What's in a name?

Jim: ...Being different is nothing to be ashamed of. Because other people aren't such wonderful people. They're one hundred times one thousand. You're one times one! They walk all over the earth. You just stay here. They're as common as - weeds, but - you, well you're - Blue Roses!

from The Glass Menagerie,by Tennessee Williams

On October 21, 1998, the Blue Roses Theatre Company made its official debut with a performance of Williams' lyrical masterpiece The Glass Menagerie. As part of the Schenectady City School District's John Sayles School of Fine Arts, the BRTC continuously strives to present something unique and beautiful to its audiences in Schenectady's schools and the surrounding region as well. At the core of its mission lies the belief that students learn best while working side by side with artists of varied backgrounds and levels of experience. For this reason, Blue Roses incorporates the collaborative efforts of student and adult artists, from both within the school district and the regional artistic community at large, in every production it takes on. Accomplished performers, designers and technicians, often bringing years of professional credits with them, work with our students on every show. We at the Blue Roses Theatre Company hope to continue bringing something worthwhile, pleasing and perhaps just a bit out of the ordinary to theatre audiences in our community.