The Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance

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Your new performance venues!

At SEMO’s River Campus, you’ll perform in facilities designed to give you a true conservatory experience.


Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall: A stunning 950-seat theatre for concerts, symphonies, musicals, plays, aerial, and dance performances. It features a moving orchestra pit and a fly system that spans over 100 feet.

Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre: Depending on the show, audience members will view the performance in a proscenium, thrust, or in the round type of seating. The theatre's configuration is flexible, featuring a 200-seat black box equipped with advanced lighting and sound systems. 

Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall: 

Originally a seminary chapel, this space is now re-designed into a beautiful 205-seat venue with stellar acoustics while preserving its historical charm.

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