Professional Performing Arts School

Professional Performing Arts School
PPAS
Address
Map
328 West 48th St.

Manhattan, New York City

United States
Coordinates40°45′42″N 73°59′19″W / 40.761536°N 73.988506°W / 40.761536; -73.988506
Information
TypePublic[1]
Established1990[1]
School district10036
PrincipalLeah Dyer[failed verification]
Teaching staff30 academic teachers[2][failed verification]
Grades6–12[3]
Enrollment485[3]
Campus typeUrban
Yearbook2009
Websitehttp://www.ppasnyc.org/

The Professional Performing Arts School, colloquially known as PPAS, is a public middle and high school specializing in the performing arts, located in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.

PPAS maintains professional partnerships with several nearby organizations, including the Juilliard School, School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.[4]

Since 2010, the Waterwell Drama Program (WDP), which was co-founded in 2002 by actor Arian Moayed, has spearheaded PPAS' drama department.[5][6]

History

PPAS was created in 1990 to meet the needs of two groups of students: those who wanted to pursue professional work in the arts as they earned a junior/senior high school diploma, and those who wanted to study the arts as an avocation.[7]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b Official site
  2. ^ [1] Archived 2010-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "GoCityKids Professional Performing Arts School". Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  4. ^ "Professional Performing Arts School". Professional Performing Arts School. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "WDP @ PPAS". WATERWELL. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  6. ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (March 15, 2024). "NYC's Professional Performing Arts School Is Fundraising to Save Waterwell Drama Program". Playbill. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "Second Grade". Archived from the original on April 20, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2009.