'62 Center for Theatre & Dance

Designed by William Rawn Associates of Boston, The '62 Center for Theatre and Dance features three distinct performance venues of varying styles and sizes, designed to meet the College's unique performance and programming plans. In each case, immediacy and intimacy were paramount to the design.

The MainStage is a "courtyard" type proscenium theatre. Detailed in wood, its two balconies heighten the connection between audience and performer. With 550 seats, it is large enough to attract touring artists yet its design provides an intimate setting for college-based rehearsals and productions. The MainStage is the primary performance space for the student ensembles in Williams College Dance Program as well as the ’62 Center Series and features a sprung wood and Marley floors as well as excellent sound and lightening equipment.

The CenterStage is the "work-horse" of the theatre department. Designed as a 150-seat flexible flat floor studio theatre with a strong point-of-view, it includes moveable balconies, a lift, and giant sliding doors that open onto a lobby.

The existing Adams Memorial Theater has been renovated and converted into an intimate 220-seat thrust-type theater. AMT is also used for a wide variety of events including music, dance, theater and public forums.

For more information, please visit
www.williams.edu/go/62center