The original building was destroyed in the great fire of 1794 and was rebuilt in 1797 for the last Spanish governor of Louisiana, Don Manuel Gayoso de Lemos. The building complex holds a fully professionally equipped theatre seating 450. The corner building, reconstructed in 1963, holds reception rooms, offices, dressing rooms, and a Children's Corner theatre with a capacity of more than 120. The theatre is supervised by a Board of Governors, with productions staged by a professional staff. All the performers are volunteers, in accordance with the charter designating it a community theatre, though many are professionals in music, dance, TV or other performing arts.
Auditions are open to all.
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