Fact Sheet
Size
504 seats (plus 41 at pit which includes 1 ADA seat)
Orchestra level 366 seats including 5 ADA seats.
Balcony level 96 seats including 4 ADA seats.
Box seating 42 seats including 8 ADA seats.
32,300 square feet (new construction)
Features
• 2,025-square-foot rehearsal room
• 4 Dressing rooms (various capacities)
• Classrooms and performance practice rooms
• Variable Proscenium 42-46 feet width, 24 foot high
• Full fly space, counterweight rigging, 37 lines
• Ample wing space, stage right: 26’, stage left: 20’, 26’ x 18’ rear wing
• Orchestra lift
• Trap pit
• Storage Rooms
• State of the art sound system
• State of the art performance lighting: 2 lighting bridges and follow spot room.
• State of the art screening capabilities
• Audio-visual system capabilities- conduit and camera locations throughout
• Live broadcasting capabilities
• Dramatic and processional lobby/pre-function spaces, (interior and exterior)
• 301-space landscaped parking lot
Special Features, Building Finishes
• Outdoor gardens, reflecting pool and fountain
• Perimeter landscaping and walls for aesthetics and noise control
• Exterior Limestone cladding at lobby, rough board-formed concrete, wood-paneled entry canopy, smooth exterior plaster, structural glass curtain wall, terne-coated steel panels and fascias.
• Stone floors at lobby interior with stone and wood paneled walls.
• Hardwood floor in auditorium with integral color plaster and wood paneled walls and ceiling reflectors
Funding Sources
• Private Sector: Individuals, foundations and corporations
• Public Sector: State and Federal Government
Lead Fundraising Organization
Santa Monica College Foundation
Architect
Renzo Zecchetto Architects of Santa Monica
Estimated Construction Timeline
Groundbreaking: December 2004
Opening: September 2007