GETTING TO KNOW PENZ!

Name:  Roxanne Murray Penz

Position: Theatre Director

Number of Total Years Taught:  24 - 3 in Richardson, 21 in Frisco

Where Were You Born:  Dallas, but grew up in Garland

Family: Married, 2 Children

Pets:   Blue Heeler Chihuahua, Great Pyrenees

Favorites 

Place to Be:  Beach

 Colors:   Blue, Gold, Burgundy   

Food:  Mexican, Italian, (Vegetarian)

 Beverage:  Dr. Pepper, Herbal Tea: Peppermint, Chai, Ginger, Arnold Palmer with unsweet tea and lemonade

 Candy: Snickers, Almond Joy, Reese's, Chocolate with nuts

  TV Shows: Project Runway, The Amazing Race, Leverage: Redemption, The Librarians, Food Truck Road Race, Expedition Unknown, The Bear, Chopped, Cutthroat Kitchen

  Movie: The Princess Bride, Under the Tuscan Sun, Auntie Mame, Christmas movies, Hocus Pocus 1 & 2, Penguins of Madagascar, Pirates of the Caribbean (all), Marvel, Chef

  Music: Everything but very hard metal that screams at me (though Ozzie is the King!)

 Band: Too many to list: BNL, The Rat Pack, Pink, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Garth Brooks, Cher, The Monkees, Top 40, Country,  Maroon 5, Weird Al, and on and on and on…..

Books: The Princess Bride, A good mystery, anything that I have time to read

 Stores: If I had an open budget - Mood Fabrics, Michael's, Thrift stores, Williams-Sonoma, IKEA, Flea Markets, Sprouts, Hershey World, The Container Store, Bath & Body Works, Sprinkles, Claire's, See's Candies, AMAZON

 Dislikes: Meat (vegetarian, obviously), Dark Chocolate, Coke, Artificial sugar

 Memorable Vacations: England, Scotland, Cape Cod, San Francisco, going cross country with my mother, going cross country with my children, Hershey World, Graceland, First time I visited NYC, Surfside Beach, TX

Dream Job: Full-time Improv troupe, Pastry Chef on a tropical island, travel writer with a big budget

Most Memorable Moment: Birth of my children, my wedding, cross-country Theatre Repertory touring production, and wedding proposal

 Anything else that you want people to know about you:  Love animals, collect dolls, sew and design costumes, loves to bake, wants to travel the world