Youth Arts Festival Success

Congratulations to all of the students who performed and shared their work at Theatre Action Project’s 5th Annual Youth Arts Festival. The festival was an opportunity for our middle and high school students to share their dynamic work from the year with family and friends. PLUS, TAP presented its inaugural Shining Light Awards to these school and community partners:

Angel Alvarez, (left) teacher at Hillcrest Elementary is TAP’s In-School Partner of the Year
Karen Lashelle (right)

Aaron Steger (left), Site Coordinator Del Valle Middle School
Presented the After-School Partner of the Year by Karen LaShelle

The Webber Family Foundation is recognized as TAP’s Community Partner of the Year. Marisol Foster accepts the award from Karen LaShelle

Carol Acurso, is TAP’s Volunteer of the Year

Lina Green is presented The Vanessa Simms College Scholarship. The scholarship is in honor of Vanessa Simms, a former Changing Lives Youth Theatre Ensemble member.

Featured schools at the festival:

Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, Bastrop Middle School,  Burnet Middle School
Cedar Creek High School,  Cedar Creek Intermediate School, Del Valle Middle School, Dobie Middle School, Garcia Middle School, Manor High School, Mendez Middle School, Ojeda Middle School, Webb Middle School, and Changing Lives Youth Theatre Ensemble.

Follow our Facebook page and Flickr account for photo updates of the art and artists featured at the Youth Arts Festival.

 

A Good Time at the Big Hair Country Fair

by Mary Alice Carnes, Community Relations Director

Tamara and Kevin Hurwitz

A big thank you to all to came to support Theatre Action Project’s Big Hair Country Fair on Saturday night. We hope you had a great time getting your hair done, playing carnival games, and dancing to the music of Oliver Rajamani and Hotclub of Cowtown. 

Here are a few intimate head-shots, more on our Flickr page, and many more photos to come. Many thanks to our fabulous photographer Carol Acurso. And, thanks too to Emily Watkins and Sharon Chin from Texas Tower PR.

Thank you for supporting Theatre Action Project!

Photos by Carol Acurso.

                       

Cathy & Rodney Nairn

Gail & Jeff Kodosky

Alicia Kriese and Doug Johnson & Eric and Laura Buehler

Rebecca Yerly, Izabella Villers-Milton & Jon Hockenyos

For more photos, click here, or visit Theatre Action Project on Flickr!

Join TAP and Sara Hickman at “The Best of Times” CD Release Party

Texas State Musician of the Year Sara Hickman celebrates the release of The Best of Times CD with an in-store appearance at Waterloo Records. Please come out to the CD release party on September 29th at 5 pm at Waterloo Records. The event will feature performances by Sara Hickman as well as Patrice Pike and Elizabeth Wills.

Willie Nelson, Robert Earl Keen and many other Texas luminaries pay tribute to Hickman with this 38-disc compilation to benefit Theatre Action Project.

The 38-track double disc project was inspired by a recent slash in arts funding by Texas State Legislature. The compilation CD was created to raise funds for Theatre Action Project and help the organization take the arts and theatre back into the schools.

Also do us a favor and add some reviews on iTunes and Amazon to help spread the word about this incredible album and project!

Visit www.sarahickman.com to learn more about Sara Hickman and her dream to create this album.

Photo by: Carol and John Acurso