J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts
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J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts was opened in 2008 in St. Charles, Missouri, USA, on the campus of the Lindenwood University
Lindenwood University
Lindenwood University, often referred to as Lindenwood or LU, is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university located in Saint Charles, Missouri, United States...

 as a state-of-the-art $32 million, 138000 square feet (12,820.6 m²) educational and performing arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...

 complex. The facility is named after a $2 million donation from Jerry Scheidegger, Lindenwood board member, St. Louis businessman, as well as the founder and chairman of The Corporate Group Inc., a commercial and residential real estate leasing firm.

Performance facilities

Bezemes Family Theater, with 1,200 seats on two levels, it is the largest of the venues at the Center and features a high tech Broadway-style theater. the theater is named for Peter Bezemes, the executive director of the center, Lindenwood alum, and professional with experience in film, TV, radio and theater.

Emerson Black Box Theatre, a small theatre with 250 seats, is a black box theatre designed to support experimental performances. It is primarily intended for small productions. This theater is equipped with a movable stage allowing the theater to be reconfigured depending on the need of the production.

The Boyle Art Gallery. is a large, modern gallery facility used for showing of LU student, as well as art ranging from local to international artists.

Educational space

In addition to the performance areas the facility is used by performing arts and communications students and features classrooms and faculty offices. the center is the home of the School of Fine and Performing Arts. A large scene shop and a costume shop. Two dance studios with digital recording and instant review capability. LUTV
LUTV
For English cable television channel LUTV in St. Charles, Missouri, see: LUTV.LUTV is an English subscription-based internet television channel, operated by Leeds United A.F.C....

's Charter
Charter Communications
Charter Communications is an American company providing cable television, high-speed Internet, and telephone services to more than 4.7 million customers in 25 states. By revenues, it is the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States, behind Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Cox Communications...

 HD Studio- a tapeless high-definition TV studio with sets for talk shows, news, weather, and Lindenwood Lions
Lindenwood Lions
The Lindenwood Lions and Lady Lions are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Lindenwood University, located in St. Charles, Missouri. The Lions are currently in the process of transitioning from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to the NCAA Division II...

 athletics that the station airs on local Public-access television
Public-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...

 and AT&T U-verse. Performance practice space with Steinway grand pianos
Steinway & Sons
Steinway & Sons, also known as Steinway , is an American and German manufacturer of handmade pianos, founded 1853 in Manhattan in New York City by German immigrant Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg...

and Chorus and orchestra rooms.

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