Boyd Vance Memorial

Boyd Vance was Austin’s most prominent African American stage actor, director, and producer. He starred in more than 40 Austin shows and appeared in almost 500 performances in Zach Scott Theatre’s “Shear Madness.” In 2004, he was inducted into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame. He came to Austin in 1973 to attend St. Stephen’s Episcopal School. Ten years later, he received his bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Texas.