The Show Must Go On…
A Home for Two of Columbia's Leading Arts Organizations
- Columbia Art League (CAL)
- Missouri Symphony Society (MOSS)
The restored auditorium will continue to serve as the home for the Missouri Symphony Orchestra. A gallery and sales area has been created for the Columbia Art League in the current street-level retail space south of the theater entrance.
An Arts Education Center
In addition to the Columbia Art League and the Missouri Symphony Society's artistic programming, these organizations will offer educational opportunities to mid-Missouri youth and adults. CAL's visual arts curriculum will include instruction in painting, sculpting, and other fine arts classes. MOSS will continue its theater training programs for mid-Missouri youth, as well as emerging young adult artists through the:
- MOSS Youth Orchestra
- MOSS Junior Strings
- MOSS Children's Choir
- The Treblemakers
- Plowman Chamber Music Competition
- Mary Nell Porter Premiere Series
- Missouri Technical Theater Institute
A Beautiful, Busy Performance Venue in the Heart of the City
The Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts will also provide a performance venue home for many local not-for-profit arts organizations:
- Belly Dance United
- Boonslick Chordbusters
- Columbia Chorale
- Columbia Civic Orchestra
- Missouri Contemporary Ballet
- Ragtag Cinema's Missouri Theatre Film Series
- University of Missouri Show-Me Opera
- P.A.C.E. Youth Theatre
The Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts will continue to serve as the central location for arts attractions such as:
- True/False Film Festival
- Blind Boone Ragtime Festival
- Mozart-Higday Music Trust Series
- Concerts presented by The Blue Note