DAYTON -- The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center turns 10 on March 1, and you're invited to the year-long celebration, which includes the following events:
GALA CONCERT ⢠Friday, March 1, 8 p.m.
Kicking off the festivities is a Gala Concert featuring five-time Tony Awardî-winner singer and actress AUDRA MCDONALD. Recently awarded a Tonyî for Best Actress in a Musical (The Gershwinsâ Porgy and Bess) and named host of âÂÂLive From Lincoln Center,â AUDRA MCDONALD will spend the evening performing Broadway and opera selections, accompanied by members of the Dayton Philharmonic.
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BING DAVIS ART INSTALLATION ⢠Unveiled Friday, March 1
Victoria Theatre Association has commissioned Willis âBingâ Davis to create a large, dynamic and abstract work that will serve as a tribute to Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Schuster. The 30 feet by 5 feet panel, entitled âSchuster Spirit Dance,â will hang permanently in the west lobby in the Schuster Center and will be visible from all three lobby levels.
COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE ⢠Saturday, March 2, 1-6 p.m.
When the building opened in March 2003, thousands of Daytonians got a first look at the newly opened Schuster Center. Victoria Theatre Association is hosting a second Community Open House for the 10th Anniversary. Activities include: exclusive backstage tours of the Mead Theatre and Mathile Theatre; kids activities; Citilites cooking demonstrations; entertainment on The DP&L Stage; resident companies involvement; and Ticket Center Stage will be open for ticket purchases.
Dayton Power & Light Foundation CHEAP SEATS ⢠10,000 Seats for $10
The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center was built with the philosophy that supply creates demand and everyone in the Dayton region should have access to world class performing arts. Through CHEAP SEATS, we hope to make attending an arts performance in downtown Dayton as affordable as possible, as well as encourage those who can normally only afford to attend once a year to add more performances to their calendar. As a result,a limited number of $10 tickets to Victoria Theatre Association and Dayton Performing Arts Alliance performances will be available through the CHEAP SEATS program, sponsored by Dayton Power & Light Company Foundation.
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10,000 10-YEAR-OLDS ⢠Education Initiative with THE MAYHEM POETS, May 13-15, 2013
Through partnerships with area school districts, Victoria Theatre Association will provide live performances of THE MAYHEM POETS to 10,000 area students at no charge. Victoria Theatre Association will also provide teachers with professional development workshops designed to help them utilize the techniques used in writing the spoken word and performance techniques that help bring words off the page and onto the stage. Teachers will prepare students for THE MAYHEM POETS performance and use that performance as a motivational learning tool to improve reading, writing and the arts in the classroom throughout the year.
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN PLAY THE SCHUSTERâ¦Local Talent Contest, August-September 13
Do you have the "S" factor? Have you ever wanted to step out onto the Mead Theatre stage at the Schuster and wow the audience? Hereâs your chance! Beginning in August, individuals and groups from the Miami Valley region are invited to take part in a talent competition! Anyone in the following age categories can audition in any art formâanything goes except fires and exotic animals! Youth (5-8), Junior (9-13), Senior (14-18), Adult (19 ). The contest will be divided into preliminary and semi-final rounds with finalists performing on the Mead Theatre stage September 13 at 8 p.m. Winners will be determined by a panel of judges as well as audience response. More details to come!
Click here to learn more about the history of the Schuster Center!
GALA CONCERT ⢠Friday, March 1, 8 p.m.
Kicking off the festivities is a Gala Concert featuring five-time Tony Awardî-winner singer and actress AUDRA MCDONALD. Recently awarded a Tonyî for Best Actress in a Musical (The Gershwinsâ Porgy and Bess) and named host of âÂÂLive From Lincoln Center,â AUDRA MCDONALD will spend the evening performing Broadway and opera selections, accompanied by members of the Dayton Philharmonic.
LEARN MORE
BING DAVIS ART INSTALLATION ⢠Unveiled Friday, March 1
Victoria Theatre Association has commissioned Willis âBingâ Davis to create a large, dynamic and abstract work that will serve as a tribute to Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Schuster. The 30 feet by 5 feet panel, entitled âSchuster Spirit Dance,â will hang permanently in the west lobby in the Schuster Center and will be visible from all three lobby levels.
COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE ⢠Saturday, March 2, 1-6 p.m.
When the building opened in March 2003, thousands of Daytonians got a first look at the newly opened Schuster Center. Victoria Theatre Association is hosting a second Community Open House for the 10th Anniversary. Activities include: exclusive backstage tours of the Mead Theatre and Mathile Theatre; kids activities; Citilites cooking demonstrations; entertainment on The DP&L Stage; resident companies involvement; and Ticket Center Stage will be open for ticket purchases.
Dayton Power & Light Foundation CHEAP SEATS ⢠10,000 Seats for $10
The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center was built with the philosophy that supply creates demand and everyone in the Dayton region should have access to world class performing arts. Through CHEAP SEATS, we hope to make attending an arts performance in downtown Dayton as affordable as possible, as well as encourage those who can normally only afford to attend once a year to add more performances to their calendar. As a result,a limited number of $10 tickets to Victoria Theatre Association and Dayton Performing Arts Alliance performances will be available through the CHEAP SEATS program, sponsored by Dayton Power & Light Company Foundation.
LEARN MORE
10,000 10-YEAR-OLDS ⢠Education Initiative with THE MAYHEM POETS, May 13-15, 2013
Through partnerships with area school districts, Victoria Theatre Association will provide live performances of THE MAYHEM POETS to 10,000 area students at no charge. Victoria Theatre Association will also provide teachers with professional development workshops designed to help them utilize the techniques used in writing the spoken word and performance techniques that help bring words off the page and onto the stage. Teachers will prepare students for THE MAYHEM POETS performance and use that performance as a motivational learning tool to improve reading, writing and the arts in the classroom throughout the year.
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN PLAY THE SCHUSTERâ¦Local Talent Contest, August-September 13
Do you have the "S" factor? Have you ever wanted to step out onto the Mead Theatre stage at the Schuster and wow the audience? Hereâs your chance! Beginning in August, individuals and groups from the Miami Valley region are invited to take part in a talent competition! Anyone in the following age categories can audition in any art formâanything goes except fires and exotic animals! Youth (5-8), Junior (9-13), Senior (14-18), Adult (19 ). The contest will be divided into preliminary and semi-final rounds with finalists performing on the Mead Theatre stage September 13 at 8 p.m. Winners will be determined by a panel of judges as well as audience response. More details to come!
Click here to learn more about the history of the Schuster Center!