Eastman School of Music has three major performance venues. As a student here, it is likely that you will perform on all of these stages at one time or another. As an usher - you are guaranteed to be responsible for the management of these venues during many of our performances. We also have several other smaller performance venues that you may, on occasion, be requested to manage. These venues are listed below for your information.
As an usher, it is important for you to understand the various seating charts so that you are able to effectively send patrons to their seats. Briefly, outlined below are the various ways to understand the venues.
This venue is on three separate levels:
Seats are numbered from House Left to House right as follows: Orchestra Left Center - 201 to 213, Orchestra Center - 301 to 313 and Orchestra Right Center - 401 to 413. There are four boxes on this level. Orchestra Left Box 1 has six seats and is known as "The President's Box", Orchestra Right Box 1 has six seats and is also known as "The Sponsor's Box". Orchestra Left Box 2 and Right Box 2 both have 16 seats in them (two of which are ADA accessible). The Orchestra Front Section rows are labelled as double letters (AA - OO) and the Orchestra Rear Section is designated with single letters (A - N). The Cross Aisle marks the end of the Orchestra Front and the beginning of the Orchestra Rear sections.
Seats are numbered from House Left to House Right as in the Orchestra, however, on this level as with the Loge and Grand Balcony, there are five sections, Left (101-110), Left-Center(201-212), Center(301-312), Right Center(401-412) and Right(501-510). There are eight boxes on the Mezzanine level. Mezzanine Left Box 1 has nine seats in it. It is also known as "The Dean's Box". Mezzanine Right Box 1 also has nine seats in it and is known as "The Kodak Box". Mezzanine Left and Right boxes 2 & 3 all have 8 seats in them. Mezzanine Right Box 2 is the "Senior Associate Dean's Box" Finally, Mezzanine Left and Right Box 4 both have 2 seats in them.
The Loge is split up into three rows and the numbering system is identical to that of the Mezzanine with seat numbers starting from 100 on House Left through 500 on House Right. The Grand Balcony uses the same numbering system as the Loge and Mezzanine. It officially starts behind the Cross Aisle and rows are labelled from A to O.
A screenshot of the seating diagram for Kodak Hall can be found here: Kodak Hall Seating Chart
Kilbourn Hall is also a venue that is considered to be on three levels. Seating a maximum of 453 patrons (not including stage seating), this venue is one of the most beautiful chamber music performances venues in the Country. The venue is split up as follows:
Seats on the house left side of Kilbourn Hall are all odd numbers starting at 1 and extending to a maximum of 15. Seat 1 is located nearest to the center of the venue.
Seats on the house right side of Kilbourn Hall are all even numbers starting at 2 and extending to a maximum of 16. Seat 2 is located nearest the center of the venue.
This section is numbered from house left to house right starting at 101 and extending through to a maximum of 114.
The front section of the venue is considered to be rows A through F. There are four ADA accessible seats. These are located house left and house right in rows E and F. When larger ensembles perform in Kilbourn Hall, a stage extension can be erected at a cost of rows A through C, reducing the overall number of seats in the venue from 453 to 401.
The middle section of Kilbourn Hall represents what are considered to be some of the very best seats in the house. This section is made up rows G through M and is marked front and rear by cross aisles. It should be noted that seat G1 is regularly reserved for one of our Voice and Opera faculty members.
This section starts at row N (which has the very best legroom in the venue) and stretches back to row U. It should be noted that seat N1 is regularly reserved for the Dean.
A seating chart of Kilbourn Hall can be found here: Kilbourn Hall
Hatch Recital Hall is the smallest and newest of our major performance venues. Seating 222 seats, this venue is on two levels.
This section is the main seating section of the venue and is split into Orchestra Left (7 seats), Orchestra Right (7 seats), and the main floor. The last two rows are split from the main section by a cross aisle.
This section is generally not opened unless the performance is considered a major event. Usually an expectation of audience sizes of over 100 are required before this area is opened. It comprises of two rows of seats along the back wall as well as rows on the left and right side of the venue.
There are 8 "transfer seats" located throughout the venue. These are marked on the seating chart. The definition of a transfer seat is one with an arm rest that can be opened to allow for easier access to the seat. A seating chart of Hatch Recital Hall can be found here: Hatch Recital Hall
