New Noble Family Performing Arts Center Adds 55,000 SF of Performance Spaces, Art Galleries

Construction is complete on Parish Episcopal School’s Noble Family Performing Arts Center in Dallas, Texas. Located at the School’s Midway campus, the 55,000-square-foot facility will host student performances and arts classes, as well as high-caliber community and cultural events. McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. broke ground on the center in November 2019.

The facility, designed by BOKA Powell, consists of various spaces including a 515-seat performance hall, 120-seat black box theater, music hall, rehearsal rooms, film screening room and two dedicated dance studios. Professional-grade features include optimized acoustics and a control room with the latest light and sound equipment. Back-of-house spaces include a scene shop, dressing rooms and tailoring shop, as well as storage space, offices and a dedicated storm shelter. The center also includes gallery space that will display works by students, as well as visiting artists.

The chamber of the performance hall is more than 50 feet tall, constructed with prefabricated, curved walls to enhance acoustics, complemented by large trusses. Precast panels were formed into a unique shape with glass that align the exterior wall along the entrance of the building.