This 34,000sf, $20M facility at Matanuska-Susitna College is the first new building to open on UAA’s Palmer campus since 2003 and was a decade in planning. The building opened in February, 2015 and provides dressing rooms, costume shop, green room (doubles as a conference area), loading dock and scene shop for construction and storage occupy the area behind the stage. Most lights are LED, permitting easy color and mood changes from the light booth. The audience 

chamber features a Meyer Sound Constellation acoustic system allowing acoustical properties to be changed with the press of a button to readily fit the specific needs of any performance. The theater seats 520 but those nearest the stage have fold-out desks for student note-taking when used for lectures.

MCH provided full-scope acoustical and AV consulting from early Programming through Construction Administration and acceptance testing.

Reference: Matthew Sale, Managing Director 907.746.9302

Visit: http://matsu.alaska.edu/offices/theater/