http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/2009/10/26/paul-baker-dies/ The Official Weblog of the Dallas Voice Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:00:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/2009/10/26/paul-baker-dies/comment-page-1/#comment-15865 Chris Austen Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:23:29 +0000 http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/?p=7853#comment-15865 I am greatly saddened at the passing of Paul Baker. As a member of the very first graduating class of the Booker T. Washington school for performing arts (class of `77), and as the first and only student (at that time) to major in technical and lighting design, I had the opportunity to work with Paul on design projects at both the Booker T. and Kalita Humphreys theatres. He strongly believed not only in collaboration, but indeed full integration of all the arts to form a unified whole. We have lost one of the pioneers of theatre arts in Texas, and much like Margo Jones before him, his influence will live on. Surely, the lights on stages all over Dallas will glow a bit dimmer. I am greatly saddened at the passing of Paul Baker. As a member of the very first graduating class of the Booker T. Washington school for performing arts (class of `77), and as the first and only student (at that time) to major in technical and lighting design, I had the opportunity to work with Paul on design projects at both the Booker T. and Kalita Humphreys theatres. He strongly believed not only in collaboration, but indeed full integration of all the arts to form a unified whole.
We have lost one of the pioneers of theatre arts in Texas, and much like Margo Jones before him, his influence will live on. Surely, the lights on stages all over Dallas will glow a bit dimmer.

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