architectural Arts has contributed to successive restoration campaigns to preserve the theater’s richly ornamented interiors. Work throughout the auditorium, mezzanine, and lobby has included the conservation and restoration of decorative painting, ornamental plaster, scagliola, and gilded finishes.

During earlier phases, EverGreene artisans regilded auditorium capitals, replicated missing sections of decorative rail molding, repaired fractured scagliola in the mezzanine, and refinished historic wooden handrails. The most recent restoration campaign focused on conserving ornamental plaster and decorative finishes in the main stage auditorium and lobby, refinishing the balcony fascia to harmonize with existing ornamentation, and restoring historic scagliola and gilded details.

Together, these efforts have helped preserve the architectural character and decorative artistry of this celebrated theater while supporting its continued use as a premier performing arts destination.