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VMA Performing Arts Center in Pennsylvania
Apr 11, 2021
Joan and John Mullen Center for Performing Arts
Design: Voith and Mactavish Architects
Location: Villanova, Pennsylvania, USA

It?s curtains up at Villanova?s Joan and John Mullen Center for the Performing Arts, ready for the Fall/Winter 2022 performance season.

The building is the final project and centerpiece of a major redevelopment along Lancaster Avenue that transforms once-overlooked stretch into a new heart of student life at Villanova. The cultural center anchors the new district and complements Commons, a recently-completed complex (also designed by VMA) that adds 1,100 beds of student accommodations, storefront retail spaces, and a network of landscaped gathering places.
For the Performing Arts Center, VMA combined a full suite of performance venues and educational spaces into a single building, creating a destination cultural hub for the University and the surrounding community. The center equips Villanova to host a range of productions and events, offering everything from state-of-the-art theaters, rehearsal spaces, and reception halls for catered gatherings.

The 85,000-square-foot building includes three major performance venues: a 400-seat proscenium theater, a 200-seat black-box theater, and a 75-seat Performance Lab for more intimate and experimental productions.

The proscenium theater features a full f...