Talk:Wortham Theater Center

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[edit] Proposal for STANDARD LAYOUT of articles in the category where the Arts Center contains multiple theatres or performance facilities

There is a large group of articles which focus on Performing arts centers or performance facilties where multiple facilities exist for different kinds of performances, some specially designed for opera, ballet, classical music, etc.

[edit] Here's the example from the Denver Center for the Performing Arts:

Para 1 - States location, broad description

"A performing arts complex located in Denver, Colorado. With 10,800 seats in nine theatres, it is the second largest performing arts center in the US after New York City's Lincoln Center. The DCPA is a showcase for opera, theatre, a nurturer of new plays as well as the presenter of Broadway touring productions, and it has an award-winning multi-media production facility, a national training school for actors, and is the site of a voice clinic and research facility.

The Denver Center Theater Company presents world-class theatre at the DCPA.

Para 2 -Details on founder, architect, etc. where available:

The vision of Donald R. Seawell, it was founded in 1972 and is dedicated to excellence in the Arts.

Para 3 or later: LIST of ALL THEATRES IN THE COMPLEX with their seating capacity and purpose and noting any resident companies performing there.

[edit] Performance venues

BOLD FACE name of theater/opera house, etc

The DCPA houses the following performance spaces:

• Boettcher Concert Hall, with 2700 seats, was the first in-the-round concert hall in the United states and was opened in 1978. It is the home of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra.

• Bonfils Theatre Complex is the home of the Stage, Space, Ricketson, and Jones Theaters (as well as the Grand Ballroom) and was opended in 1979.

• Buell Theatre has 2,830 seats.

• Ellie Caulkins Opera House, with 2,268 seats, opened on September 10, 2005. It was originally known as the Auditorium Theatre before being rebuilt several times during the 20th Century to finally become the new Ellie Caulkins Opera House, named after the family which supported its creation. The historic Auditorium Theatre opened in 1908, in time to host the 1908 Democratic National Convention. Presently the "Ellie", as it has come to be known, is the home of Opera Colorado

• Galleria Theatre"

Para 4 and subsequent: Additional details, important donors, etc.

A very large percentage of PAC articles now follow this protocol. It is being adopted here. Vivaverdi 21:45, 24 July 2006 (UTC)