Facilities

Students have the opportunity to practice their skills in a variety theatre venues, featuring state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems and fully-equipped shots for set and costume design.

Hartung Theatre
The 417-seat Hartung Theatre, built in 1973, is an intimate, elegant space in which to experience theatre. It is one of two main stages for school year productions, and is also the home to Idaho Repertory Theatre, UI's resident professional summer theatre company.

The theatre features a semi-thrust proscenium stage, which was recently equipped with ETC digital lighting. The dimmer per system is controlled by computer console. The stage is trapped and features an orchestra pit. A double-purchase counterweight system serves the fly space. There are two vomitory entrances. Five catwalks provide plenty of positions for lighting. The back-of-house includes fully-equipped shops for both set and costume construction, prop storage, dressing rooms and makeup studios. The front-of-house features two small galleries for display of production designs and a spacious lobby that functions as an art gallery during production runs. Local pianists provide pre-show music on a vintage grand piano.

Kiva Theatre
Our second main stage venue is the Kiva Theatre, configured as theatre-in-the-round an audience of 120. The theatre is supported by ETC/per circuit system, a Horizon controller, the Hartung Theatre's inventory of lumenaires, technobeams and a portable digital sound system.

The Arena
The Arena is a 50-seat performance studio managed and operated by students for showcasing the artistic visions of theatre students for black box theatre production. The Student Theatre Organization's Arena Series is a four-production season of contemporary, often experimental work.

Shoup Hall
The department's home base is where faculty/administrative offices are located as well as, performance/rehearsal studios, design labs and a student lounge. There is also a computer lab available.

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