Centerville High School Performing Arts Center
The Centerville Schools Performing Arts Center is a theater venue in the Dayton, Ohio area that opened in December 2007. It has a 1,200-seat main auditorium and contains a modern dance studio, scene shop, and other support areas. A prominent feature of the center is the two-story glass lobby. The new PAC was financed by a levy and was built at the back of Centerville High School. The cost of the project was about $7.5 million.
In addition to the school's productions the facilities are also rented out for dance recitals, shows, concerts, and other performances. Some notable productions that have taken place in the Performing Arts Center are: Doyle Lawson, the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Jon Petz, Udit & Aditya Naryan, and Indian Idol's Aditi Paul.
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