{"id":809,"date":"2026-07-06T17:27:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/visual-and-performing-arts\/?page_id=809"},"modified":"2026-07-08T10:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:05:23","slug":"little-center-and-michelson-theater","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/visual-and-performing-arts\/creative-spaces\/little-center-and-michelson-theater\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Center and Michelson Theater"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#6f6f60\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1340\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/visual-and-performing-arts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/michelson-theater-hero.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"Exterior view of the Little Center and Michelson Theater\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"47% 54%\" style=\"object-position:47% 54%;\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45rem\">\n<p>As the hub of Clark\u2019s theater arts program, the Little Center hums with set-building and costume construction, rehearsals and productions nearly every day and night throughout the academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its Michelson Theater is the black box theater used for all Visual and Performing Arts Department theater productions. Named for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/clarknow.clarku.edu\/2014\/05\/20\/goldie-michelson-110-is-clarks-marquee-name\/\">Goldie Michelson<\/a>&nbsp;M.A. \u201936, a life-long theater enthusiast and Worcester resident, its movable seating area and stage, and flexible lighting system allow for almost infinite possibilities in production design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Michelson Theater is furnished with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Digital projection system designed for 3D surface mapping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flexible seating for 150<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modern digital mixer and sounds system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modern lighting system including moving lights, LEDs, and conventional fixtures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-821\" alt=\"View from the upper level of the Little Center, Clark University\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/visual-and-performing-arts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2022-Little-Center-Sept-21-17.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-purple-background-color has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/visual-and-performing-arts\/student-work\/theater-productions\/\">Productions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><nav class=\"is-vertical wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-2c14e10a wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Menu 6\"><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container  is-vertical wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/visual-and-performing-arts\/creative-spaces\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Overview<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/visual-and-performing-arts\/creative-spaces\/estabrook-hall\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Estabrook Hall<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/visual-and-performing-arts\/creative-spaces\/little-center-and-michelson-theater\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Little Center | Michelson Theater<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/design-technology\/about\/creative-spaces\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Media Arts, Computing and Design<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/visual-and-performing-arts\/creative-spaces\/media-arts-study-hub\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Media Arts Study Hub<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/visual-and-performing-arts\/creative-spaces\/schiltkamp-gallery\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Schiltkamp Gallery<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/visual-and-performing-arts\/creative-spaces\/traina-center-for-the-arts-and-razzo-hall\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Traina Center | Razzo Hall<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-dark-green-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-eb7dba1132058576917ae9b94041ec78 is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c385debf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-building-hours\">Building hours<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monday &#8211; 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