The Performing Arts District
Transforming Arts
In September, SDSU raised the curtain on the Performing Arts District. Below, you'll find a behind-the-scenes look at everything the new space has to offer students and regional arts patrons.
WHEN JOYCE GATTAS, THE DEAN EMERITUS FOR THE COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES AND FINE ARTS, OUTLINED A FEASIBILITY STUDY in 2016 for what she called an “SDSU Arts District,” she’d already had her aha moment. The time was now to present a bold vision and create a geographic space for the arts.
Seven years later and with the support of both the late Interim President Sally Roush and President Adela de la Torre, that outline became the provenance for a philanthropy-driven, multi-building project that will forever change the SDSU landscape.
In addition to the SDSU Main Stage, which was built in 1967, the Performing Arts District includes four new performance and patron structures: the Prebys Stage, the Dean Joyce M. Gattas Pavilion, the outdoor Bill and Evelyn Lamden Stage and the Ben and Nikki Clay Stage.
The district opened in September with the musical “Ziggy, Stardust, and Me” and is set to become a regional powerhouse in training and performance and a vibrant hub for collaboration. It brings together various disciplines and provides students with state-of-the-art facilities to nurture their talents and thrive.
Naming Opportunities
Performing Arts District Naming Opportunities
- Main Stage Theatre
- Main Stage Auditorium
Technology/ Back Stage
- Sound Design Studio
- 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
- Lamden Stage Benches (5)
- Prebys Stage Loggias (2)
OUTDOOR SPACES
- Performing Arts Walk
- Courtyard
Take a Seat Campaign
We Saved You a Seat in the Spotlight!
SDSU performing arts invites you to take part in an exciting opportunity to support its new Performing Arts District in a meaningful way by participating in the Take A Seat campaign. Your sponsorship will support performances, students, faculty, and the greatest needs of the SDSU performing arts program.
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.
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