Celebrating today with another staff intro! Today we caught up with Patron Services Coordinator (and CPA Instagram takeover celebrity) Idalis Payne.

💼What's your role at CPA?💼
Essentially, I handle the day-to-day tasks in the box office and the prep work for audience services. I'm also often on the ground for events, kind of as a jack of all trades for ticket and audience services.

❤️What's your favorite part of your job?❤️
The students. When I was an undergraduate at UNC I worked as a student, too. Patrons might not realize just how much happens at CPA because of the work of our student staff.

🍔Where's your go-to place for food on Franklin St?🍔
McDonald's for a 10 piece chicken nugget with fries and a coke.

☀️It's a sunny Saturday afternoon. Where would we find you?☀️
Chilling on my bed watching YouTube or playing with my cats.

🎉Which performance are you most excited for this season?🎉
The Soul Rebels with special guest Big Freedia! I can't wait for the energy at that performance.

💡What's the most memorable performance you've ever seen?💡
Can I have two favorites? Boots Riley and The Coup at CURRENT ArtSpace + Studio because of the amazing atmosphere, and Wild Up: We the People because it was so community oriented. I actually got to be in the community chorus in that show, which was so cool.

We're counting down the hours until THE DAY this evening, so in the meantime here is a stunning photo of Wendy Whelan from this summer's premiere at Jacob's Pillow.

And if you haven't got your tickets yet, there is still time!

Fun fact: Oct. 6-12 is national Fire Prevention Week.🚒 To celebrate the occasion, here's a trip down memory lane from last years' student staff fire extinguisher training at Memorial Hall.