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Pavilion Theatre

Pavilion Theatre on Penn State's University Park campus

The Pavilion Theatre, built in 1915, is a key venue for the Penn State School of Theatre. Designed by architects Frank Miles Day and Charles Z. Klauder, it originally served as a livestock judging arena. Today it is a 222-seat flexible arena/thrust performance space featuring a 288-dimmer-per-circuit lighting system, a state-of-the-art sound system, and a stage-sized studio directly under the stage, used for rehearsal and classwork.

Address

Corner of Curtin and Shortlidge Roads, University Park PA 16802

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Hours

By reservation.

Symposium presenters Tyler Sperranza and Bill Doan in the Pavilion stage area, presenting in front of a screen showing a line drawing of regions of the human brain
A viewer walking in front of art prints posted on a theatre walkway.
Hands opening pop-up paper heart artwork.
Penn State art professor Cristin Millet presenting in front of brightly colored screen.
Visitors in a darkened foreground viewing a video monitor above an empty stage.
Symposium presenters Bill Doan and Tyler Sperranza in the Pavilion stage area, presenting in front of a screen showing a drawing of a face surrounded by people
Visitors talking in shadows along a mezzanine-level walkway; close-up of art pieces hung on wall.
Hands opening a folded paper pop-up with a mandala drawing.
Exhibit visitors engaging with sculpture styled like a stand mirror, but with hands protruding from the glass surface.
A hand touching health-related illustrations and paper cut-outs in an art display.
Visitor viewing art posted on red wall.

HEART Symposium

The Pavilion Theatre was the perfect venue to host Arts and Design Research Incubator's HEART Symposium, which explored the junction of Health and art.