The Facility
Theater Wing:
Lobby/Art Gallery
Main Stage Theater:
- 800-seat auditorium
sweeping rows of continental seating (no center aisle)
orchestra: 400 seats
balcony: 400 seats - 11 x 40 Orchestra Pit with apron lift
- 30-foot deep stage with 48-foot proscenium opening 24 feet high
- 12 line sets for flying scenery
- projection booth
- master panels for house and stage lighting and sound
- acoustical shell for concerts
- dampening curtain that can be lowered to screen off balcony for more intimate performances
The Chase-Bear Experimental Theater ("The Black Box") with sprung floor for dance
Backstage
- Green room
- Scenery shop
- Dressing rooms
- Storage room for wardrobes and props
Linked by underground corridor to
Triangle Wing:
Main Gallery/lounge- Exhibition Area/Art Gallery
Box Office
- 5 floors of classrooms and studios
- 12 teaching/practice rooms for instrument and voice
- Computer controlled, 8-track recording studio, MIDI and SMPTE compatible; digital, analogue and linear synthesis; digital sampling.
- Film Room (lower level) and faculty offices
- 100-seat two-story Recital Hall for choral and instrumental rehearsals with Flentrop organ made in Zaandem, Holland
- Art studios with spacious north light for painting, drawing, sculpture, weaving, printmaking, computer graphics, and two balconies over gallery with additional spaces for painting, drawing, and architectural design.
- Dark Rooms for photography are located in the Paul Mellon Humanities Center.
- Ceramic studios are located in the Dodge Shops.
- 3D Design studio.