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Each of the three disciplines will be the The center, with its plush lounges, is likely
focus of galas this fall, with the first-theater- to encourage intellectual cross-pollination
slated for Sept. 27. That event comes dur- among performing-arts majors, says Gayle
ing a weeklong run of “Rent” at the Olmsted. Insler, acting provost and senior vice presi-
The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, which dent for academic affairs.
6 last week ended its 12-year Broadway run, “We have acting students interested in mu-
was written by alumnus Jonathan Larson sic and dance students interested in act-
and this will be its first non-Broadway or ing,” Insler says. “We expect there to be
tour outing. much more exchange between them.” Other
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Of the center’s four new theaters, the larg- Adelphi officials note the center’s mere exis-
est is an acoustically optimized concert hall, tence will serve as a high-profile faculty re-
intended for chamber ensemble, orchestral cruiting tool.
and vocal performances, but with the flex- For most of those whose education will
ibility to support lectures and public events. revolve around AU PAC, the new space
At 500 seats, the hall in fact accommodates speaks to convenience as much as pride.
fewer than the university center ballroom, Among those likely to utilize its state-of-
which has served the purpose in the past, the-art features is Robert Scott, Adelphi’s
but it is far more elegant. The other new president ... and also a sometime-actor in
venues are a 100-seat recital hall, a 120-seat the theater program.