Boyd Vance

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Boyd Vance (July 9, 1957(1957-07-09) – April 9, 2005 (aged 47)) was an African American stage actor, director and producer in Austin, Texas.[1] Vance was particularly known for supporting and advancing African-American performing arts in Austin.[2] In 1993 he co-founded ProArts Collective, which he directed until his death in 2005.

In 2004, the Austin Critics Table inducted Vance into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame.[3] Later that same year, the Austin Circle of Theaters awarded him with the B. Iden Payne Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Achievement in Austin theater.[4] After his death, in 2005 the City of Austin renamed an existing theater at the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center in Vance's honor "for his contribution to the Austin community."[5][6]

[edit] Education

Vance entered St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Austin, Texas in 1973 and graduated there in 1975.[7] He remained in Austin and earned his Bachelor's Degree in English from the University of Texas at Austin in 1983.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b van Ryzin, Jeanne Claire (2005-04-10). BOYD VANCE: 1957-2005. austin360.com. Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved on 2008-05-04. “Star of Austin stage nurtured arts for African Americans”
  2. ^ Faires, Robert (2005-04-15). In Memoriam: Boyd Vance. The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
  3. ^ O Pioneers!. The Austin Chronicle (2004-06-04). Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
  4. ^ Payne Pleasures 2004. The Austin Chronicle (2004-10-08). Retrieved on 2008-05-04. “Pro Arts Collective founder and longtime actor, director, educator, and arts activist Boyd Vance was given the annual Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Achievement in Austin Theatre”
  5. ^ City of Austin celebrates Boyd Vance Theater dedication. City of Austin Press Release (2006-02-13). Retrieved on 2008-05-04. “Actor, vocalist, theater pioneer, and African American community leader Boyd Vance appeared in dozens of Austin theater productions and performed with Esther’s Follies and Project Interact.”
  6. ^ Boyd Vance Theatre. Austin City Connection. City of Austin, Texas. Retrieved on 2008-05-05. “The Boyd Vance Theatre is a proscenium stage with stadium seating to fit 134 patrons, including seating for those who are mobility impaired.”
  7. ^ Boyd Vance '75. sstx.org (2005). Retrieved on 2008-05-04. “Born in Houston in 1957, Vance came to Austin in 1973 to attend St. Stephen's Episcopal School.”
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