Off Center for the Dramatic Arts is a non-profit (501(c)3) theater created as an affordable, accessible performance space for productions by local and visiting theater artists, as well as being a venue for educational opportunities for area students. The concept of a dedicated, professional, yet reasonably priced theater space is a unique one in the city of Burlington, Vermont. Off Center plays host to not only theatrical productions, including staged readings and new works, but also musical performances and classes in theater arts.
Design
For those individuals or companies interested in renting for upcoming productions, Off Center is equipped with a professionally designed and installed lighting grid, sound and light booth, and gently raked 60-seat house for the full, intimate theater experience, with air conditioning for your comfort, and plenty of free parking. The space is appointed with plush theatrical drapes around the walls, and is readily usable in a raised-stage proscenium–aisle seating configuration, but the space may also be set up for cafe-type seating. Extending the stage is also an option, as is an in-the-round or thrust configuration, if such a design fits the needs of the presenter. Off Center has expanded its space to include a dressing room, office, and concession area.
Tech Specs
Dimensions/Capacities of the space are: Stage, 12’ 6” ´ 19’ 9”; House, 12’ 6” ´ 27’ 2” (on center); Raised Lighting Booth, c. 4’ ´ 6’; Maximum Seating (standard configuration), 61; Total Capacity (including audience, staff, cast, and crew), 70.
Concessions may be sold in the main building lobby or, if desired, from the smaller Off Center vestibule, or from the entrance to the kitchen (which is available for use by Presenter). NO ALCOHOL may be served or consumed except by special arrangement with a state-licensed caterer.
Dressing Rooms: There is a dressing room that will seat up to six performers, with mirrors and clothes rack, located in the hall outside the front entrance to the house, and provision can be made for larger casts in a space adjacent to the back of the house.
House Lighting: There are two banks of fluorescent ceiling work lights, a central house instrument on an independent rheostat in the booth for the main house light, and two rows of rope lights and an overhead, blue, incandescent fixture on the ramp.
Off Center for the Dramatic Arts is a non-profit (501(c)3) theater created as an affordable, accessible performance space for productions by local and visiting theater artists, as well as being a venue for educational opportunities for area students. The concept of a dedicated, professional, yet reasonably priced theater space is a unique one in the city of Burlington, Vermont. Off Center plays host to not only theatrical productions, including staged readings and new works, but also musical performances and classes in theater arts.
For those individuals or companies interested in renting for upcoming productions, Off Center is equipped with a professionally designed and installed lighting grid, sound and light booth, and gently raked 60-seat house for the full, intimate theater experience, with air conditioning for your comfort, and plenty of free parking. The space is appointed with plush theatrical drapes around the walls, and is readily usable in a raised-stage proscenium–aisle seating configuration, but the space may also be set up for cafe-type seating. Extending the stage is also an option, as is an in-the-round or thrust configuration, if such a design fits the needs of the presenter. Off Center has expanded its space to include a dressing room, office, and concession area.