The Phillip H. Lowe Performing Arts Series continues 30-year celebration with Tim Mooney’s Breakneck Romeo & Juliet

  Jessyca Brown
  Wednesday, January 10, 2024 10:40 AM
  Performing Arts

Hillsboro, TX

On January 23, 2024, at 7 p.m., the Phillip H. Lowe Performing Arts Series presents Tim Mooney and his one-man play Breakneck Romeo & Juliet at the Vara Martin Daniel Performing Arts Center on the Hill County Campus.

For over 20 years, Mooney’s performances have thrilled audiences around the world. Tony Osborne, professor of communication studies at Gonzaga University, said, “You [Mooney] demystified Shakespeare in a mere 90 minutes.”

In Breakneck Romeo & Juliet, Mooney takes audiences through a witty and approachable version of one of Shakespeare’s most beloved tragedies, Romeo & Juliet.

The Performing Arts Series presented its first season of concerts in the 1993–1994 academic year at the Hill County Campus and is celebrating its 30-year anniversary. Phillip H. Lowe, former band director and coordinator of visual and performing arts program at Hill College, organized the series with the help of then-president Dr. William Auvenshine, with the idea that it would be free to the public and that funds would be raised through donations from the community and arts, music, and theater supporters. Over the last 30 years, the series has grown into one of the college’s most popular programs.

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Phillip H. Lowe Performing Arts Series, Hill College has launched a year-long fundraising campaign, “30 for 30,” to support the future of programming for the series. The goal of the fundraising campaign is to raise $30,000 through memberships and donations before the end of 2024.

Become a member of the Phillip H. Lowe Performing Arts Series and support the “30 for 30” campaign. Membership levels include BENEFACTOR ($100), a SUSTAINER ($50), a PATRON ($25), or a SUPPORTER ($10) of the Hill College Performing Arts Series. For a donation of $1,000 or more, you can become a LIFETIME BENEFACTOR. Names of donors appear in each program.

All supporting donations are charitable contributions. Your donation can be made by calling 254.659.7707 or mailing a check or money order to:
Larry McCord
Hill College Visual and Performing Arts
112 Lamar Dr.
Hillsboro, Texas 76645

For more information on the Phillip H. Lowe Performing Arts Series, please visit https://www.hillcollege.edu/CampusLife/PerformingArts/PASeries.html.