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The Asteria Theatre was recently named the winner of the Green Building Inititative's (GBI) Green Globes Project of the Year award. The theatre is the first performing arts center to use geothermal energy, which is sourced from CMU's campus-wide loop harnessing the earth’s energy for heating and cooling. 

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Built in 2024, the new Asteria Theatre is a state-of-the-art facility that is home to CMU's theatre and music department performances as well as professional touring companies and community events.

• Auditorium capacity: 869
• Multi-purpose event room capacity: 120
• VIP club level with private boxes and a separate bar to service that area.
• Loading dock for touring productions.
• Taller fly space for increased lighting and set capacity 
• Rehearsal space. 
• Rooftop patio with expansive views of the Grand Valley.
• Acoustics designed for concerts as well as theatre productions with all aspects of design approved by
sound engineers from the angle of the walls to the materials used and the size and shape of seats.
• Large dressing rooms to satisfy a range of touring shows to the theatre from dance companies and touring musicals to orchestras and solo musical acts.
• Green room, two star suites, two dressing rooms and two chorus rooms.
• Rigging: Features a state-of-the-art Adamson IS7 line array and a full range of theatrical lighting fixtures from ETC, Chauvet Pro, and Vari-Lite . The theatre also boasts a full rigging grid, as well as a Gala Systems spiral lift orchestra pit, adjustable orchestra shells, and a robust back-of-house support area. 

For information on renting spaces in the Asteria Theatre, please contact Events Manager Diandra Green.