DESIGN GUIDE: MUSIC AND DRAMA CENTERS
DG 1110.3.120
C H A P T E R 3: COMPOSITE BUILDING PROGRAMS
JANUARY 1981
F I G U R E 3-15.9
DUAL USE FACILITY 1
urban civilian community that has no similar fa-
cility, or whose facilities are remote, fully pro-
grammed for other purposes, or economically
prohibitive for Army cooperative use. Or, a co-
operative arrangement with a nearby university
may make full programming and joint use fea-
sible where neither institution could alone gen-
erate the activity and support.
A smaller, highly flexible working theater pro-
vides the constant level of involvement impor-
tant to Army objectives, permitting frequent
hands-on productions and short term amateur
exposure needed to generate the interest and
skilled crew for more ambitious undertakings.
The larger house is more attractive to full-fledged
professional r o a d s h o w s a n d p o p u l a r
2. Dual-Use Facility Alternate Two:
entertainment.
Combined Facilities:
1200 seat Opera/Concert Hall
The successful management of the larger Room
l
450 seat Experimental Theater
probably demands a different set of administra-
l
tive functions, including bookings and advertis-
This MDC is the largest suggested by this Guide
ing, House Manager, Technical Director and
and probably least typical. Careful preplanning
staff. Perhaps a system of visiting or rotating
and study would of course take place to target
Artistic Directors would develop around a Gen-
actual needs, but a large capacity hall may be
eral Manager.
called for at a major installation adjoining an
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