Shaw Center for the Arts, Manship Theatre for the Visual and Performing Arts
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Schwartz/Silver
125,000
square-foot arts center
36
distance to stage from back row (in feet)
2
balconies
The theatre’s intimacy makes it the perfect venue to take in electric or acoustic music, drama, musicals, film, spoken word, and more. The venue features state-of-the-art audio and lighting systems, adjustable acoustic ceiling panels, and two forestage catwalks. The six-story center—a mix of new construction and adaptive reuse—is also home to two smaller versatile venues—a 150-seat studio theatre and a flexible 125-seat multipurpose space—which host meetings, emerging local artists, banquets, parties, lectures, cinema and more.
Schwartz/Silver
owner:
Shaw Center for the Arts
architect:
Schwartz/Silver Architects | Eskew+Dumez+Ripple
acoustician:
Acentech
users:
Local and regional arts groups
spaces:
- 325-seat multipurpose theatre
- 150-seat studio theatre
- 125-seat multipurpose space
construction type:
Mixed
theatre type:
Arts & cultural centers, Auditorium design/seating, Concept design, Flexible & studio theatres, Multipurpose theatres, Program development
services:
Programming, concept design, theatre planning, and theatre equipment design and specification
completion:
2005
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