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Shaw Center for the Arts, Manship Theatre for the Visual and Performing Arts

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Schwartz/Silver

The versatility provided by a full fly tower, automated orchestra pit, and full complement of support spaces helps the intimate Manship Theatre accommodate the wide range of performers who pour though the Shaw Center each week.

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
Schwartz/Silver
Schwartz/Silver
Schwartz/Silver

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