Students
Welcome to The Prior
The Prior Performing Arts Center is a new hub on campus to connect with the arts: as a performer, audience member, technician, or student. It’s also a great place to grab a hot beverage and a snack between classes or to study with your friends in the evening! Learn more about the academic and co-curricular arts at Holy Cross here.
Holy Cross Magazine – Sep 2024
Read: Amplifying the Voices of Women in Jazz
Fenwick Scholar Rhiannon Hurst ’25 is a senior at Holy Cross, where she is a member of the College Honors Program and a Brooks Music Scholar.
“Two years earlier, some of the aspects of this work wouldn’t be possible, but we now have the state-of-the-art Prior Performing Arts Center on campus. It is in The Prior that I will be actualizing my research through rehearsals and recording.”
Read the full article in Holy Cross Magazine at the link below.
Student Discounts
Holy Cross students benefit from discounted tickets to music, theater, dance, and other live arts events in the center’s visiting artist series, Prior Presents. Come be thrilled by artists from the around the world for only $5 a ticket!
Non-Holy Cross college and university students are also eligible for a Prior Presents discounted ticket price of $12 ($10 ticket + $2 fee) with code STUDENT24 (limit one per person per show available for pickup at will call with student ID).
Please email priorboxoffice@holycross.edu with any questions about student discounts.
Student Employment
Students play a crucial role in the operation of the Prior Performing Arts Center, working as AV assistants, after-hours building managers, ushers, ambassadors, and more.
CLICK HERE to learn more about student employment opportunities for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prior Practice Rooms
Students are welcome to reserve one of four music practice rooms at the Prior—two of which overlook the Beehive atrium—for solo or small group vocal or instrumental rehearsals.
Students may CLICK HERE to reserve time in the Music Practice Rooms.
