Prosper - Celina | February 2025

Education

BY SAMANTHA DOUTY & ALEX REECE

US 380 corner picked for Prosper ISD, city of Frisco arts center

The Frisco Center for the Arts project, which would bring Broadway, community and Prosper ISD spaces under one roof, is moving forward. The breakdown As of Feb. 4, the project is expected to cost between $300 million-$340 million. PISD signed a letter of intent in October pledging $100 million for the project from a $125 million arts facility bond that voters passed in 2023. Aside from the letter of intent, PISD has not voted to partner with Frisco for the project. Frisco City Council members on Feb. 4 placed two propositions related to the arts center on the May 3 ballot asking voters to authorize the city to issue up to $160 million for the center using Frisco Economic Development Corporation funds. The rest of the funding would need to come from corporate and individual gifts as naming rights for the facility are sold, according to a Feb. 4 presentation from Theatre Project Consultants Inc.

Theatre Projects is one of the consulting groups hired by the city of Frisco for the project. The vision for the center includes: • A 2,800-seat performance hall for Broadway and large productions • A 300 to 400-seat community hall to be used primarily by PISD • Support spaces, rehearsal areas and visual arts creative spaces PISD students would also get facility access to learn various production roles, said Paul McGinley, a theatre consultant with Theatre Projects, during a Jan. 31 Frisco City Council work session. If the project continues, the center would be built at a Frisco-owned site inside the city and PISD’s boundaries. As of Feb. 4, the facility would most likely open in 2030, Gena Buhler, a principal with Theatre Projects said.

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Project funding sources

Individual gifts Projected $50M-$60M

Corporate gifts Projected $50M-$60M

City bond Pending approval, no more than $160M

Prosper ISD Current commitment $100M

Total project cost estimated between $300M to $340M

SOURCES: CITY OF FRISCO, THEATRE PROJECT CONSULTANTS INC./COMMUNITY IMPACT

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