The
Center For The Arts has a wide variety of venues: Atrium
A spectacular two-story Atrium Lobby, topped by a vaulted skylight, establishes
a dramatic first impression for visitors to the Center for the Arts. It can accomodate
a standing reception for up to 2,000 people, or seat 400 for an elegant dinner.
The skylight and glass walls make the Atrium a room with a view of the sky above
or Lake LaSalle beyond. Mainstage
Theatre
The Center's 1,744-seat Mainstage is the largest of the building's
four theatres. The Mainstage is unique not only for its outstanding facilities,
but also for the niche it fills in existing area production space. This space
is available for major theatrical productions, operas, concerts, musicals, dance
presentations, and lectures. Special
features include: A full, movable proscenium; Tunable walls for superb computer-controlled
acoustics; Impressive, state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems; A custom built,
portable orchestra shell that allows for stage concerts without speakers or microphones;
Seventy line sets; Enormous 106 ft. wide x 48 ft. deep stage Drama
Theatre
The "warm" 400-seat Drama Theatre is done in moss green with cherry
wood accents. This intimate space is ideal for plays, musicals, chamber orchestras,
dance presentations, and performances by touring companies, with an adjustable-width
proscenium, 40 line-sets, a fully trapped stage, and an orchestra pit for 40 musicians.
It's an ideal setting for creating synergy between audience and performer. Each
seat offers a spectacular view.
Black Box Theatre
For those who aspire to a create-it-yourself aesthetic,
the Black Box and Rehearsal Workshop Theatres allow just that. These two theatres
can accomodate up to 175 seats in any configuration, providing flexible space
for avant-garde productions, experimental theatre, music, and multimedia productions.
Screening
Room
The 210-seat Screening Room is available for motion picture screenings
and film festivals, as well as video arts productions, speakers and panel discussions,
poetry readings, and press conferences. The projection booth has 35 mm as well
as 16 mm film capability that includes surround-sound, along with a state-of-the-art
video projection system for 3/4", SVHS, VHS, and DVD. A dual slide projection
room has full remote capability. |
