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| The Performing Arts Theatre is set to hold a for-benefit concert/Photo by Courtney Unander |
By Courtney Unander
No one can doubt the amount of controversy surrounding the many building projects across the AVC campuses. From the solar panels to the Health and Science building, AVC Administrators have faced much opposition in the face of completing their work during budget and class cuts. The most recently finished project is the new Performing Arts Theatre located near the corner of 30th West and Avenue K. Construction on the theater began nearly two years ago and finished construction this last spring, as was projected according to AVC’s website.
To celebrate the new theater’s completion, the Antelope Valley Symphony Orchestra (AVSO) led by Dr. David Newby is holding a for-benefit concert where the orchestra will feature songs from composer Bernard Herrmann movies, including "Psycho" and "Chinatown," and compositions from other 1960s movies and television shows. As well as the concert, the theater arts department held auditions for the play “Six Characters in Search of an Author,” which is set to run as the first play shown in the new theater.
While both the concert and the play are listed as being part of the theater’s “Grand Opening Season,” the theater isn’t set to open for classes and constant use until 2012.
