Facilities · Auditorium
Two hundred and twenty seats and a real curtain.
The auditorium is why our kids are comfortable on a stage. It has a curtain that actually works, a sound board kids run, and a floor that has hosted 14 years of Bridge Disasters.
- Seats
- 220
- Stage
- 24 × 16 ft
- Sound
- Kid-operated
- Rentals
- At cost to nonprofits
The auditorium came with the building: a former appliance showroom had a demo stage in the back, and we kept it. It seats 220 if nobody minds being close, has a 24-by-16-foot stage, a curtain that we re-tracked in 2019, and a sound board that a 13-year-old can run better than most adults.
What happens here
- The Bridge Disaster (November) — the annual public load test.
- Nothing Day closing circle (August) — the one time the room is silent.
- The Summer Showcase (July) — every program, one afternoon.
- Family nights, the volunteer orientation, and the annual meeting.
- Three community groups a month, at no charge.
The sound board
A teen leadership project in 2023 rewired the board, labeled every channel, and wrote a one-page guide that is taped to the wall. Kids run sound for every event now. It is not perfect. The wireless mic cuts out near the north wall and everyone knows to walk around it.
Rentals
Nonprofits rent the auditorium at cost ($85 for a four-hour block, which covers cleaning and staff time). For-profit rentals are $300 and include a staff member. We have never turned down a mutual-aid group, a memorial, or a school performance, and we do not intend to start.
The first time a kid walks out on that stage, you can see them decide whether to be a person who performs or a person who watches. Both are fine. But they find out here.
Come see the rooms
Tours run Tuesdays at 4:00 and Saturdays at 11:00. No appointment needed, but call if you want a specific program lead.