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THS Theatre Affiliates |
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IN-South Bend-Morris Performing Arts Center |
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TAP-2017-0001 |
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Registration |
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Current Name: Morris Performing Arts Center Previous Name: Palace Theatre/ Morris Civic Auditorium Street Address: 211 North Michigan Street, South Bend, Indiana 46601 Opening Date: November 2, 1922 Architect/Firm: Jacob Handlesman Architecture Style: Baroque, Italian Renaissance, Spanish Revival, French, Greek, Egyptian Chain Affiliation: Independent (current) / previous: Orpheum Vaudeville Circuit Theatre Organ: N/A Seating Capacity: 2,500 permanent seats or 2,564 with folding chairs in the pit Screen Count: N/A Current Programming: National touring Broadway shows; rock/country/R&B, Gospel, Christian concerts; comedians; ballet; dance; acrobats; South Bend Symphony Orchestra Current Projection: N/A Previous Renovations/Work or History: 2000 -- $17.4 million renovation -- theatre, box office, and entirely new stagehouse, backstage, dressing rooms, etc. 2005 -- $750,000 -- marquee installed (Daktronics electronics and marquee built by Wagner Sign Company, Elyria, Ohio) 2011 - $717,000 -- original 1922 exterior brick wall repaired including tuckpointing, replacement of over 400 deteriorated bricks, cleaning & sealing of the wall; 12 pairs/24 total new front doors & frames, 8 front windows repaired & double pane glass with UV protection installed, men's & women's lower level restrooms renovated 2013 - $210,880 -- New Serapid theater orchestra pit automatic link-lift system installed Website: http://www.morriscenter.org |
Search Terms |
Indiana South Bend IN-South Bend-Morris Performing Arts Center IN-South Bend-Palace IN-South Bend-Morris Civic Auditorium Theatre Affiliates Handlesman, Jacob Orpheum Circuit |