Live performances, art exhibitions, academic programs in the visual and performing arts, and community events bring thousands to the Arts Center and Glazer Music Performance Center each year.
Seats 1,000. Largest theater at Nazareth, located upstairs off the main lobby. The space was updated in 2009, and has several automatic line sets, a sprung stage floor, a projection system, and a small stage apron with steps into the house. Touring and academic productions, Admissions and Orientation events, and speaker and conference events are held in the Callahan Theater.
Seats 550. Located adjacent to the Nazareth College Arts Center, the Jane and Laurence Glazer Music Performance Center includes the 550-seat Beston Hall designed specifically for the acoustics of large instrumental ensembles. In addition to touring productions, Beston Hall is the rehearsal and performance home for the School of Music.
Seats 186. One of two smaller theaters, the downstairs Masters Family Community Theater is configured for small theatrical and musical performances with a stage area. The theater is used for student performances, various rehearsals, and is a primary Theatre and Dance Department academic space.
Seats 198. One of two smaller theaters, the downstairs Peace Theater is configured for presentations and lectures, with a smart podium, projection capabilities, and a small carpeted stage. The theater is used for lectures, film screenings, and rehearsals, and is a primary Theatre and Dance Department academic space.
Most Arts Center pre-show talks are held in the Peace Theater.
Seats up to 120. The downstairs Studio Theater is a black-box theater space with infinite configuration options. The Theatre and Dance Department manages this space for its theatre, musical theatre, and dance productions and rehearsals.
Seats 190. Wilmot Recital Hall serves as a performance venue for studio recitals, senior recitals, honors recitals, guest artists series, and the School of Music Department faculty recital series, as well as jazz combos, jazz ensembles, and chamber music concerts. The recital hall is located in the Wilmot music wing of the Arts Center, on the lower level.
The Arts Center Gallery is located off the Arts Center upper lobby.
The Colacino Gallery is located in the Art and Design Department wing.
The Arts New Media Gallery is inside the Arts Center Gallery, which is off the Arts Center lobby.
The Box Office and will-call are open 90 minutes before each performance. Patrons are admitted into the theater/hall approximately 30 minutes before show time.
Free parking is available outside the Arts Center, located on South Campus Drive at Nazareth College. Enter from East Avenue at the stop light. The Arts Center parking lot (Lot A) will be on your right. Additional parking is available in Lot J. Please allow yourself extra time for parking.
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Wheelchair locations and accessible seating are available in Callahan Theater and Beston Hall; please see the house manager or an usher for assistance. An elevator is located near the Box Office in the Arts Center. Assisted listening devices are available for use in Callahan Theater or Beston Hall, please contact an usher for assistance. Additionally, an American Sign Language interpreter is available upon request with at least one week advance notice. Please call 585-389-2170.
The Box Office is located in the lower level of the Arts Center at 4245 East Avenue.
All sales are final; no refunds are given. Prior sales are excluded from any promotional discounts or offers. As a subscriber benefit, subscribers may exchange tickets for another show prior to curtain time.
In the event that a show is cancelled, ticket(s) may be exchanged to another show of equal or lesser value. All sales are final; no refunds will be given.
A $7 handling fee applies to all phone and online purchases.
If you lost your ticket, the box office will reprint the ticket onsite with proper identification. You can help avoid losing your ticket with our print-at-home option. If a purchase is made online, we encourage patrons to use the print-at-home ticket option or to "go green" and present the ticket(s) on their mobile phone at the theater.
Payment is required at time of the ticket request. Tickets may not be reserved for payment later.
All persons over the age of one (1) are required to have a ticket to enter the theater.
Nazareth Students, Faculty, and Staff receive complimentary or discounted tickets to many performances sold through the Box Office.
- Nazareth Students: Submit this form to request your complimentary ticket (one per production).
- Nazareth Faculty & Staff: Head to boxoffice.naz.edu and use your Nazareth email to log in to receive your 50% discount (up to 6 discounted tickets per production).
Questions? Email artscenter@naz.edu
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