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