Green Center for the Performing Arts Maker Spaces
The Judson and Joyce Green Center for the Performing Arts – home to the Institute of Music, Department of Communication and Theatre, and the Film and Media Arts Interdisciplinary Program– boasts four performance venues that host a variety of performances each year, from master classes to mainstage productions. It is also home to a variety of music creation spaces, including the recording studio, our Music Instructional Technology Center, the scene shop where sets and show props are built, and a working costume shop. See more of the Green Center for the Performing Arts maker spaces in the menu below.
Maker Spaces at Green Center
The woodshop attached to Moore Theatre serves as the primary building location for Theatre production sets and props. With proper training and supervision, current students are able to access this woodshop to work on projects for courses as well as personal projects using the table saw and other power tools available in the space.
The recording studio is centrally located in the Green Center for the Performing Arts. In the studio, there is a large recording room, a small recording room/isolated booth, and a control room. There are soundproof windows peering into the studio from the Great Hall and there are double paned windows between the three rooms within the studio. The recording studio is designed with state-of-the-art soundproofed walls that reflect sound in a way that adds very little reverberation and does not introduce phasing issues. This, along with our high fidelity recording equipment, allow for very accurate recordings.
The costume shop in the Green Center for the Performing Arts holds multiple sewing machines, sergers, cutting matts, and dressforms that are available for students with experience using these items. Students without experience may be trained on the equipment by working with staff members who supervise this space.
Kerr Theatre is DePauw's very own blackbox theatre. The easily adjustable space is ideal for student productions, intimate rehearsals, and creative designs. The space is located directly across from Moore Theatre, allowing it to be easily used in association with the amenities unique to Moore Theatre (e.g. the green room, dressing rooms, costume shop and scene shop).
Designed by the internationally-acclaimed architect Carlos Jiménez, this building features classroom and studio space, three spacious galleries and a 90-seat auditorium with state-of-the-art acoustics.
- Saws and handtools
- Woodworking and metal shop tools
- Pottery tools and wheels
- High-end computers (MacOS)
- Photo processing equipment
Hobbies, arts, and crafts
The lower level of the Union Building hosts a wide variety of board games, puzzles, and arts and craft supplies that are available for use by student organizations and individual students looking to create for course and personal projects. Students should contact the Student Activities coordinator for more information about accessing the art supplies in this space.