Keller Auditorium Seating chart

Keller Auditorium
The Portland Center for the Performing Arts consists of three separate buildings, the Keller Auditorium, the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, and Antoinette Hatfield Hall (formerly called the New Theatre Building) which houses the New mark and Dolores Winnings tad theatres, and Brunish Hall.

One of the three auditoriums constituting the Portland Center for Performing arts, Keller Auditorium is theatre par excellence.The Keller Auditorium is the place for cultural rejuvenation.

The 91-year-old theater is located on Clay Street in Portland, Oregon, United States, seven blocks southeast of the other theatres. The Keller Auditorium hosts events as varied as grand opera, rock, western and jazz concerts, ballet and modern dance performances, national tours of Broadway musicals and dramatic plays.

The original building was constructed in 1917. It was totally renovated in 1968 with considerable technical improvements made in 1993. The venue first changed names in 1968, being renamed again in 2000 in honor of a $1.5 million renovation donation by Richard B. Keller.

Throughout the years, it has been the 'workhorse' theater for the Portland, hosting many performing arts events each year.

Keller Auditorium features: ?Seating for 2,992 on orchestra level and two balconies. ?107 x 41-foot stage with 60 x 30-foot traditional proscenium. ?Excellent acoustics and sight lines. ?Orchestra pit for 70 musicians. ?Dressing rooms to accommodate 250 people. ?A 38 x 45-foot rehearsal room.

A floor to ceiling glass wall sanctions spectacular views of the Ira C. Keller Fountain (designed by Lawrence Halprin) from the lobbies on all three levels; original artwork adorns the public spaces; the International-style veneer easily intermingles with the surrounding office and residential buildings.

The building is home to the Portland Opera, The Oregon Ballet Theatre, and Oregon Children's Theatre. It also hosts many national acts and traveling Broadway shows.

Formerly known as Portland Municipal Auditorium, the Portland Public Auditorium, and the Portland Civic Auditorium, Keller auditorium is the city's nucleus for performing arts and music.

The unparalleled production house seats 2,992, although it was originally designed to hold 4500 people. The capacity was reduced following the coziness and intimacy that is the Auditorium"s trademark.

The Auditorium provides for concession stands on both the levels - the main level and the first balcony. The concession stands offer fresh cookies, coffee, and other small fare. Full service bar locations are also open during most events.

Concession stands are also located on both ends of the lobby with view to facilitating the attendees and food can be preordered for intermission.

The Keller Auditorium Box Office on site is open 2 hours prior to performances for day-of-show sales and will-call tickets.

For season holders and first time attendees there is an enigmatic sense of companionship within these walls. Nowhere else can the freshies collectively laugh, cry, and gasp and do it without hesitation. The arts breathe life back into the people"s routine lives.