LOCATION
GPAC is located in beautiful Germantown, Tennessee
Germantown Performing Arts Center
1801 Exeter Rd, Germantown, TN 38138
(901) 751-7500
STAFF DIRECTORY
Paul Chandler
Executive Director
901-751-7500
paul@GPACweb.com
Emily Hefley
Programming Director
901-751-7665
emily@GPACweb.com
Jenn King
Education and Engagement Coordinator
901-751-7665
jenn@GPACweb.com
Patty Cooper
Visual Arts Coordinator
901-834-2255
patty@GPACweb.com
Liz Mulroy
Venue Director
901-751-7504
liz@GPACweb.com
Michael Lee
Technical Director
901-751-7500
mlee@GPACweb.com
Jasmine Hirt
Facility Manager
901-751-7670
jasmine@GPACweb.com
Blaine McGee
Facility Services Coordinator
901-751-7506
blaine@GPACweb.com
Mandy McKay
Facility Services Coordinator
901-751-7502
mandy@GPACweb.com
Brad Pitts
Food & Beverage Manager
901-289-4927
brad@GPACweb.com
Angie Brannon
Business Manager
901-751-7614
angie@GPACweb.com
Parke Kennedy
Director of Development
901-751-7505
parke@GPACweb.com
Nevada Presley
Marketing Manager
901-751-7501
nevada@GPACweb.com
Suzette Simmonds
Box Office Manager
901-751-7510
suzette@GPACweb.com
Jared Smith
Box Office Assistant Manager
901-751-7500
jared@GPACweb.com
Ellen Lemm
Marketing Coordinator
901-751-7513
ellen@GPACweb.com
Technical Crew
Peggy Davis
Production Manager (Administrative Focus)
901-751-5712
peggy@GPACweb.com
HISTORY AND MISSION
The mission of the Germantown Performing Arts Center (GPAC) is to serve the community by presenting the highest quality artistic endeavors to educate, engage, enrich and transform.
GPAC works to create and sustain an environment that is consciously inclusive of all races, ages, religions, sexual identities, gender expressions, and abilities. Our excellence derives from our diversity and we commit to continuously challenging ourselves as well as ideas and norms that hinder the full celebration of our collective humanity.
GPAC is located in the heart of Shelby County, serves the greater metro Memphis area of over a million people and is accessible to all members of the community.
The Highland Capital Performance Hall is an acoustically perfect, 854 seat venue featuring a sprung pine stage, an elegant patron lounge, eight spacious dressing rooms and a large lobby for entertaining and assembling; The Grove, a dynamic outdoor venue which can accommodate approximately 900 guests in a lush outdoor setting; and the Watkins Studio Theater, an intimate black box theater. Ray Charles set the bar high when he opened GPAC in 1994, immediately defining this space as a place where excellence is the norm and where the world would come to perform. Season after season, GPAC has applauded an array of artists with extraordinary talents and showcased the broadest range of performances and art forms. GPAC presents world renowned performing artists in a variety of genres, year round educational activities for all ages including the GPAC Youth Symphony Program, rotating visual art exhibits and many community events welcoming over 100,000 visitors annually. The organization benefits from the infrastructure of a professional organization that possesses a clear direction, strong financial health, professional seasoned staff and a dedicated board of directors.
