Texas Performing Arts

I have worked in the ticket office for many years now. I started out as a work-study my freshman year of college, continued on all four years of school, worked as a temp when I graduated and eventually became full-time, first as a cashier and then as assistant manager. I feel in my time, I’ve [...]

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Austin Kleon, a local writer, cartoonist, and designer, brought his sketch pad along to the R. Crumb/Art Spiegelman/Françoise Mouly event and pre-preformance lecture by Sam Hurt. Kleon was able to sketch some great drawings of the Sam Hurt lecture and Crumb and Spiegelman. In addition to his sketches, Kleon is known for his Newspaper Blackout [...]

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As part of my job, I have the distinct pleasure of coordinating exhibits to fill the 300+ linear feet of gallery space spread across our beautifully renovated lobby in Bass Concert Hall.  We currently have some fantastic artwork on display, from local artists like Jennifer Balkan (level 3) and Julie Henslee Adams (level 4), to [...]

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Pretty cool job…

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Student Madness!   I laughed, I LAUGHED, I cheered uncontrollably!   As a veteran of the theatre, working almost every aspect from acting to dramaturgy to playwriting to technician for over 20 years (and as a musician for even longer), I must sadly admit that I am, more often than not, disappointed in the quality [...]

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The email from Costume Shop Supervisor Pat Risser came at about 4:00 PM on Friday…”Volunteers Welcome!” It went on to invite staff to help get costumes ready for the P&P dress rehearsal on Sunday.  Only basic sewing skills were needed…. I was ready to turn off of my computer and this seemed like a good [...]

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