Transylvania University
Lucille C. Little Theater


This technically innovative facility, completed in 1999, provides teaching and performance space for the Transylvania University drama program. The 150-seat theater has movable seating risers that permit a variety of performance and seating configurations, from traditional proscenium-style, thrust, arena, in-the-round and anything in between. The space features include a computerized lighting and sound system, a removable floor section, and a wire rope grid that allows students to safely hang lights and scenery without the use of ladders or lifts.

This flexible studio theater includes storage areas, a scene shop area and tech office, two dressing rooms, a green room, a kitchen, a well-equipped sound and light booth, and a spacious lobby.

  • Client: Transylvania University
  • Architect: Johnson Romanowitz Architects
  • Completion Year: 1999
  • Location: Lexington, Kentucky
  • Acoustician: Acoustic Dimensions
  • Building Size: 11,000 s.f.
  • Capacity: 200 seats

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