By Lisa Kopochinski
DALLAS, Texas鈥�A groundbreaking ceremony was held in late September on the new Noble Family Performing Arts Center at Parish Episcopal School鈥檚 Midway Campus in Dallas.
When completed in Spring 2021, the $27.7 million performing arts center will host student performances, community and milestone events, awards ceremonies and high-caliber speakers and cultural events.
听Award-winning firm BOKA Powell is the architect on this new state-of-the-art facility. Construction will be led by McCarthy Building Companies.
The 55,000-square-foot expansion of the campus will consist of a 515-seat performance hall and a 120-seat black box theater, rehearsal rooms, a film screening room and a dedicated dance studio. It will also house associated back-of house spaces including a scenic shop, dressing rooms and tailoring shop. Other features include a gallery to display student and works by visiting artists, concessions area, storage, offices, a dedicated storm shelter and a relocated loading dock.
The chamber of the performance hall is more than 50 feet tall and will be constructed by tilt-up panels for acoustics.听 Also, precast panels in a unique shape with glass will align the exterior wall along the entrance of the building.
鈥淛ust imagine, two years from now on this very courtyard, will stand a new state-of-the-art venue worthy of our students鈥� talents,鈥� said听Dave Monaco, Allen Meyer Family Head of School听for Parish, in a statement, at the groundbreaking ceremony.
鈥淗ere we will highlight their performances, celebrate community milestones, and showcase artists and speakers to broaden our students鈥� understanding of the global society. The potential in this new edifice will far exceed its walls, because it will cultivate limitless possibilities for young people of impact.鈥�