Department of Theatre & Dance
Facilities
Students studying theatre arts and dance at Rollins enjoy state-of-the-art facilities.
Historic House
The centerpiece of Rollins’ theatre facilities, the Annie Russell Theatre combines a rich history with state-of-the-art equipment. Learn More
Annie Russell Theatre
A 360-seat proscenium theatre listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. The Annie has state-of-the-art lighting equipment, including LEDs, Scrollers, automated lighting, and a custom lighting bridge. The Annie also features a state-of-the-art all digital sound system used for the playback of music and effects for non-musicals and live reinforcement in musicals. The core of the system is the Meyer Sound d’Mitri audio platform, the same system used on Broadway for Spiderman. With the ability to playback multitrack audio, reinforcement for both actors and musicians and a sound effect library of over 10,000 effects, the ART sound system is capable of handling the most demanding of audio designs. Projection in the Annie is handled utilizing Coolux’s Pandora’s Box media server hardware and software. The Coolux system is the same one used by Cirque du Soleil and on the Metropolitan Opera’s latest version of Wagner’s Ring Cycle. The system can project up to four separate images, both still and video, at the same time. Multi-track playback and advanced image warping allow for the creation of complex projection design. Learn More
Lyman Blackbox
A 70-seat black box space, the Lyman Blackbox is temporary home to our student-produced Second Stage Series, as well as the Rollins Improv Players, while we are building our new Theatre & Dance Complex. Learn More
Annie Russell Dance Studio
Provides a home to our movement courses and serves as additional rehearsal space for mainstage productions.
Costume Design/Technology Lab
State-of-the-art costume design, drafting, and building equipment. Also housed in this space is our scaled Yeagerlab lighting lab.
