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356 Lafayette Street
Salem, 01970 United States Get Directions
https://www.salemstate.edu/arts

The Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts transformed the former Mainstage Theater built in 1958 into a new focal point for the university’s North Campus.  The facility provides a state-of-the art facility for training students in the university’s award-winning theatre program and serves as the primary performance space for the theatre and dance programs. It’s new 432-seat theater is notable for its intimate feel and good sight lines. The building includes a balcony, rehearsal room, and performance support spaces.

The Sophia Gordon Center was awarded LEED Gold certification in 2018 for integrating sustainable features into a challenging renovation.

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Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches

Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts 356 Lafayette Street, Salem, United States

Tony Kushner’s searing epic Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches is the first of two stories that focus on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in New York City during the 1980s. Set against the conservative Reagan era, the play follows a remarkable ensemble of characters: Prior Walter, a young man battling AIDS; his partner Louis Ironson, struggling with […]