"We've collected the very best possible family genre pieces we possibly can together, and there should be something in there for everyone," said Sally Dietlein, executive producer and co-founder of HCT, in an interview with the Deseret News.Īlthough the theater is slated to open its first show, "Forever Plaid," in the new Sandy location at 9886 Monroe St. WEST VALLEY CITY - Hale Centre Theatre announced today the lineup for its 2018 season, which will include eight shows as part of its regular season ticket packages and two special engagement productions. Matthew Clark Richards sings "Santa Fe" from "Newsies" during an event announcing Hale Centre Theatre's 2018 season to donors and media on March 7.
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The 2018 season will mark the organization's first full season in the new venue, which is scheduled to open for its first performance on Sept. 1.Ĭonstruction continues on the new Hale Centre Theatre as work begins on the new Mountain America Credit Union Corporate offices in Sandy on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2016, following a topping-out ceremony. Layton Construction crews continue work on the new Hale Centre Theatre in Sandy on Friday, Dec. It’s an honor to have been part of it.Sally Dietlein, executive producer and co-founder of Hale Centre Theatre, announces the organization's 2018 season during an event announcing the season to donors and media on March 7.
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Architects also used 20 acoustical smoke vents from The Bilco Company, which limit noise intrusion and provide passive smoke ventilation in case of a fire.Īrchitects also created a massing area to bring the two theaters together it includes foreign granite, brick towers and large framed windows to “create a cultural lantern of light for the community.” “The building is one of the actors in the play,’’ Beecher says. Architects placed the theater’s HVAC systems outside the sound walls and routed duct work back into the theater area work to eliminate noise and vibration. They solved it with self-perform concrete by general contractor Layton Construction, which made 18-inch thick walls that soar 110 feet. With two theaters in close proximity, and located adjacent to a busy interstate and in the busy flight path of medical air traffic, architects faced a significant challenge in controlling noise. According to Beecher, the largest crane west of the Mississippi was used to place these massive beams. The loading level and catwalk structure sits on eight 6’ beams that were welded and fabricated on site. The stage system includes 47 axes of motion, using more than 130 motors for hoisting, lifting, sliding, and rotating. The stage-“We tweaked it a bit to make it an oval,’’ Beecher says-is positioned over a 55' by 50' diameter concrete sub-pit that houses the stage structure and systems. The theater-in-the-round at the Centre Stage is the building’s signature element. The Centre Stage is the most technologically advanced in the world, with an 80-foot fly loft, a lift system with eight hoists to drop in actors and set pieces, ascending and descending stages, and technology that will enable hearing-impaired theater patrons to understand audio from performers. Tait Towers, whose work included the Opening Ceremonies for the 2016 Summer Olympics, mapped out the stages. “This,’’ says Lyle Beecher, AIA, of Beecher Walker Architects in Holladay, Utah, “is a career project.”īeecher and his team designed everything but the stage at Hale Centre. The 467-seat Sorenson Legacy Jewel Box theater opened in September 2017, and the 901-seat Centre Stage theater opened in November as well. The theater celebrated the grand opening in November 2017 of its 133,000-square foot Mountain America Performing Arts Centre that seats 1,368 patrons in two theaters. President, CEO, and executive director Mark Dietlein and his Board of Directors chose the latter option. After 13 years of performances playing to capacity audiences at its 613-seat theatre in West Valley, Utah, executive leadership at the Hale Centre Theatre faced a hard question: increase ticket prices significantly, or build a new theater.