USF University of South Florida College of The Arts
School of Theatre & Dance
 
 
 
 
 
 

Theatre and Dance Facilities

USF School of Theatre and Dance boasts four performance facilities: Two mainstage theatres, and two black box performance/rehearsal spaces.The Dance Center also houses three spacious dance studios.


Theatre 1 (TAT) - Floor Plan
TAT/Theatre 1 is a multi-use theatre utilized by all disciplines in the College of Fine Arts. Seating 550 guest Continental style, TAT is a proscenium theatre with a fully rigged fly house with 43 line sets. It has two orchestra pits with one lowering to the stage floor and the other to the basement.


Theatre 2 (THR) - Floor Plan
THR/Theatre 2 is a mainstage black box theatre with flexible seating that can be arranged in a number of configurations with seating ranging between 150 and 300.


TAR 120 - Floor Plan
TAR 120 is a black box theatre used exclusively by the Theatre Department for an occasional main season production and primarily for performance classes, directing class projects, scene study work, and original works produced by STPB.


TAR 130 - Floor Plan
TAR 130 is a black box rehearsal room, performance classroom, and performance space for classroom projects, scene study work and student and studio productions.


Dance Center- FAD - Floor Plan
USF's Dance Centre is exactly that - a center for dance. The hub of all dance facilities, our $1.8 million three-story facility houses three 40'x50' studios, observation rooms, reference library, and dressing rooms. Each studio is equipped with floating wood floors covered with cushioned Tarkett flooring to protect dancers from injury, overhead observation rooms, built-in sound, mirrors and walnut barres. Spacious studios also feature grand pianos enabling instructors to conduct classes with live accompaniment.

In addition to the wireless access available on campus,  computer stations with complete Internet linkage have been established for student use in research and media editing within the Dance Centre. All USF students have access to a personal e-mail address and Student Laboratories have been established throughout the campus.

USF has also established a Recreation Center which provides Students and Faculty with state of the art exercise equipment, swimming pool, raquetball and much much more. Many dance student take advantage of the yoga and pilates classes available at the Recreation Center to maintain and condition their bodies outside technique classes.