Center of Performing Arts Facilities If you would like information regarding rental of the Mayer Theatre or Recital Hall, please select Facility Rental. Mayer Theatre | | | Mayer Theatre houses the Mayer Theatre Main Stage, the Fess Parker Studio Theatre, and the administrative and theatre faculty offices for Santa Clara University's Department of Theatre and Dance. Up-to-date lighting and sound systems, completely fitted scene and costume shops, a rehearsal hall and dressing rooms make Mayer Theatre an excellent place to perform and work. Mayer Theatre Main Stage Named after the founder of Metro Goldwyn Mayer film company, Mayer Theatre was dedicated by actress Helen Hayes in 1975 and is continually maintained and updated as a state-of-the-art performance space. The main house is based on a flexible proscenium/thrust stage. Seating capacity varies between 390-570 depending on stage configuration.
Fess Parker Studio Theatre The Fess Parker Studio, a "black box" theatre, has variable staging with a seating capacity of up to 130. | | Music & Dance Building | | | The Music & Dance Building houses a 250-seat Recital Hall, two dance studios, and the administrative, dance faculty, and music faculty offices for Santa Clara University's Department of Music and Center of Performing Arts. The building is equipped with outstanding educational and performing facilities such as a
Rehearsal Hall, classrooms, seminar and conference rooms, an Electronic Media Lab, a library of recordings and scores, practice rooms, and dressing rooms. |  | Performance Spaces The Music & Dance Building has a 250-seat Recital Hall, where student, faculty, and guest recitals, as well as many choral and chamber music performances, are held. The historic Mission Church, founded in 1851, also serves as performance space for the Santa Clara University Orchestra and Choral Ensembles. |  | Electronic Media Lab The Piano Class Lab has sixteen Roland electronic pianos (with headsets) for piano classes. The lab is also available to students for practice during regular Listening Lab hours. The Computer/MIDI Lab has ten Apple PowerMacintosh workstations for use by students enrolled in theory and composition courses. Other Santa Clara students wishing to use the lab may make arrangements with the Listening Lab attendant. |  | Libraries and Collections The Listening Lab holds the department's CD, LP, cassette, videocollections, and study scores (for use while listening to recordings). Students enrolled in music courses use the individual listening stations for class assignments. Many music classes also have duplicate listening materials available to students in Varsi Media Lab, across campus.
Computerized listings of these recordings are available on OSCAR (the university library´s computer system.) Students may search for recordings from any OSCAR terminal, including one located in the Lab. The Listening Lab also keeps an ongoing archive of cassette recordings by departmental faculty, students, ensembles, and guest artists.
Orradre Library is the main campus library, holding the majority of music scores, books, and periodical publications. The Choral Library is stored in the music building. Materials in the choral library are available to students for research and study.
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