Great Falls Performing Arts Center Study
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Auburn, ME
The Community Little Theatre and the City of Auburn
March 2008
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Community arts center with theatre, backstage spaces, and artists studios
Steel structure; masonry walls and built-up roof
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The Community Little Theatre and the City of Auburn, Maine, join forces to explore creation of a community arts center. Seeking a new use the onetime Edward T. Little High School, the new arts center would offer a 200-seat performance theater, backstage spaces, and artists studios in the refurbished facility, with an addition including a public lobby and courtyard social space to provide a renewed identity
The feasibility study provides a vision of that future complex and an objective evaluation of its economic viability. It includes a comprehensive building evaluation with: assessment of exterior masonry envelope and built-up roof; programming for current and future uses; cost estimation; and a business plan for the arts center, with the Theatre as prime tenant or managing agent.
