Spaces, Seating & Flooring

SHOCTOR THEATRE

The Shoctor Theatre has a proscenium stage with 638 seats. The Shoctor is located on the second floor, and is accessible by stairs and the glass elevator by south doors. There is a row of accessible seating available with access on the audience right and left side on the second floor of the Shoctor Lobby.

MACLAB THEATRE

The Maclab Theatre has a thrust stage with 704 seats. The Maclab is located on the lower floor of the Lee Pavilion (our plant-filled conservatory). The Maclab lobby is accessible by stairs and the glass elevator near 102 Street (north) entrance . There is accessible seating available at the back of the theatre in all sections.

RICE THEATRE

The Rice Theatre, a cabaret space and black box theatre with flexible seating up to 237. The Rice Theatre is located on the lower floor, and is accessible by stairs and south Rice Theatre elevator. There will be accessible seating available depending on the configuration of the flexible space.

ZEIDLER HALL

Zeidler Hall, with 214 seats, can be used as a small movie theatre. There is a small stage with stairs. Zeidler Hall is located on the main floor next to the Box Office. There is accessible seating available at the back of the theatre.

TUCKER AMPITHEATRE

The Tucker Amphitheatre is a 100-seat amphitheatre on the upper floor of the Lee Pavilion and is accessible by stairs and the glass elevator near the north doors. The Tucker is only open for special events, and not available to the public. Accessible seating available at the sides of the amphitheatre audience section.

LEE PAVILION

The Lee Pavilion is a large tropical conservatory with waterfall lighting feature, plants, ponds, and is the main area on the north side of the building. It is open to the public during building hours. It is accessible by stairs and numerous ramps.

SHOCTOR REHEARSAL HALL

The Shoctor Rehearsal Hall is located on the second floor, and is accessible by stairs and south Administration elevator.

DAVID D. BENTLEY SALON

The David D. Bentley Salon is located on the third floor, and is accessible by stairs and south Administration elevator.

THE BOARDROOM

The Boardroom is located on the third floor, and is accessible by stairs and south Administration elevator.

The Shoctor Theatre features installed red velvet seats that fold down with springs and upholstered velvet arms. The seat widths vary between 17-18” between arms, depending on where in the audience curve the seat sits.

The theatre also features an accessible row with both fixed seats and movable seats. This row has no stairs.

The grey seats are available to book and come in two options: with arms (18” between arms) or no arms (20” seat pad). These seats can be requested through the Box Office.

The accessible row can fit multiple wheelchairs and other mobility devices of different sizes. Our team can also run power for medical devices, if needed.

Shoctor Seating Map

The Maclab Theatre features installed grey polyester seats that fold down with springs and unupholstered black wood arms. Due to the unique shape of the theatre, the seat widths vary between 16-21” between arms, depending on where in the audience curve the seat is located in. (As a general rule: the closer you sit to the stage, the narrower the seats will get, the further back the wider they will get.)

The theatre also features multiple accessible seating locations with movable seats. The grey seats are available to book and come in two options: with arms (18” between arms) or no arms (20” seat pad). These seats can be requested through the Box Office.

The accessible sections can fit different styles of mobility devices, and do not have stairs. Our team can also run power for medical devices, if needed.

Maclab Seating Map

The Rice Theatre is traditionally set up as a cabaret with small tables and chairs. The Rice Theatre features flexible black chairs without arms. They are regular height and bar height.

The bar height chairs are 30” tall and have a chair pad that is 17” wide; they are usually placed in the back rows of the Rice Theatre seating map and are with 42.5” tall tables. The bar height chairs feature a foot rung.

The seats of the regular height chairs are 16” wide and are at 30” tall tables.

Seating in the Rice Theatre is flexible, with wheelchairs and other mobility devices accommodated. It is important to note that when the Rice Theatre is at capacity, the seatings can be quite snug for moving between tables.