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Stevens Center

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History
Specifications
Building Usage
UNCSA Performances and Groups
References
External links

{{short description|Performing arts center in North Carolina}}The Roger L. Stevens Center is the primary performance venue in downtown Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is owned and operated by the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. It is named after the theatre producer and real estate magnate Roger L. Stevens and was opened on April 22, 1983. The venue serves the major UNCSA productions, the Winston-Salem Symphony, Piedmont Opera, and many other touring and local productions. All in all the theatre is used for rehearsal or performance all but 70 days of the year.^[1]

History

The Stevens Center was originally the Carolina Theater, a movie theatre, before it was donated to the School of the Arts in 1980 by the Winston-Salem Journal. It was renovated by the School of the Arts using $9.6 million in state bond money and opened on April 22, 1983 with a star-studded gala featuring the UNCSA symphony Orchestra with Leonard Bernstein conducting and Isaac Stern as soloist, and Gregory Peck as the master of ceremonies. Guests in attendance included Agnes de Mille, Cliff Robertson, Governor James Hunt, President and Mrs. Gerald Ford and Lady Bird Johnson.^[2]

The Stevens Center faced difficulty when the federal Economic Development Administration demanded UNCSA pay back $3.12 million because they transferred the title from UNCSA to NCSA, Inc. They also faced trouble with Forsyth County over taxes. In 1990, UNCSA signed a deal to bring preview shows of Broadway Musicals to the Stevens Center but had to end that relationship because the school was losing money on it.

Currently the Stevens Center is occupied with either rehearsals or concerts all but 70 days of the year.

Specifications

Two levels (Orchestra and Balcony)
1,380 seats
10 Stories

Building Usage

The building has been used by the following groups for their performances:

Piedmont Opera
Piedmont Wind Symphony
Winston-Salem Symphony
Something for Everyone Series
NC Dance Festival
RiverRun International Film Festival
American Rock band Daughtry shot the music video for their single September at the Stevens Center.

The building also houses many offices and the UNCSA Community Music School.

UNCSA Performances and Groups

The Nutcracker
UNCSA's All School Musicals, including the fiftieth anniversary production of West Side Story, as well as the 2011 production of 'Oklahoma!'
UNCSA Symphony Orchestra
A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute's Winter Opera
UNCSA School of Dance's Spring Dance

References

1. ^Focus on Arts: Having survived early missteps, today's Stevens Center thrives 25 Entertaining Years {{webarchive|url=https://www.webcitation.org/5YyhoxIrW?url=http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/apr/27/focus-on-arts-having-survived-early-missteps-today/ |date=2008-07-01 }}
2. ^Library | Archives History {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807170020/http://www.ncarts.edu/library/archhistory.htm |date=2008-08-07 }}

External links

North Carolina School of the Arts

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