![]() ![]() But don’t say goodbye just yet! We're counting down to the conclusion of our beloved bestselling fantasy shonen series with an online celebration RIGHT HERE at Fairy Tail Hideout!Ĭlick on the link for the debut of some special messages and one last interactive whirl with a few of your favorite Fairy Tail characters! And then party on with your fellow Fairy Tail friends IRL on #FairyTailDay January 27 at a participating bookstore!ĮNTER to join the Fairy Tail Final Volume Celebration Countdown! Schuster helped make it possible for hundreds of thousands of Miami Valley citizens to experience world-class performing arts events that would not have been possible without the state-of-the-art facility that bears his and his late wife Marian’s name.After 10+ years of shenanigans, Hiro Mashima's legendary fantasy manga Fairy Tail is coming to an end-with final volume 63 hitting stores January 23. Always with a smile and an encouraging word, Dr. ![]() Schuster’s legacy and leadership continue to have a far-reaching impact in the Miami Valley and especially within the Arts community. Through their love of the arts, dedication to the community and generosity of spirit, the Schusters laid a foundation of support and trust by making the lead gift to establish a world-class performing arts center in downtown Dayton, a gift that gave birth to the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center.ĭr. Marian Schuster was a trained musician and the entire family embraced the arts as an integral part of their lives. Schuster possessed a vision of a Dayton with a flourishing arts community and he lived to see it happen. Benjamin Schuster and his beloved wife Marian became two of Dayton’s most treasured humanitarians. The 40-foot-high Dayton Foundation Grand Staircase leads from the Wintergarden up to the balcony lobby levels of the theatre.įrom extremely humble beginnings in Wisconsin, Dr. ![]() The Dayton Power & Light Company Foundation Stage serves as a presentation stage for gala events and weddings and doubles as a performance area. It features 1,900 panes of glass and 13,000 square feet of cashmere travertine marble. The Schuster Center’s most spectacular statement is the six-story high Kettering Wintergarden, a block-long, wrap-around glass atrium with the magnificent Reynolds & Reynolds Palm Grove. The flexible Mathile Theatre is a black box theatre that can be used for rehearsals, special events, and meetings, as well as smaller productions. From the last row of the upper balcony to the center of the stage is 120 feet, approximately the distance the Wright Brothers flew that day in Kitty Hawk, N.C. The diameter of the upper ellipse is 40 feet, the length of the wingspan of the Wright flyer. It is 93 feet from the floor to the starfield. The starfield depicts the Dayton sky on the eve of the Wright Brothers’ first flight in 1903. At the center of the concentric circles at the top of the Mead Theatre ceiling is a starfield created by fiber optics, which were just renovated in June 2019. The stage and theatre house can be configured to best support any form of live entertainment - from live orchestra to a rock show, from grand opera to Broadway. With three lobby levels and four seating levels, the space was designed to have no seat more than 120 feet from the stage. In addition to delivering outstanding concert hall acoustics, the use of cutting-edge sound isolation technologies in Mead Theatre ensures that external noise will not distract from the performances.Īt the heart of the Schuster Center is the 2,325-seat Mead Theatre with state-of-the-art acoustics and superior sightlines. Acoustical experts customized the theatre to meet the unique needs of performances requiring both acoustical and technical excellence. Seating options include orchestra, loge, and lower and upper balconies. ![]() World-class theatre planning and design consultants worked to create an intimate setting, with the last row a mere 120 feet from the stage. The cool blues and orange-reds of the theatre’s interior reach all the way to the domed ceiling, where concentric circles of fiber optic lights depict the Dayton sky as it appeared on the eve of the Wright Brothers’ first flight, December 16, 1903.Ĭareful attention to layout and acoustics further enhances the experience. Architect Cesar Pelli’s design invokes the feeling of an evening under the stars. That experience begins with the look of the theatre. The Mead Theatre delivers stunning aural and visual experiences for audiences. At the heart of the Schuster Center lies the 2,300-seat Mead Theatre, a state-of-the-art facility designed to accommodate a diverse array of performing arts, including orchestral music, opera, theatre, and dance. ![]()
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