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The Getz Theater Center 72 E. 11th St. 1
The Courtyard Theater
The 181-seat mainstage theater has bench seating and a second-story balcony. • Sophisticated LED lighting capabilities • Professional sound and video equipment • Computer-controlled, motorized rigging system Black Box Theaters (The Classic, The Sheldon Patinkin Theater, and Studio 404) Columbia has three black box spaces. They’re all flexible, allowing you to build custom sets and experiment with audience seating.
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Production Shop
Our production shop has all the tools and equipment you’ll need to design, construct, and assemble sets. • Includes saws, miters, drill presses, and sanders • A paint frame lit with warm LED lighting for painting backdrops • 16-foot-tall load door allows the production teams to roll set pieces directly onto the Courtyard Theater stage 3
Costume and Prop Shops
The Costume Shop has industrial sewing machines, tools to press, alter, and dye, and hundreds of garments from different time periods. The Prop Shop houses furniture, rugs, lamps, and other important scenic elements, as well as hundreds of props. 4
Makeup/Prosthetics Studios
A large and brightly lit makeup and prosthetics lab provides students ample space to learn a variety of techniques for theatre, film, TV, and avant-garde.
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DANCE AND THEATRE FACILITIES
The Dance Center 1306 S. Michigan Ave.
Dance Studios
The Dance Center Stage
• Large windows with lots of natural light
A professional stage and 268-seat theater where the Dance Center presents companies from around the world each year and students take classes and perform.
• Sprung wood flooring and marley
• Full projection capabilities
Sound Lab
• Full theatrical lighting system
• Create videos of your work and your own soundscapes
• Professional sound equipment
• Computers, cameras, and audio recorders
Primarily for classes, you can reserve any of our eight studios for your own projects.
• Studios outfitted with computers and soundboards
• Software including Pro Tools, Final Cut, Isadora, and QLab
Explore more creative spaces at colum.edu/facilities. 42878/10_2022