COSMO Theatre Troupe creates opportunites for TXST students

By Haley Velasco Assistant Life and Arts Editor

Students in the COSMO Theatre Troupe, a student-led production company, know that making it in the performing arts industry at Texas State can be challenging. Nevertheless, the organization is working to pave the way to a safe and collaborative space for performers by turning the common "no" into a definite "yes."

In the spring of 2022, Jessica Ruibal, a performance and production sophomore and president of the COSMO Theatre Troupe decided to put on the play that she wrote in high school, “Opened.” After building it from the ground up without a budget or clear guidance, including casting, holding rehearsals and performing, Ruibal was proud to showcase her first show at Texas State.

The cast members of "Opened" whom Ruibal had only considered playwriting classmates or mutual friends would soon be the future board members of COSMO.

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