Williams Performing Arts Center

The Williams Performing Arts Center is the second largest building on the ACU campus and provides music and theater students and faculty an exceptional facility for academic study, artistic growth, and performance. Opened in 2003, the $17 million facility was funded as a part of ACU's "To Lead and To Serve" campaign, which reached $114 million. The center includes:

• The 325-seat Lewis and Jerry Fulks Theatre, a thrust-stage facility designed to the theatre department's specifications with the help of acoustical and theatre consultants, named for Dr. Jerry Fulks, long time ACU Theater professor.
• A 282-seat Recital Hall that is acoustically "tuneable" to accommodate the performing artist(s) and number of patrons.
• The Clara and James Culp Theatre, a multi-form facility designed to allow multiple stage/audience configurations, named in honor of an Dr. James Culp, ACU English professor of 15 years.
• Spacious, modern dressing rooms and laundry rooms
• Large instrument and choral rehearsal halls
• A computer lab featuring Macs, PCs, and 16 electronic pianos
• Forty-four acoustically treated practice rooms and faculty studios
• Faculty offices and meeting rooms
• State-of-the-art classrooms
• Choral and band libraries
• A box office, courtyard and sculpture garden

The Williams Performing Arts Center is named for the Williams family: Judith Alguire Williams, J. McDonald Williams, Bryce and Leigh Williams, Brandon and Stephanie Williams, Russ and Carrie Williams, Victor and Victoria Williams and Susan and Brandon Hoag. J. McDonald Williams is a member of ACU's board of trustees, and the family was the major donor for the building.

The architectural firm of record is The Tittle Luther Partnership of Abilene with Keating/Khang Architects of Santa Monica, Calif., acting as design consultants. Construction is by Hill & Wilkinson of Plano.

Recital Hall		Fulks Theatre
Interior Lobby View		Entrance
Main Lobby at Dusk		Main Lobby

Located in this building:

• Department of Music
• Department of Theatre