Seagle Music Colony is the premier opera and musical theatre producing organization in the Adirondack region of upstate New York.  A dual-mission organization, SMC is also the oldest and one of the most distinguished summer vocal training programs in the U.S.  Each summer, SMC selects 32 of the most talented young vocalists from across the country, via a rigorous audition and application process, to participate in its 9-week residential program.  As part of their training by a professional staff, they produce six fully realized productions of opera and musical theatre to a regional ticket buying audience from late June to mid August each summer.  Primary performances take place in the 175-seat Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, named after the founder of the organization.  Oscar Seagle was a renowned singer and teacher who founded the Colony in 1915.  It has been in continuous operating since that time, stewarded by Oscar's son John Seagle and the Seagle family for much of its history.  Now managed by a professional administration and overseen by an active Board of Directors, SMC has experienced tremedous growth in the past two decades.  At least two performances each summer sason also tour to audiences across the region.  Some touring locations include:  Lake Placid, Ticonderoga, Bolton Landing, Glens Falls, and Blue Mountain Lake.

SMC's primary performance space, the Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, has 175 fixed theatre style seats.  SMC also performs in the Schroon Lake Boathouse Theatre on the shores of Schroon Lake with a capacity of 180 in folding chairs, and the Schroon Lake Central School auditorium with a capacity of 350 fixed theatre style seats.

Each SMC mainstage season consists of two fully staged operas and two fully staged musical theatre pieces.  Operas are sung in the original languages with projected English supertitles and accompanied by two pianos.  A children's opera and small musical revue or musical theatre production are also presented in alternate venues and on tour across the region.  Additional regular events include a season opening concert, fundraising gala and regularly scheduled concerts of sacred choral and solo vocal music.

The Seagle Music Colony campus sits on around 20 wooded acres just southwest of the town of Schroon Lake.  The charming town of Schroon Lake boasts an inviting Main Street filled with restaurants, shops and other buisinesses and a beautifully maintained town park including a large town beach touted as one of the best in the Adirondacks. 

Seagle Music Colony, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization overseen by a Board of Directors of 25.  The program is administered by two year round directors and the summer music, theatre and support staff consists of 25 persons.

www.seaglecolony.org for information about Seagle Music Colony and its current season.

www.schroonlakechamber.com for information about Schroon Lake.

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