Cooper Center

STC adds Ruffin Cooper pieces to permanent art collection

May 21, 2012 No Comments

At the original presentation of the pieces to STC’s Board of Trustees. From left are Board Chair Gary Gurwitz; Board Vice Chair Rose Benavidez; members Roy De Leon and Dr. Alejo Salinas Jr.; Board Secretary Oscar Longoria Jr.; STC President Shirley A. Reed; and STC Vice President for Information Services and Planning Jose Cruz.In an effort to continue honoring the memory of the Cooper Family, which generously bequeathed the funds used to construct the college’s Pecan Campus Cooper Center for Communication Arts, the college has purchased four pieces of art by Ruffin Cooper. Ruffin, the … Read More …

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Sit back and enjoy as the hilarity unfolds with STC’s ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’

February 9, 2012 No Comments

It’s time to relive holidays past by remembering the fun times had with the guest who overstayed their welcome. South Texas College’s Theatre Program begins its spring season with Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman’s “The Man Who Came to Dinner.” The show runs from Feb. 23 to 25, 2012 at 8 p.m. each evening, with a Sunday matinee on Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. The production will be held at STC’s Pecan Campus Cooper Center for Communication Arts located at 3201 W. Pecan Blvd in McAllen. Directed by STC Theatre Director, Joel Jason Rodriguez, “The Man Who Came to Dinner” tells the story … Read More …

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Children’s play “Wiley and the Hairy Man” June 23 to 26 at Pecan Campus

June 13, 2011 No Comments

With a swamp, magic conjuring and a hound dog, it’s a show that has been delighting children of all ages. And now, Suzan Zeder's “Wiley and the Hairy Man” is coming to South Texas College’s Cooper Center for Communication Arts. Produced by the students, faculty and friends of the college’s Drama Department, the play tells the story of a young fatherless boy named Wiley, his conjure woman Mammy, his faithful hound dog, and the Hairy Man who terrorizes him day and night. Through magic and rhyme, a chorus creates the mysterious Tombigbee Swamp, which Wiley and his family call … Read More …

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Summer play auditions coming soon to STC

May 2, 2011 No Comments

South Texas College Theatre would like to invite all to auditions for the Summer Main Stage Children's Theatre Production at the Cooper Center. The play is “Wiley and the Hairy Man,” a drama by Suzan Zeder and is directed by Joel Jason Rodriguez. The group is holding auditions May 16 and 17, with call backs on May 18 at STC’s Pecan Campus Black Box Theatre at the Cooper Center for Communication Arts located at 3201 West Pecan Blvd. in McAllen. All activities are from 7 to 9 p.m. Three men, one woman and a chorus are needed for the show. Anyone interested in auditioning needs to … Read More …

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Community invited to free concert at Pecan Campus

November 8, 2010 No Comments

South Texas College’s Music Department, in conjunction with members of the McAllen Symphonic Band, presents an evening of chamber music. Performing will be Dr. Malcolm J. Coleman, flute; Ben Nibert, clarinet; Dr. Robert Ballinger, horn; Alissa Shirah, bassoon; and Daniel Cather, piano. The featured work during the concert will be Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Quintet for Piano and Winds. Join us for this free concert on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at STC’s Pecan Campus Cooper Center for Communication Arts Auditorium located at 3201 W. Pecan Blvd. in McAllen. Admission is free and … Read More …

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Lights shine on “BLUR” Oct. 21 at Cooper Center

October 13, 2010 No Comments

STC students Juan Garza, Mayra Ochoa and Robert De Hoyos are three show-stoppers contributing to the upcoming performance of “BLUR”.

Coming soon, South Texas College’s South Texas Players is set to perform “BLUR,” a dramatic comedy by Melanie Marnich. The performance premiers Oct. 21 at 8 p.m. and is set to run on Oct 22 and 23 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. Performances will take place at STC’s Cooper Center for Communication Arts located at 3201 West Pecan Blvd. in McAllen. The play is about Dot Di Prima, a girl who lives in a wonderfully safe and eccentric world with her mother. But her world is shaken when she is diagnosed with a genetic disease that will cause her to gradually lose her vision. Dot must now … Read More …

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“Dave DaVinci Saves the Universe” June 24 through 27

June 23, 2010 No Comments

Charlie Palacios and Jonathan Dimas rehearsing for “Dave DaVinci Saves the Universe.”

“Dave DaVinci Saves the Universe” highlights the story of a famous scientist working against the clock to invent the only thing that can save his daughter’s life and marriage – a time machine. Directed by South Texas College student Brisa Areli Munoz and featuring STC students Jonathan Dimas and Charlie Palacios, the show is set to take its audience on an emotional ride. The show takes stage at STC’s Pecan Campus Cooper Center Theater located at 3201 West Pecan Blvd. in McAllen. Performances take place June 24, 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee at 2 p.m. on June 27. Tickets … Read More …

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Celebrate stories of working America as musical debuts at STC’s Pecan Campus

February 17, 2010 No Comments

If the television show “The Office” has taught us anything, it’s that the work environment can be quite entertaining. And sometimes the most interesting characters are just a cubicle away. To celebrate America’s professional men and women, South Texas College’s South Texas Players and Music Department will present “Working” on Feb. 25 through 28 at STC’s Cooper Center for Communication Arts located at the Pecan Campus at 3200 W. Pecan Blvd. in McAllen. Performances take place at 8 p.m. Feb. 25 through 27 with a matinee-only show on Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. Ticket are $10 for … Read More …

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