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Forbes Center for the
Performing Arts
This is the new centerpiece of the campus and represents
the largest construction project in the history of JMU.
Many of the photos below were taken in the latter days
of construction but represent a nice virtual tour of what is a
true wonderland for visitors, students, artists, scholars.
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This photo was taken on the day the tunnel under main street
opened to the public; Graduation Day, Spring, 2010. The
tunnel connects the new parking deck and Forbes Center for the
Performing Arts with the central campus "Quad". |
The 168,000 square foot Forbes Center for the Performing Arts
really represents two buildings in one. On the left (from the
Quad) is the Dorothy Thomasson Estes Center for Theatre and
Dance, and on the right side of the complex is the Shirley
Hanson Roberts Center for Music Performance.
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Views of the
450 seat Mainstage Theatre, Forbes Center for the Performing
Arts
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All facilities feature state of the art equipment
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Views of the
Earlynn J. Miller Dance Theatre in the
Forbes Center for the Performing Arts
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Studio Theatre in the
Forbes Center for the Performing Arts
Studio Theatre Lobby |
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Studio Theatre in construction |
Debut production in the Studio Theatre:
Miss Nelson is Missing. August 5, 2010 |
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Music
Facilities in the
Forbes Center for the Performing Arts
Recital Hall
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Shops and
Support Spaces in the
Forbes Center for the Performing Arts |
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ABOVE: Panorama. Use your mouse to scroll the image 360 degrees |
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Welding Area in the Scene Shop |
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Unpacking in the new costume shop |
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Costume Storage Space |
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Lockers for student use. |
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Lobby and
Public Spaces in the
Forbes Center for the Performing Arts |
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Grand Stairway linking the lower and upper
lobbies |
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Panoramic view of the new parking deck which serves the
Forbes Center for the Performing Arts |
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More Photo Galleries -
Construction Photos, etc.
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Facilities We
Have Left Behind
Take a nostalgic look at
how theatre and dance were from the 1960s and 1970s through the
Spring of 2010 when we began our move to the Forbes Center.
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Latimer-Shaeffer Theatre - Completed in 1967, the Duke Fine Arts Center (later
renamed Duke Hall), Named for second president Dr. Samuel
Page Duke, is home to Latimer-Shaeffer Theatre. The theatre
is named for Dr. Mary E. Latimer, former English faculty
member, and Edna T. Shaeffer formerly of the music faculty.
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Theatre II - Completed in 1922, was formerly occupied by Wampler Foods
Inc. JMU began using the building in 1974. It houses the
Experimental Theatre, theater offices and classrooms. The
university's buildings and grounds department also uses a
portion of the building.
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Grace Street Costume Shop - The costume shop resided in this refurbished facility
until it was time to move into the Forbes Center.
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In Memory of Lincoln House,
Former Location of our Costume Shop -
In 1926, the Harrisonburg Post Office established a
sub-station at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Lincoln, which
was conveniently located across the street from the State
Teachers College. A decade later, the house was pressed into
service as a dormitory when the college needed to
accommodate a growing enrollment. In the 1940s, it became
the home of Sigma Sigma Sigma and in the 1960s housed some
of the first male students. At different times, Lincoln
House housed the music department, a tearoom, the bookstore,
faculty and student lounges, and finally our costume shop,
before it was razed in 2006 to make room for the Forbes
Center for the Performing Arts. Lincon House was
much loved by our costume staff, students, and faculty. It's
spirit will be missed.
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