Adam Holloway

A new commisson to support the Texas State musical theatre program has been
donated for the creation of new plays. Adam Holloway has more in this Bobcat
Update.

Two years after donating eight-million dollars to the theatre department for a
new performing arts center, Patti Strickel Harrison of the P-S-H Foundation of
Wimberley will commission two new musical productions every three years. The
donation should bring well-known Broadway writers and composers to the
performing arts department. Tony and Grammy award-nominee Andrew Lippa is the
first recipient of the commission. Department Chair Doctor John Fleming predicts
the partnership will greatly help the theatre department.
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The first original play written for Texas State should be finished by 2014 and
will be presented in the new performing arts center, which will replace Falls
dormitory. Theatre major Katherine Gruetzner (Gretz-ner) is excited about the
new productions.
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The next commission will be announced early next year. Andrew Lippa will
continue to write productions for the theatre, teach classes and present
workshops throughout his residency. For Bobcat Update, I'm Adam Holloway.