Nomen Global Today: Covey Center for the Arts

Covey Center for the Arts

The Covey Center for the Arts is Provo's finest art center. Nomen Global students were lucky enough to get a behind-the-scenes tour of everything in the Center, including a look at their art galleries, theater, and back stage.

The following is a list of the facilities that we toured at the Covey Center (information taken from their website).

42,000 total square feet
670-seat performance hall
Three dance studios furnished with piano, ballet bars and mirrors (can be used as separate spaces or as one large studio space); performance stage in east studio (Studio Theater)
Brinton Black Box Theater (seats 60)
Two art galleries: 1,620 square-foot Secured Gallery (60' x 27') and the Eccles Gallery (lower lobby)
Large boardroom with kitchen/serving area
Full-service box office
Two backstage dressing rooms/green rooms with lockers and make-up mirrors (can be used separately or as one large space); and a Black Box dressing room
State-of-the-art sound system
Full theatrical lighting system
Full theatrical fly (75 feet)
Full orchestra pit, with cover
Access to orchestra pit from audience and/or backstage
Audience area: no seat is further than 60 feet from the front of the stage
On-site laundry facilities
Loading dock with hydraulic lift for easy access and load-in
Ramp and stair access to stage from audience
Elevator with accessibility to front entrance and all levels
Ample parking on south side of building (accessible from 100 South; see map below)
Television broadcast-ready
All studios and support spaces have access to back stage
Stage area sizes: 50-foot proscenium opening, 34 feet from back wall to grand curtain, 17 feet from grand curtain to front of orchestra pit