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Rental Information
Baruch Performing Arts Center (BPAC) rents their performance venues.
The Engelman Recital Hall and the Nagelberg Theater are both located at 55 Lexington Ave, NYC (audience uses entrance on E. 25th St bet. Lexington & 3rd Aves).
Mason Hall and the Bernie West Theater are both located at 17 Lexington Ave at 23rd St.
No Flamenco Dance is permitted in any venue at Baruch Performing Arts Center.
RENTAL CONTACT INFO: To check availability and rental costs of the venues at Baruch Performing Arts Center, please contact Managing Director John Malatesta at performingartscenter@baruch.cuny.edu or call (646) 312-4083.
(For non-theatrical conference venue requests at Baruch College, please contact Baruch College Conference Services at 646-312-1442). |
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A BPAC rental for the Nagelberg Theater and Engelman Recital Hall includes the following:
- A friendly and helpful staff.
- Front-of-house manager and ushers.
- Full box office staff and services (OvationTix.com).
- One facilities manager (non-labor) per event for venue supervision.
- Lighting and sound inventory.
- Use of dressing rooms (with private bathrooms), green room, and costume shop.
- Rehearsal studio, only as per availability.
- Use of the large modern lobby before and/or after performances for receptions and/or concessions.
- Marketing support through BPAC's online events calendar, Baruch college-wide email blasts and the general BPAC email list.
Possible additional rental costs are as follows:
- Projections (screen and projector).
- Piano tuning(s). (The piano is only available in the Engelman Recital Hall.)
- Security (for Mason Hall and the Bernie West Theater only).
- Additional facilities managers, as needed.
The company renting the Nagelberg Theater and/or Engelman Recital Hall supplies the following:
- The onstage production with performers, directors, speakers, etc.
- Technical labor, including:
- stage manager (the rental company must stage manage the live event.)
- lighting and sound designers
- board operators
- board programmers
- lighting electricians
- set designer
- set carpenters
- running crew
- load-in and load-out crew
- Liability insurance.
- Marketing to the general public.
All rentals require a deposit and the balance is due prior to the event, as stated in the signed agreement. Baruch College also requires a minimum $1 million dollar certificate of liability from the rental party.
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| RENTAL CONTACT INFO: To check availability and rental costs of the venues at Baruch Performing Arts Center, please contact Managing Director John Malatesta at performingartscenter@baruch.cuny.edu or call (646) 312-4083. |
Venues located at 55 Lexington Ave., NYC (audience entrance on E. 25th St. bet. Lexington & 3rd Aves.)
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The Engelman Recital Hall
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The Engelman Recital Hall is a beautiful, intimate and classic recital hall with 175 seats and raked seating. The hall houses a Class D Steinway Concert Grand piano, which is available for rentals.
The stage is 21' x 21' downstage (21' x 14' upstage) with a blond hardwood floor. A Strand mini-board offers eight preset cues, and recording within the space is possible.
With near-perfect acoustics, it is a true gem. The NY Times chief classical music critic Anthony Tommasini called the Engelman Recital Hall "a perfect hall for chamber music (4/29/06)."
Engelman Recital Hall Info Sheet
Engelman Recital Hall Usage Guide
Engelman Recital Hall Seating Chart
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The Rose Nagelberg Theatre
Rose Nagelberg Theatre - Stage View
The Set is from "Sin"
based on an Isaac Bashevis Singer story
at Baruch Performing Arts Center in March 2010
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The Rose Nagelberg Theatre is a state-of-the-art "warehouse" black box theatre at 48' in width, 27' in length, and 21' in height. The seating is somewhat flexible but must stay as an end stage set-up. The maximum seating capacity is 220, which includes the galary level. The floor is oak hardwood, finished in satin black paint. The theatre is equipped with a wire-tension lighting grid that allows for ease of focusing and movement of instruments and an advanced audio system. The Nagelberg Theater is usually booked 6 months to 1 year in advance, and is used primarily for 1 week to 3 month runs of theater and modern dance.
Nagelberg Theatre Info Sheet
Nagelberg Theatre Usage Guide
Nagelberg Theatre Seating Chart End Stage
Please Note: The Nagelberg Theater is unable to accommodate the following: no flying, no wing spaces, limited number of soft-goods. Set building is not allowed on site, and there is limited painting capabilities.
Please Note: We can no longer change the seating configuration for the Nagelberg Theater.
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| Venues located at 17 Lexington Ave., NYC (audience entrance at E. 23rd St.) |
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Mason Hall
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Mason Hall is Baruch College's main auditorium theater, located on the main floor of the landmark 17 Lexington Ave at 23rd Street. Mason Hall has 626 seats in the main orchestra level, and 426 seats in the balcony. The stage floor is 44' x 21'.
Please contact the BPAC staff for additional information on Mason Hall at the number at the bottom of this page.
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The Bernie West Theater
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The Bernie West Theater is only available in June, July and August of each year
The Bernie West Theatre is located on the 9th Floor of the 17 Lexington building at 23rd Street. A classic black box style with 74 seats, black walls and a deck finished in satin black, the Bernie West Theater is a warm and intimate space with raked end stage audience seating. The approximate playing space is 21' x 30' with a ceiling height of 10'.
Bernie West Theatre Info Sheet
Bernie West Theatre Usage Guide
Bernie West Theatre Seating Chart |
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RENTAL CONTACT INFO: To check availability and rental costs of the venues at Baruch Performing Arts Center, please contact Managing Director John Malatesta at performingartscenter@baruch.cuny.edu or call (646) 312-4083.
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