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Plans for new Zach theater forge on: Architect chosen, new donations announced
Recession? Sure, but that hasn’t stopped the folks at Zach Theatre from forging on with their plans to build a new 500-seat venue as part of its plans to expand its campus at S. Lamar Blvd. and W. Riverside Dr.
Theater officials have announced that they have selected the Austin firm of Andersson-Wise Architects as the design architect for the new venue. Among the firm’s projects are the W Hotel on Austin’s Block 21, St. Edward’s University Fleck Hall, the Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University and the Chihuly Bridge of Glass in Tacoma, Washington. Principal Arthur W. Andersson was one-time professional partners with noted architect and theorist Charles W. Moore. Moore and Andersson collaborated on the residential compound in West Austin now home to The Charles Moore Foundation.
Zach officials have also announced that Austin philanthropists Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long have donated $250,000 towards the theater $20 million capital campaign.
The Shubert Foundation has also donated $25,000.
In June, Zach opened its Production and Creativity Center — aka the Z-PACC — a rehearsal studio and production facility. Architectural designer Michael Hsu transformed a former bicycle workshop adjacent to Zach’s Whisenhunt Theatre into the Z-PACC which will also accommodate Zach’s youth programs.
Finally, commercial real estate developer Tom Terkel has been appointed the chairman of Zach’s capital campaign committee.
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