Best Opera House Bakersfield Near Me

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The CSUB Theatre Program produces its shows in the Frances B. Doré Theatre. Many CSUB Music Program concerts are performed there as well. There are two performance spaces: a proscenium stage and a black box theatre.

The Doré Theatre, named after Frances B. Doré, was dedicated in May 1979. Mrs. Doré came to California in 1915. She and her husband (vice president of Superior Oil Company) were Bakersfield residents of many years. Together they supported a variety of Kern County charities. Doré gave the California State Bakersfield Foundation one-fourth of a family trust as a lasting gift, asking that it be used for the construction of buildings on the Bakersfield campus.

The mainstage proscenium theatre has continental seating and can accommodate 495 patrons which includes room for wheelchair placement. The stage area is approximately 32 feet wide and 34 feet deep. It has a 48-foot proscenium and is equipped with a 24-line fly system and an orchestra pit on a hydraulic elevator. A black drape or a natural muslin sky drop are available for backdrops. There is a computerized lighting and sound system as well as an assistive listening system. In addition to serving as the primary venue for Theatre and Music Department events, the Doré is available for rental on selected dates by outside groups. For information contact Merry Coder at (661) 654-3983 or mcoder@csub.edu

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Recognized as a community event treasure for its fine acoustics and is one of the only remaining Fox Theaters with its rare Skouras interior intact

The Fox Theater of Bakersfield epitomizes an era of elegance, romance and big screen entertainment otherwise impossible to experience this side of Hollywood. Opened on Christmas Day 1930, The Fox was one of the last of its kind built in the Gilded Age.

Helping make The Fox Theater the heart of downtown’s cultural district