Live Theater Coming Soon To Downtown Round Rock

ROUND ROCK, TX -- Coming this fall, those in Round Rock will be able to enjoy a dinner and a show in the central business district.

City officials recently updated the public on construction progress toward developing a venue for theater productions at the Allen R. Baca Center community activities center at 301 W. Bagdad Ave.

The project is part of the Round Rock Arts Master Plan, and recently secured council endorsement for its creation.

The planned 200-seat theater is designed in the black box style, a recent innovation consisting of a simple, largely unadorned performance space. Also known as an “experimental theater” design, the prototypical black box version usually features a large square room with black walls and flat floor.

The developing venue makes use of existing space at the Baca Center, and will feature state-of-the-art sound and video equipment, a moveable stage and a flexible lighting system. The space will be the staging area for plays, chamber operas, cabaret performances, recitals and other artistic expressions.

The genesis of the project date to July 2015 when an architectural feasibility study was presented to council. Plans for its opening are scheduled sometime this fall.

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