New Performing Arts District Transforms Campus

To feel invincible, to be a part of something, to smile and create smiles, to sing at the top of your lungs, to ache in beautiful ways, to forget, to live.

SDSU's New Performing Arts District

Conceived in 2019 as a plan to renovate the SDSU Mainstage theater in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the SDSU Performing Arts District has grown into an entire reimagining of performing arts facilities at SDSU.

More than $37 million from the State of California is funding improvements to the Mainstage that will make it accessible for all populations. A Conrad Prebys Foundation gift funded a new second stage theater, The Prebys Stage, for student productions. The new Prebys Stage will include the latest lighting and sound technology. 

These contributions, as well as private philanthropic support through the On To A New Stage fundraising campaign, will secure the creative hub of SDSU’s performing arts.

According to Niyi Coker, Director of the School of Theatre, Television, and Film, the Performing Arts District will make SDSU highly competitive in attracting new performing arts students and preparing them to be industry-ready.

Construction on the SDSU Performing Arts District is due to be completed early in 2023.

Naming Opportunities

Performing Arts District Naming Opportunities

• Main Stage Theatre
• Main Stage  Auditorium
• Main Stage Foyer

Technology/ Back Stage

• Sound Design Studio
• Main Stage Green Room
• Main Stage Lounges (2)
• Main Stage Dressing Room
• Main Stage Orchestra Pit
• Box Office
• Main Stage Sound Booth
• Dressing Rooms (4)

TAKE A SEAT SPONSORSHIP

• Producers' Circle Seats
• Artists' Circle

BENCHES

• Third Stage Benches (5)
• Prebys Stage Loggias (2)

OUTDOOR SPACES

• Performing Arts Walk
• Courtyard

More Information

For more information about opportunities to support the Performing Arts District vision, please contact:

Adrienne Vargas, [email protected], 619-594-4562
Mary Darling, [email protected], 619-594-8299
Elise Moersch, [email protected], 619-594-9640

About SDSU Performing Arts

Attracting talented students and guest artists, SDSU has trained and launched numerous successful careers on Broadway, in the TV and film industries, and in academia. Examples include Darla Anderson (Academy Award nominated Pixar producer, SDSU ‘82), Destin Cretton (Sundance award winning director, screenwriter, producer, SDSU ‘11), Kathleen Kennedy (President of Lucasfilm LTD., SDSU ‘04), and Kathy Najimy (television and film actress, SDSU ‘76).

SDSU’s Musical Theatre Master’s program is the first MFA of Musical Theatre in the nation. It combines performance training and academic study.