University Theatre: A painter in Harlem seeks a muse for the final segment of a work depicting Black womanhood, 3/7-17, Vilas Hall-Mitchell Theatre, at 7:30 pm Thursday-Friday, 2 & 7:30 pm Saturday and 2 pm Sunday. $26.
Published on February 2, 2021 at 11:18 pm
With a stack of pancakes and design sketches sitting on the restaurant table, Harri Horsley was suddenly interrupted by the arrival of their receipt. On the back, their waitress had drawn a smiling caricature of them. The resemblance was uncanny.
“She drew my big locs in my hair and the beret my mom gave me,” said Horsley, a theatrical design graduate student. “It was nice for a person to see me. So often we’re caught up in ourselves … so it was nice to do, especially in times like this.”
What started out as a way to pass time during her slow shifts serving tables at various restaurants across Austin quickly turned into a way for Wanwisa “Aye” Sanguanrueang to show her personality and connect with customers.