Entering the Theatre for the Performing Arts, the visitor transforms into the glory of old vaudeville. Featuring continental seating for up to 1,900 patrons, every seat has a terrific view of the stage at the Theatre, guaranteed by the proscenium opening of fifty-seven feet by twenty-eight feet. The seating plan includes floor seating for almost 1,200 and balcony seating just over 700.
The Theatre is capable of handling your program's technical needs. These include forty-eight line sets (counterweight), a sixteen channel in-house sound system as well as in-house lighting. A wide variety of programming works in the Theatre including meeting presentations and keynote addresses for conventions.
The Theatre has held performances including:
Cats
Les Miserables
Nutcracker
Fosse
Miss Saigon
Rent
Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra
Bear in the Big Blue House
Weird Al
Alison Kraus
Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre
Dance Competitions and Recitals
The Baton Rouge River Center has the amenities and tools necessary to make your event a success. Call upon the experience of our knowledge, creative and industrious SMG staff to make your next event one that everyone will remember. Let us make your next event your best event!
