Tim Hughes has worked tirelessy since 1992 to make home dreams come true

By Annabella Potts Student Intern

Out of all the luxury home builders in Oklahoma, Tim Hughes Custom Homes provides individual attention and dedication to creating dream homes for their clients.

Starting in 1992, Hughes and his team have worked tirelessly to ensure artistry across all design, architectural and electric aspects of their homes. Throughout Oklahoma, Tim Hughes Custom Homes has crafted both residential and commercial properties with a skilled eye for making client visions a reality.

“Going from conception to completion is one of the biggest deals when a client sees their house,” said Hughes. “To do this, we have a massive communication line. We gauge the client’s needs and try to schedule weekly meetings. We definitely want our clients to have their dream home.

“Sometimes, they can't see it all on paper, but when the house is built, we can make sure that our clients are completely happy with the project because it’s a massive investment.”

Tim Hughes is known for taking any home designs and perfecting it across the board, as he works hands-on with designers and has been a member of the Central Oklahoma Home Builders

Association for over 20 years. Hughes also had a vital role in the opening of the Classen Design Center, which features luxury furnishings and popular brand fixtures.

Whether it be finishing furnishings and popular brand fixtures. the cabinetry, working with different species of wood, or trying out various color schemes, Hughes is fully immersed within the custom home building process as he collaborates with high-end architects. He is able to turn

Carpenter Square to open ‘Picasso’ in new home

The four-year warehouse renovation to build the new home for Carpenter Square Theatre is finally finished. CST is to open its 40th season in September, but first they are presenting a play that’s been in the works for over a year.

Carpenter Square Theatre is located at 1009 W. Reno between the OKC Boulevard and Western. An open house on Saturday, June 24 from 5-8 p.m. gives the public an opportunity to tour the new home. Visitors will be able to test out the seats and enjoy the art of Suzanne Wallace Mears. The new online ticketing system is to be operating by then.

Steve Martin’s “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” is to open on July 7.

“We persevered through the pandemic and the subsequent labor shortages and supply chain issues not to mention funding challenges and numerous construction setbacks, but we’re finally ready to open, said board chairman Rick Allen Lippert. Lippert also was the volunteergeneral contractor and project manager.

Because the early design phase coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, much attention was paid to indoor air quality.

“The experts said to bring the air in low and take it out high, so we’ve done that,” said Lippert.

Fifty floor vents supply air to the theater behind each row of seats.

Return air registers are high up at the back of the auditorium. The systems use MERV 13 filters and are set for maximum fresh air with minimum recirculation. Precautions in the restrooms include extra tall partitions and additional exhaust in addition to touchless fixtures.

Unique amenities that patrons will be able to enjoy in the theater include extra leg room and a drink rail plus purse hooks on each of the seven seating tiers.

Also unique to live theater venues in Oklahoma City is the 8-channel sound system.

“Don’t expect the ear-shattering soundtracks that you hear in blockbuster movies, but if a sound needs to come from a certain area of the theater to enhance the play, then that’s where it will be,” Lippert said. “Approaching cars, voices in the distance, birds flying by. We’ll be able to immerse the audience with modern sound design.”

“We wouldn’t have been able to accomplish this job without the help of some fabulous foundations, organizations, and others. To honor the largest donors, we’ve named various spaces in the building for them,” Lippert said.

Carpenter Square Theatre now has the Inasmuch Foundation Stage, the Leonard and Lisa Slater Theater, the Glenna and Richard Tanenbaum Gallery, the Lisa Reagan Love Dressing Room, the Ann Lacy Board Room, the Tom and Linda Cowley Tech Booth, and the Craig Callas Box Office.

Other funding has come from Allied Arts, the Kirkpatrick Family Fund, Oklahoma Arts Council, and Arts Council Oklahoma City. Numerous patrons have also donated.Carpenter Square Theatre has survived several challenges since it started in 1984. Originally in the warehouse of the Carpenter Paper Co., they were forced to make way for the construction of the County Jail. In 1989, CST moved to an abandoned drug store at Main and Hudson before becoming the resident theatre company at Stage Center in 1997. The flood of 2010 forced them to find a new home. They produced a season at the Bricktown ConventionCenter before landing at Main and Shartel in 2011.

Because of the pandemic, the 2019-2020 season ended abruptly, and the 2020-2021 season was intermittent.

A storage warehouse fire in April, 2021 destroyed 35 year’s worth of furnishings, props, and costumes.

Executive Artistic Director Rhonda Clark directs Steve

Martin’s “Picasso at the Lapin Agile.” million-dollar ideas into liveable spaces for years to come.

There are to be 11 performances between July 7 and July 29. This is Martin’s first play, an absurdist comedy that places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Paris cafe in 1904.

Season 40 begins over the Labor Day weekend. The first show is “Between Riverside and Crazy.” The rest of the season includes “Kodachrome,” “Clue: Onstage,” “Sheepdog,” “Ben Butler,” “Fireflies,” “Hope and Gravity,” and “Lifespan of a Fact.” For more information, call 405-232-6500.

There is to be a grand opening for Classen Design Center for Thursday, June 22, 4-8 p.m. It is located at 7010 N. Classen Blvd.