The Earth Moves for The Beverly Theater!
GroundTaking Event Marks the Official Start of Construction on Las Vegas’ Only Independent Film House and Performance Theater – Friday, Oct. 29
Uncommon event to feature live performance with Dave Perrico and LVA bandmembers, surprise guests, a logo reveal, popcorn, a few short speeches and more before the ceremonial shoveling begins
WHAT
Media cameras and the community are invited as The Beverly Theater officially breaks ground marking the start of construction on Las Vegas’ only indie film house and performance theater coming to downtown. Featuring live performances, a logo reveal, surprise guests and more, the event celebrates the development milestone for the fully funded project that is expected to debut mid-2022.
Once complete, The Beverly Theater will host independent film, music happenings, artistic performances, literary experiences, and educational programming seven days a week. The not-for-profit venue is perfectly situated next to the popular independent bookstore, The Writer’s Block at The Lucy. The Beverly Theater will further catalyze creativity and enhance the already burgeoning cultural scene in Las Vegas.
WHO
Beverly Rogers, Chairman of the Board, The Rogers Foundation
Rory Reid, Chief Executive Officer, The Rogers Foundation
Kip Kelly, Founding Creative Director, The Beverly Theater
David Perrico, Headlining Composer and Raiders Band Leader
Surprise Guests
WHEN
Friday, October 29 at 11 a.m.
WHERE
The Beverly Theater
S.6th and Bonneville (adjacent lot just north of The Writer’s Block)
Street parking only
MORE INFO ABOUT THE BEVERLY THEATER:
The two-story, 14,306 square-foot film house and performance theater will feature three distinct areas including the main theater, terrace, and courtyard, each thoughtfully designed and purposefully dialed-in to allow for unique content offerings and consistent programming. Additionally, The Beverly Theater will have an on-site box office, retail/concession space, fully loaded green room (affectionately named The Teddy), catering kitchen, and educational workspaces.
The main theater will feature raked seating of just over 150 seats resting on a retractable platform that can allow for expanded standing room capacity and convert the venue into a multi-purpose black box theater with the push of a button. Multiple lighting plots will allow the theater to be used in a variety of different ways and can be staged in multiple directions. With extraordinary emphasis on the film-watching experience, the 360 square-foot screen is coupled with a motorized cinema masking system and has been designed to maximize viewing angles from every seat in the house.
Overlooking 6th Street, the terrace is strategically wired for audio and sound. Perfect for intimate performances, secondary cinema screening, and social happenings. The courtyard provides a more intimate space ideal for book clubs, educational gatherings, reading, working, coffee-drinking and more.
Powered by Meyer Sound, Cirque theater’s sound system of choice, The Beverly Theater will feature a custom audio experience with Constellation, a platform that integrates high-quality loudspeakers, microphones, digital processing, patented algorithms, and proprietary certification techniques in a flexible package. This enables The Beverly Theater to transform its architectural acoustics with a finger tap, affording incomparable sonic flexibility. The Constellation system provides audiences with a robust surround cinema package, gives performers a microphone-free experience, and provides maximum flexibility for music performances, allowing multiple musical genres to enjoy the perfect acoustics for their performance.
The Beverly Theater’s exceptional design is the work of Carpenter Sellers Del Gatto Architects. Bringing the theater to life as general contractor is Whiting-Turner Contracting Company. Grand Canyon Development Partners is managing the construction process on behalf of the Foundation.
The brainchild of namesake philanthropist Beverly Rogers, The Beverly Theater further underscores The Rogers Foundation’s ongoing commitment to supporting the arts.