Exposition

is the official magazine of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.

PUBLISHER Jim Langdon EDITOR Amanda Nichols CREATIVE DIRECTOR Madeline Crawford ADVERTISING SALES Rita Kirk

110 E. Second St., Tulsa, OK 74103 918-596-7122 • TulsaPAC.com

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Mark Frie CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Jen Alden VP OF OPERATIONS Bryan Clemons VP OF DEVELOPMENT AND ENGAGEMENT Sara Phoenix DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING Terri McGilbra DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS Amanda Nichols TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Scott McLarty DIRECTOR OF TICKETING SERVICES Jeff Newsome DIRECTOR OF PATRON SERVICES Tosha Hollis DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Jeremy Stevens

TULSA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER TRUST CEO Mark Frie CHAIR Vincent LoVoi VICE-CHAIR Wendy Drummond TREASURER Jen Alden SECRETARY Laura Creekmur

TRUSTEES Billie Barnett, Ken Busby, Mayor G.T. Bynum, Stanton Doyle, Linda Frazier, David Holden, Glenda Silvey, Peggy Simmons, Julie Smith EMERITUS TRUSTEE Robert J. LaFortune

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No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center: 918-596-2366, anichols@tulsapac.com. exposition FROM THE VP

The special joy we feel as we gather together to experience a live performance is so unique. I have always had a hard time putting words to it. It is a feeling of “collective effervescence,” as dubbed by The New York Times. You know it. I know it. There is truly nothing like it. And it’s back!

This fall our building is buzzing with collective effervescence. Our local community organizations and national tours have safely returned to live performances and all of the TPAC’s community engagement programs are in full swing.

In addition to supporting our many local groups that share our spaces, the TPAC itself has created numerous programs that serve a wide range of people from our community. The Orbit Initiative hosts outreach programs both in our building and at 13 satellite locations around our city, where classes in art, music, dance and theatre are offered free of charge to anyone who wishes to join. Additionally, we’ve just finished up a week of our Any Given Child program in which we had thousands of Tulsa Public Schools kindergartners visit and experience a real live theatre performance. Our Brown Bag It lunchtime concert series is back too!

Engagement and outreach are central to our mission. This month the TPAC’s Imagination Series kicks off its season with DLUX Puppet’s magical production of “Peter Pan.” The show is crafted specifically for children and families and features life-size puppetry, actors and popular music from the ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s. Peter Pan teaches Wendy that “a brain filled with fear has little room for dreams.” The TPAC is proud to present this series along with several others that are geared to reach into our community and impact a wide range of people through the power of the arts.

After all, the more people in this world who know the feeling of collective effervescence, the better our world will be. Here at the TPAC, we continue to dedicate ourselves to that idea every day.

Sara Phoenix

Sara Phoenix