| Professional Performing Arts School PPAS | |
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| Address | |
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328 West 48th St. United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°45′42″N 73°59′19″W / 40.761536°N 73.988506°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public[1] |
| Established | 1990[1] |
| School district | 10036 |
| Principal | Leah Dyer[failed verification] |
| Teaching staff | 30 academic teachers[2][failed verification] |
| Grades | 6–12[3] |
| Enrollment | 485[3] |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Yearbook | 2009 |
| Website | http://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]
- ^ a b Official site
- ^ [1] Archived 2010-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "GoCityKids Professional Performing Arts School". Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
- ^ "Professional Performing Arts School". Professional Performing Arts School. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ "WDP @ PPAS". WATERWELL. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (March 15, 2024). "NYC's Professional Performing Arts School Is Fundraising to Save Waterwell Drama Program". Playbill. Retrieved April 24, 2024.