EAL Fall 2023

kitchen, wardrobe and dressing rooms, and
administrative offices.
The stage within the Woltosz Theatre is
larger than most in theaters of comparable
size and was designed to welcome large-scale
touring shows. Loading docks, located directly
behind the stage, can accommodate up to three
18-wheel trucks at one time. Power hookups
allow for touring motor homes.
Heacox’s career in performing arts programming
spans more than two decades. He
joined Auburn from Florida State University in
Tallahassee, Florida, where he served as executive
director of the institution’s Opening Nights
performing arts series.
He previously served as executive director
of both Friday Musicale and the Riverside Fine
Arts Association in Jacksonville, Florida, and
as managing director of the Porter Center of the
Performing Arts at Brevard College in Brevard,
North Carolina.
“When I arrived at Auburn, there were many
artists with whom I had presented in other venues
that I knew the East Alabama community
Photo courtesy of Auburn University
would love,” says Heacox. “I’m delighted to
introduce these artists and their phenomenal
talent to new audiences at the Gogue Center.”
“Feedback from the community definitely
shapes the lineup of our season,” says Heacox,
who cites the Gogue Center’s Broadway and
Country series as examples. “From listening
to the community, we learned early on
that Broadway and country music were
must-haves.”
Touring artists routinely give back to the
students at the university and throughout
the Auburn-Opelika community. Through
the Gogue Center’s K–12 School Performance
Series, area schoolchildren have the chance to
attend productions they might not otherwise
experience. Additionally, visiting artists interact
directly with Auburn University students
and faculty through artist talks, master classes
and lecture demonstration throughout each
performance season.
“It has been humbling and inspiring to see
how far the Gogue Center has progressed in
just these past five years,” says Heacox. “From
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The season features 28
performances that include
Broadway hits, including My
Fair Lady, Come From Away and
the recent Tony Award-winning
production of To Kill a Mockingbird;
stage and screen legend Patti
LuPone; the avant-garde Alvin Ailey
American Dance Theater; and a
brand-new Country Series led by
Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan.
Performances are divided across
six genre-specific series: Broadway,
celebrity, concert, country, dance
and movement, and orchestra and
chamber music. A seventh, Family
Series, returns this year with
performances tailored to younger
audiences.
All 2023–24 season performances
are scheduled for 7 p.m. on
their respective dates. Family
Series performances have been
scheduled for Sundays at 3 p.m.
All performances during the
season will take place in the Gogue
Center’s Woltosz Theatre (910
South College Street; Auburn).
An online calendar for the entire
2023–24 season can be viewed
online at aub.ie/gpac-2023-24.
Full season and series
subscriptions for the upcoming
season are currently available.
Create your own subscription
packages, which allow patrons to
build their own custom series of
three or more performances, are
also available. Single tickets can be
purchased as well.
LOCATION
Jay and Susie Gogue Performing
Arts Center at Auburn University
910 South College Street
Auburn, Alabama 36849
Box Office: 334.844.TIXS (8497)
gpactickets@auburn.edu
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