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Theatres and Facilities

The DeWitt Cultural Center is home to the Hope College Department of Theatre offices, as well as its performances and production facilities.

DeWitt Student & Cultural Center

141 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423

DeWitt Student and Cultural Center houses the Boerigter Center for Calling and Career, the Hope Bookstore, Campus Print and Mail Services, the Department of Theatre and the DeWitt Theatre. It’s also home to the college’s administrative staff and several related offices. Learn more.

The top floor of DeWitt Cultural Center houses the theatre office, faculty offices and DeWitt conference room 221, which is used for classes and production meetings. Also on the top floor of DeWitt is the balcony level for the Main Theatre.

The ground floor houses the Mezzanine and Orchestra sections of the Main Theatre, as well as the ticket office (open during the summer and evenings of performances), the green room, the dressing rooms and the scene shop.

The lower level of DeWitt houses the DeWitt Studio Theatre, a more intimate space used for performances and acting classes, the costume shop, and the design room, which is used for lighting and scenic design classes and equipped with drafting tables and lighting systems.

  • Office space inside DeWitt Cultural Center at Hope College. The desk is decorated with colorful notes and various photos. Bookshelves behind the desk are filled with books and a few potted plants. A computer monitor and office supplies are visible on the desk.
  • A view of the Main Theatre inside the DeWitt Cultural Center at Hope College, showing rows of empty seats from the balcony level and a large stage with equipment and some props. The theatre is dimly lit, highlighting the seating and stage area.
  • A workshop space with various tools hanging on a pegboard, a red tool chest, wooden planks, and workbenches. The walls have shelves with materials and a large painting of a man in a military uniform. The ceiling has fluorescent lights, and there are several industrial elements visible.
  • A theatre production on stage at the DeWitt Cultural Center, featuring actors in period costumes performing under dramatic lighting with a detailed set resembling a rustic barn interior. Audience members and musicians are visible in the background.
  • A stage set in the DeWitt Studio Theatre featuring a small garden with white planter boxes filled with colorful flowers, a wire fence, and a green lawn. In the background, there is a green house facade with a door and window, a large tree trunk, and a wooden deck with a table and chairs.
  • Blurry image of people moving around on a stage in the DeWitt Studio Theatre at Hope College, with chairs and a ladder visible in the background.
  • A row of various colorful costumes hanging on a rack in the costume shop at DeWitt Cultural Center. The background is blurred, showing more costumes and accessories.
  • View from the stage looking out at the Main Theatre's seating area in the DeWitt Cultural Center at Hope College, showing rows of purple seats, the balcony level, stage lights, and stage rigging equipment.
  • Two students in the costume shop on the lower level of DeWitt Cultural Center, one measuring the other's arm length with a tape measure. The shop is equipped with sewing materials, dress forms, and various costume pieces.

 

Wondering how we use the facilities in the summer?

Hope Summer Repertory Theatre is a professional, resident theatre that operates out of the theatre department facilities in the summer.

 

TICKET OFFICE

For ticket information call 616.395.7890 or email tickets@hope.edu.

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Hope CollegeTheatre Department

DeWitt Student Cultural Center141 East 12th StreetFloor 2Holland, MI 49423

workP. 616.395.7600