6/22/2020
Education and Outreach
Christian and Houchens became fast friends a decade ago, sharing enthusiasm as they worked together on school committees and chaperoning field trips. When their friendship evolved into romance a few years ago, Christian admits he felt nervous. “Our biggest fear of dating was that if we did, and things didn’t work out, how would it mess up our friendship circles and working environment?” he remembers.
6/19/2020
Inside the Theater / Discovering The Smith Center
Reopening a performing arts center during a pandemic poses many challenges. Smith Center President and CEO Myron Martin explains some of the challenges that are preventing The Smith Center from reopening anytime soon.
6/12/2020
Inside the Theater
As Southern Nevada moves forward with its initial reopening phase, community members still await the day they can gather again for live performances. This at least provides more time for reading. That’s why The Smith Center curated the latest list below of books that tie directly into performances that visit the center’s theaters.
6/10/2020
Supporting the Arts
Lynne Lerner takes great pride in being involved with The Smith Center from its beginning. “The opening night is still my favorite event there,” says Lynne, whose contributions with her husband Mark helped support the opening of The Smith Center, a nonprofit organization.
6/5/2020
Supporting the Arts
When the pandemic halted normal business operations earlier this year, The Smith Center’s development team feared the nonprofit might lose some of its grant support from corporations, a vital source of revenue. That’s exactly when Ameriprise Financial decided to throw a lifeline to its nonprofit partners, including The Smith Center.
5/21/2020
Inside the Theater
Hundreds of years ago, during the age of Beethoven, Bach and Mozart, audiences were welcome to applaud between movements – and whenever else they felt like it. In fact, if audiences didn’t applaud between movements, composers would likely take offense.
5/20/2020
Community Impact
Steve Smith may not be logging in any hours as a volunteer usher at The Smith Center these days, but he is stepping up in other significant ways to help both his beloved performing arts venue and his Southern Nevada community as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to have a wide-ranging impact.
5/11/2020
Inside the Theater
Audiences look forward to the day they can return to The Smith Center and experience world-class music, theater and dance productions again. These shows wouldn’t be possible without numerous workers behind the scenes, whose duties include constructing sets, providing lighting and sound, assisting artists and far more.
5/11/2020
Inside the Theater
The Smith Center offers many secrets to explore. With its theaters specially constructed for making theater magic, and its executives playing an influential role in the performing arts industry, the center achieves far more wonders than many realize.
5/6/2020
Discovering The Smith Center / Inside the Theater
In the absence of face-to-face engagement with audiences due to the pandemic, The Smith Center recently launched a series of public service announcements (PSAs) designed to reinforce the value of the performing arts and to continue driving visitors to The Smith Center website for updates on future performances.