Theatre Facilities & Past Programs
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Hardin-Simmons University is the home of three theatre facilities.
Behren’s Chapel 是1,900 seat auditorium which serves as our chapel twice weekly as well as an auditorium for concerts, 会议, 歌剧, 音乐剧, and other theatrical presentations.
Van Ellis Theatre is a versatile theatre space which can serve as a traditional proscenium theatre, 伸出式舞台, 中心舞台, proscenium stage with large side stages, and a versatile black-box theatre. It serves as the primary venue for Theatre Department productions.
Down Center Stage Lab Theatre is a small production space that has been home to many different types of productions, including numerous student-directed productions since it’s completion in 1996. This renovated space also serves as classroom, rehearsal hall, and meeting room.
![Van Ellis Theatre](http://kh56.brandonmchose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Van-Ellis-Theatre.jpg)
![Working, Van Ellis Theatre, Fall 2019](http://kh56.brandonmchose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Working-.jpg)
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![Behren's Auditorium](http://kh56.brandonmchose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Behrens-House.jpg)
![Into the Woods, Spring 2021, Behren's Auditorium](http://kh56.brandonmchose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Into-the-Woods.jpg)
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![Time Stands Still, Spring 2020, Down Center Stage Lab](http://kh56.brandonmchose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Time-Stands-Still.jpg)
![Pops at the Pond, Fall 2021](http://kh56.brandonmchose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Popspond.jpg)
![Pops at the Pond, Anthony Barone, Fall 2021](http://kh56.brandonmchose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Pops-Slide-10.jpg)
![Starlight Extravaganza, Van Ellis Theatre](http://kh56.brandonmchose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Starlight-Slide-11.jpg)
![Starlight Extravaganza, Van Ellis Theatre](http://kh56.brandonmchose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Starlight-Slide-12.jpg)