Braden Auditorium Specifications

Braden Auditorium is well-known across central Illinois for its large 3,457 seating space with outstanding views and innovative stage design. Braden hosts Broadway shows, touring companies, concerts, ballets, conferences and much more!

Whether you're looking for an upcoming show to attend or seeking a place to host an event, the Bone Student Center's Braden Auditorium is a great place to be.

Total Capacity
Dimensions
Stage Floor Construction
Stage Apron

3,457 including accessible seating.
Seating available on the Orchestra, Mezzanine, and Balcony levels.
Distance from rear balcony is 174 ft.

Total width, wall-to-wall, including "Stage" and both left and right "Wings" = 148 feet.
Width of "Stage" = 72 feet; width of each "Wing" = 38 feet.
"Wings" may be cleared, and usable as storage areas.
Depth from plaster line to back wall = 48 feet.
Depth from Act Curtain line to Apron lip = 3 feet.
Width of proscenium opening = 60 feet.
Height of proscenium opening = 28 feet.
Width of Apron (Orchestra Pit) = 54 feet.
Depth of Apron at center = 15 feet. Depth at outside edges = 8 feet.

Stage" portion of floor is black linoleum over 1.5 inch plywood.
"Wing" portions are gray linoleum over concrete.
There are no traps or elevators, except the Apron (Orchestra Pit) which is a hydraulic lift.
Stage and Wing floors are flush, with no significant cracks, sagging areas, or uneven heights.
Bolts, nails, staples, stage screws, etc. may not be used without advanced permission from technical director.

Lift is controllable from stage manager's console, stage right, or with portable control box plugged into floor of Apron. Connection for box is at center of Apron.
Maximum depth of lift = 12 feet; lift is usable at any depth from 0 to 12 feet.
Apron will accommodate up to fifty musicians.
Access to lift via three methods:

from backstage
from Lounges on either side of House (See Auditorium Floor Plan)
from Rehearsal Room under Stage, but only when lift is at maximum (12 feet) depth.