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FacilitiesFacilities: The Meadows School of the Arts has one of the finest education facilities for arts education in the United States, including classrooms, studios, labs and support facilities. The Division of Theatre has primary use of six performance and rehearsal spaces in addition to studio classrooms and computer labs. All of the performance spaces are equipped with lighting and sound systems and are supported by professional costume, lighting and scene shops, as well as a full-time production staff. The 392-seat Bob Hope Theatre, donated by the late comedian, has a proscenium stage, continental seating and a hydraulic orchestra pit. The Greer Garson Theatre, a gift of the Academy Award-winning actress, is a 366-seat classical thrust stage with balcony and raised playing space. The 125-seat Margo Jones Theatre is a flexible black box theatre. Additional spaces utilized by the division include rehearsal studios, classrooms and lecture halls, computer labs and technical teaching spaces.

The four-story Jake and Nancy Hamon Arts Library is adjacent to the Owen Arts Center and houses all arts library collections, a slide library, an audio/visual center, and the Center for Instructional Technology in the Arts. The G. William Jones Film and Video Collection, a part of the library's holdings, is housed in the Greer Garson Theatre's 3,800-square-foot refrigerated storage vault, with screening rooms also in the building.

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The Meadows School of the Arts produces more than 400 events a year—from concerts and performances to lectures and exhibitions. To see what is happening currently, click here