Venues

The heart of the building, the Beehive is a playground for study and performance, encouraging collaboration via flexible work spaces and multipurpose rehearsal and performance areas. It features the O’Connor Family Café, an innovative tea bar serving hot teas brewed to order along with a variety of iced teas, customizable Italian sodas, and snacks.

The 200-seat studio theater is a fully flexible performance space, inviting artistic experimentation by students, faculty, and visiting artists alike. Configurations include a 80- or 160-seat proscenium option, a three-quarter thrust, or seats in the round. The “Skywall” separating the Boroughs from the Beehive can be raised to create another entrance to the theater or to allow for continuous playing space or audience seating to flow out into the atrium.

The Foley Scene Shop and the Costume Shop are visible to visitors, showcasing traditionally behind-the-scenes labor and expertise. They serve not only as working laboratories but also as classrooms where students can learn the latest technologies in myriad fields.

The completely soundproof ensemble room and the adjacent recording studio are used in tandem to create, record, mix, and master music.

For nearly four decades, the Cantor Gallery has promoted and supported the intellectual and cultural life of the College through its exhibitions and acquisitions, both historical and contemporary. Located behind an expansive wall of glass directly above the main entrance to the building, the new gallery features exhibition space, archival storage for works of art in the permanent collection, a space for reviewing works in a seminar setting, and a workroom for tools and supplies.