A new 512-seat performance auditorium at Wauconda High School Lake County lil. offers a gathering space for community events. Photo courtesy of James Steinkamp/Steinkamp Photography k B D O W Creating performing arts centers that enrich comnnunities and campuses. y Greg Spitzer and D ouglas J. Ogurek F rom the undulating land- scape ol eastern Ohio's Tusca r a was County, known to locals as the Tusc arawas Valley, a fa- cility soon will rise that is as enticing as the pcrformancÊS it will stage. Its glass and metal facade will curve around brick and stone volumes to complement the community's his- toric architecture, and stimulate the development of Kent State Univer- sity Tuscarawas in New Philadelphia, Ohio. But the 50,000-square-foot performing-arts center will bring much more tban entertainment. As a world-class venue, the performing- arts center will promote the eco- nomic vitality of the entire region, sa ys Gregory Andrews, dean. It will also enrich our music, theater and MERIC N SCHOOL UNIVERSITY UGUST
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A new 512-seat performance auditorium at Wauconda High School Lake County l i l . offers a gathering
space for community events. Photo courtesy of James Steinkamp/Steinkamp Photography
k
B
DOW
Creating performing arts centers that
enrich comnnunities and campuses.
y Greg Spitzer and D ouglas J. Ogurek
rom the undulating land-
scape ol eastern Ohio's
T u s c a r a w a s C o u n t y ,
glass and metal facade will curve
around brick and stone volumes to
complement the community's his-
toric architecture, and stimu late the
performing-arts center will bring
much more tban entertainmen t. As
a world-class venue, the performing-
arts center will promote the eco-
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dance programs.
The Kent State Tuscarawas story
exemplifies a performing-arts centers
potenlial to culturally and financially
invigorate a cotnmunity and campus.
Performing-arts centers can provide
benefits
at
the high school and col-
legiate levels, and administrators can
take steps now to get the show started.
p r o f i t a b l e c e n t e r p i e c e
When a new performing-arts cen-
ter comes to town, local businesses
profit. Events and performances draw
visitors to the comm unity.
The community performing-arts
center also can prompt the cultural
enrichm ent of a region. The play that
the high school English class studies
becomes much more influential when
the class attends a performance at the
nearby college. Families have the op-
portunity to enjoy the theatergoing
experience together.
Additionally,
performing-arts
center offers op portu nities for shared
u s e . A college
or
universi ty can
open up its theater to K-12 school
districts and community cultural
organizations. Nearby businesses
have more opportunities to attend
or host conferences, and entertain
clients. Similarly, a high school may
share its performing-arts center with
community organizations.
r i e x i b i e e c o n o m i c e n g i n e
Ideally,
performing-arts center
will play many roles: entertainment
venue, gathering space, resource for
working professionals and learning
h u b . As
revenue generator, the
fa
cility should be booked as much
as
possible. Flexibility, combined with a
smart design, will enable the facility
to have a strong economic impact.
Besides the financial benefits,
performing-arts center can enhance
the fine-arts curriculum, especially in
terms of production. Students can u s e a
performance auditorium to get hands-
on experience with catwalks, lighting,
sets and audiovisual technology.
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