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Vassar College, Vogelstein Center for Drama & Film

Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
Jeff Goldberg/Esto

In 1997, Theatre Projects worked with Cesar Pelli & Associates to create a masterplan for the renovation of the historic Avery Hall on Vassar’s campus. The project continued in 2000 with plans for new drama and film spaces to be built behind the preserved 19th century facade of Avery Hall.

54,000
square-foot facility

The centerpiece of the center is a 330-seat drama theatre with an intimate seating configuration created with a balcony and side parterres that wrap the audience around the stage. A full fly tower, fully trappable floor, and high-tech lighting and sound systems provide the infrastructure for highly creative and ambitious productions. With full scene and costume shops, students have the resources for immersive hands-on performing arts education. The facility also includes a 50-seat studio theatre/classroom, cinema, and visual arts spaces. On the north side, the arts center opens onto the Frances Daly Fergusson Quadrangle, used by the drama department for outdoor productions and by the college for concerts and other campus events.

Jeff Goldberg/Esto
owner:
Vassar College
architect:
Cesar Pelli & Associates
acoustician:
Acentech
users:
Vassar College, Drama, Dance, and Film Departments
spaces:
  • 330-seat drama theatre
construction type:
Mixed
theatre type:
College & university spaces
services:
Masterplan, programming, concept design, theatre planning, and theatre equipment design and specification
completion:
2003
Jeff Goldberg/Esto
Jeff Goldberg/Esto
Jeff Goldberg/Esto

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