Mansfield ISD Center for the Performing Arts

[Mr. Mojito]

Tonight WFAA ran a follow up to a story about subcontractors not paying payroll taxes in an effort to undercut others bidding on projects. Since it's made the news and I took a photo a few weeks ago, I figured I might as well post about it. http://www.wfaa.com/news/investigate...125451023.html



The Mansfield ISD Center for the Performing Arts is scheduled to open late Spring of 2012. The Center includes two distinct venues; the Claude Cunningham Performance Hall and the John Washington Professional Development Center.









http://www.mansfieldisdconstruction....rmingArts.html
General Information
Opening Date: Spring 2012
Bond Program: 2006
Contractor: Thos. S. Byrne
Budget: $40,400,000
Square Footage: 142,000
Total Seats: 6,000

http://www.mansfieldisdconstruction....esentation.pdf

• Graduation ceremonies, convocation, choir, orchestra, and band events (including UIL Regional Contests) • A traditional theater for plays and “roadshows”
• A general auditorium for speaking engagements

The Professional Development Center provides:
• Six meeting rooms (subdivided by moveable partition walls) that each hold a minimum of 50 participants in a lecture style format
• Seating for up to 500 visitors for a banqueting event

Three adjacent computer “labs,” each with a capacity for 30 users, provides additional training support. A common lobby is shared by both the facilities with a single point of entry access.

more construction photos
http://mansfieldisdpics.smugmug.com/...237992_FJwbg92

[NThomas]

Looks good!

Garland ISD opened a similar facility a few years ago. I wonder if we'll see a shift from theaters being built within junior and senior high schools for more of these consolidated venues.