Richland School District One

Theatre Capacities

High Schools

Eau Claire Theatre1172

LR Theatre1070

Dreher Theatre775

Keenan Theatre692

A.C. Flora Theatre609

C.A. Johnson Theatre576

Columbia Theatre493

Middle Schools

Freddie E. Grace Jr. Memorial Theatre508

Crayton Theatre457

Alcorn Theatre405

St. Andrews Theatre404

W.A. Perry Theatre404

Hand Theatre402

Hopkins Theatre400

Gibbs Theatre353

Southeast Theatre295

Theatre Descriptions

*More detailed technical info available on request

Eau Claire Theatre

House accommodates up to 1172 audience members, including a balcony. The balcony will hold approximately 400 people and the main house approx. 700. Seating is raked American style with two aisles and a traverse aisle on the main floor. The digital sound console can be run either from the booth or an alternate station in the house on the traverse aisle. The theatre features a motorized orchestra pit lift (318 sq. ft.), counterweight overhead rigging with 15 available linesets,and approx. 1887 sq. ft. of playable stage space (including orchestra pit).

Note: the balcony is currently unusable.

LR Theatre

House accommodates up to 1070 audience members with American style house seating. Seating is raked and broken into sections with 3 aisles and a traverse aisle. The stage features an extra-large apron of approx. 415 sq. ft. and a counterweight overhead rigging system with 7 available linesets. The overall approx. stage space is 745 sq. ft.

Dreher Theatre

House accommodates up to 775 audience members with American style house seating. Seating is raked and broken into 6 sections with 2 aisles and a traverse aisle. The theatre features a motorized orchestra pit lift (267 sq. ft.), counterweight overhead rigging system with 20 available linesets, and approx. 1682 sq. ft. of playable stage space (not including orchestra pit).

Keenan Theatre

House accommodates up to 692 audience members with American style house seating. Seating is raked and broken into 3 sections with 2 aisles. The theatre features a motorized orchestra pit lift (492 sq. ft.), counterweight overhead rigging system with 8 available linesets, and approx. 1281 sq. ft. of playable stage space (not including orchestra pit)

A.C. Flora Theatre

House accommodates up to 609 audience members with raked Continental style house seating. The theatre features a counterweight overhead rigging system with 18 available linesets and approx. 1380 sq. ft. of playable stage space.

C.A. Johnson Theatre

House accommodates up to 576 audience members with American style house seating. Seating is raked and broken into 6 sections with 2 aisles and a traverse aisle. The theatre features a motorized orchestra pit lift (330 sq. ft.), counterweight overhead rigging system with 19 available linesets, and approx. 1845 sq. ft. of playable stage space (including orchestra pit).

Columbia Theatre

House accommodates up to 493 audience members with American style house seating. Seating is raked and broken into 3 sections with 2 aisles. The theatre features approx. 1235 sq. ft. of playable stage space.

Freddie E. Grace Jr. Memorial Theatre

House accommodates up to 508 audience members with American style house seating. Seating is raked and broken into 3 sections with 2 aisles. The theatre features a motorized winch-driven overhead rigging system with 5 available linesets and approx. 1095 sq. ft. of playable stage space.

Crayton Theatre

House accommodates up to 457 audience members with American style house seating. Seating is raked and broken into 3 sections with 2 aisles. The theatre features approx. 700 sq. ft. of playable stage space.

Alcorn Theatre

House accommodates up to 405 audience members with American style house seating. Seating is raked and broken into 3 sections with 2 aisles. The theatre features approx. 702 sq. ft. of playable stage space.

St. Andrews Theatre

House accommodates up to 404 audience members with American style house seating. Seating is raked and broken into 3 sections with 2 aisles. The theatre features approx. 505 sq. ft. of playable stage space.

W.A. Perry Theatre

House accommodates up to 404 audience members with American style house seating. Seating is raked and broken into 3 sections with 2 aisles. The theatre features approx. 849 sq. ft. of playable stage space.

Hand Theatre

House accommodates up to 402 audience members with American style house seating. Seating is raked and broken into 3 sections with 2 aisles. The theatre features approx. 1345 sq. ft. of playable stage space.

Hopkins Theatre

House accommodates up to 400 audience members with American style house seating. Seating is raked and broken into 3 sections with 2 aisles. The theatre features approx. 630 sq. ft. of playable stage space.

Gibbes Theatre

House accommodates up to 353 audience members with American style house seating. Seating is raked and broken into 3 sections with 2 aisles. The theatre features approx. 754 sq. ft. of playable stage space.

Southeast Theatre

House accommodates up to 295 audience members with American style house seating. Seating is raked and broken into 3 sections with 2 aisles. The theatre features approx. 974 sq. ft. of playable stage space.

Dept. of Visual and Performing ArtsSeptember 15, 2010