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E. C. Mabie Theatre

Mabie Theatre was built in the early 1930’s as a state of the art Broadway house. Many plays have premiered here and then transferred to New York. Since then it has been regularly updated with new lighting, sound, and fly systems. Like the department’s other two theatres, it has its own set of dressing rooms. With continental seating and no orchestra pit, it is at once spacious and intimate.

Theatre Specifications

  • 457 seat proscenium theatre (23’x40’ proscenium) with a full fly house with 48 line sets
  • New computerized lighting system with 300 dimmers/300 fixtures (ETC Congo)
  • (4)  Vari-Lite VL3500Q fixtures
  • (2)  Vari-Lite VL3000Q fixtures
  • (5) Vari-Lite VL2500 fixtures
  • (2) Martin MAC700  fixtures
  • Permanent/flexible sound system with digital and analog playback (SFX)
  • Fully computerized projection system
  • Full inventory of soft goods: blacks, scrims. Cycs and both a full stage white and black rear projection screen

Floorplans and Drawings

Recent Shows

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