October 15, 2020 – Millikin University will be hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its new Center for Theatre & Dance on Saturday, October 17 at 10 am. The ceremony will be held at the Arrival Court located behind Shilling Hall. Speakers at the event will include Millikin President Dr. Jim Reynolds, Dr. Stephen Huss, Board of Trustees Emeritus, and Mary Black, director of the Millikin School of Theatre & Dance. The ground was broken for Millikin’s new Center for Theatre & Dance on May 18, 2018. The location of the new Center is centralized for creativity to be cultivated, fostered and displayed. It will also provide a new venue for Millikin performing arts.
The $29 million project features a 260-seat flexible theatre which includes an orchestra pit, balcony and tech gallery with a tension wire grid. The new building also features lighting and sound labs, a costume studio, a costume classroom, collaboration spaces, and offices and support facilities for current staff with room for growth.
The new Center is located at the site of the former Richards Treat University Center.
