Theatrical Company ‘All Abilities Production,’ Offers Inclusive Programs At Aviation Mall

Owner Of Kingpin’s Alley Family Fun Center Named Proprietor Of Year By National Group

All Abilities Productions, an all-inclusive theatrical company, is a new business across from Peter Harris in Aviation Mall, Queensbury.

All Abilities Productions works with other nonprofit organizations to provide educational programs, such as all-inclusive dance programs, playwriting classes, improv acting classes, art therapy and more.

The company will also offer concerts and theatrical productions for people to showcase their talents.

Andy O’Rourke, owner of All Abilities Productions, said he started the company so that people like himself would have the opportunity to do something they enjoy without restrictions. O’Rourke had a stroke in-utero and was born with cerebral palsy.

He found his passion for theater and the creative arts while in high school. As he pursued his passion after high school, he found that the theatrical arts in this area were not typically all-inclusive, he said. That propelled him to create All Abilities Productions in 2022.

All Abilities Productions was created to foster growth for people of all abilities on stage and off stage. The company’s motto states, “where inclusivity and creativity meet.” Its mission is to form a community that includes and accepts people from all walks of life regardless of disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, and age.

“We are very excited to work with Andy and his team as they bring this all-inclusive theatrical company to Aviation Mall,” said James Griffith, general manager of Aviation Mall. “We are confident they will be extremely successful and supported by our community.”

There was a ribbon cutting event on June 3. In addition to prize drawings and refreshments, various community organizations presented informational displays outlining their services, including Southern Adirondack Independent Living (SAIL), the Warren County Office for the Aging, Maria College’s Occupational Therapy Department and Off The Track Occupational Therapy.

For more information, contact O’Rourke at andy@allabilitiesny.org or Carol Durant at carol@allabilitiesny.org.

The Bowling Proprietors Association of America (BPAA) has named Doug Bohannon of Queensbury its 2023 National Proprietor of the Year.

Bohannon, along with his wife Alison, own Kingpin’s Alley Family Fun Center in South Glens Falls along with Kingpin’s Alley in Latham.

Bohannon is a native of Glens Falls and is a 1985 graduate of Glens Falls High School. He has been in the bowling business for the past 25 years.

In 2013 Doug and Alison purchased their first bowling center in South Glens Falls. Over the past 10 years, the center has been transformed from a traditional bowling alley into a modern family fun center.

Bohannon credits his success primarily to his previous employer, Bowl New England, from which both of his centers were purchased.

“Having worked for one of the industry leaders for 13 years prepared me for what owning my own center would be like”, Bohannon said. “The knowledge and insight that I gained during my time with

Bowl New England has been invaluable in growing a successful business.”

Bohannon is no stranger to award recognition as his South Glens Falls business was awarded the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year in 2018. Also, in 2018 he was named the New York State Bowling Proprietor of the Year.

During his tenure with Bowl New England he won the 2011 Employee Of The Year, selected from within a company of 700-plus employees. Bohannon is an accomplished bowler as well. He is a member of the Adirondack USBC Hall Of Fame.

He serves on a number of bowling related boards, including the national BPAA board of directors, the New York State USBC board of directors and the Adirondack USBC board of directors. Bohannon will be presented his award by the BPAA at Bowl Expo on June 27 at the Rosen Center in Orlando, Fla.