The new 199,000-square-foot facility will be situated on the west side of North Broad Street, directly across from the entrance to Polett Walk.
The university will break ground on a new facility for the Klein College of Media and Communication and the Center for the Performing and Cinematic ArtsIn spring 2025, the university plans to build a new facility in North Philadelphia to modernize the teaching spaces for Klein College; the School of Theater, Film and Media Arts ; and the Boyer College of Music and Dance.
According to the university, the building will allow the university's programs to grow and better prepare students for the future. It will also serve as a community hub for activity, education, and entertainment.Inside, the new facility will feature a new cluster of theaters, including a 375-seat proscenium venue, a 180-seat cinema, a flexible 140-seat black box theater, and a 63-seat screening room.
The university adds that the building will also include state-of-the-art audio/editing suites, a podcast studio, wellness rooms, and a virtual reality/innovation lab. In addition to updated theater and lobby spaces, the university said the new building will provide TFMA students with expanded costume and scene shops and rehearsal spaces with natural lighting; an industry-standard soundstage with adjacent directing lab and new media studio; an animation lab; and updated post-production facilities that include editing suites, a sound mix suite, Foley and ADR studio, immersive audio and VR suite, color correction studio, and a DI theater/classroom.
The university said that following the spring groundbreaking, the construction phase will start and is expected to take at least 30 months.
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