december 3 presentation performance hall - pisd
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Current Facilities
● Plano West - 648● Plano Senior - 595● Plano East - 601● Williams - 648
These spaces are booked, on average, 6 days per week nearly all year long.
18,000 Performing Arts Students in Grades 6-12 served by Plano ISD programing.
4 HS/SHS Auditoriums18 HS/MS Gym-Cafetoriums
44 ES Gym-Cafetoriums
Quick Comparisons
A few other districtswith stand alone facilities
● Allen ISD = 1500● Austin ISD = 1200● Bastrop ISD = 1524 ● Cameron ISD = 802● Flour Bluff ISD = 1400● Harlingen CISD = 956 ● Hays CISD = 1006 ● Lake Travis ISD = 1500● Midway ISD = 1100● Round Rock ISD = 1500● Terrell ISD = 1574 ● Texarkana ISD = 1000
Program Accolades
Plano ISDhas award winning visual &
performing arts programs that would be enhanced by a first rate
facility of this sort
Program History:
● Average of 72 All-State Musicians per yr since 2006
● One or more TMEA Honor Performing Groups since 1998
● 1 Best Musical, 2 Individual Actors & 6 Cast/Crew Awards from Dallas Summer Musicals since 2012
● Average of 9 Gold Seals per yr at State VASE Competition
● Top Ranked AP Art & Music Theory Programs
● Emerging IB Art & Theatre Programs
What’s the Dream?● District owned & run facility● Large performance hall capacity of 1500 seats with a mechanized pit, dance
floor and fly space● Flexible black box theatre● Flexible rehearsal spaces to accommodate UIL music/theatre contests● Flexible meeting spaces to accommodate Professional Development, etc.● Lobby area that doubles as an art gallery and reception space● Support spaces including designated storage for theatre, music, dance & visual
art programs, scene shop, loading dock, dressing rooms, green room, catering kitchen and possible office facilities for the district FA department
Current UsageThe campus programs fill our
current facilities with these and other regular performances
Annual Program Performances:
● 3 Band Concerts● 3 Orchestra Concerts ● 3 Choir Concerts ● 2 Show/Jazz Choir Events ● 3 Drama Productions ● 1 Musical Theatre Production ● 2 Dance Performances● 1 Veterans Day Event● 5-6 Misc Campus Events
Approximately 100 days of usage by campus programming only
Possible Usage4 of 6 UIL Music Events are
currently held at Allen HS PAC
0 UIL One-Act Play Events are held in Plano due to facilities
limitations
Feeder events currently take place in gyms or local churches
Likely Future Events:
● up to 9 Pre-UIL Music Events● up to 9 UIL Music Events● up to 4 UIL One-Act Events● 9-18 Feeder Music Events● District MLK Celebration● 4th Grade Symphony
Performances● MS & HS One-Act Play Events
Approximately 64-73 possible additional dates
Possible UsageArt Receptions are currently held at Sockwell with limited display time/space and standing room
crowds
Large PD events are often taking place in rented spaces due to the
limits of current facilities
Other Possible Events:
● VASE & YAM Art Exhibitions & Awards Receptions
● PTA Reflections Awards ● Misc Professional Development
Sessions
As many as 12-20 additional possible events
Future EventsWith a facility of this sort the
district would have the capacity for a number of additional events.
Future Dreams:
● Community Veterans Day Program
● Jazz Festival● Summer Stock Musical● Limited number of rentals by
local arts organizations (Plano Symphony, Plano Community Band, Plano Civic Chorus, Plano Children’s Theatre, etc.)