Ferst Center for the Arts

The Ferst Center for the Arts, located in Atlanta, Georgia, is Georgia Tech's theater and arts center and is adjacent to DramaTech, the student-run theater. It contains a 950-seat auditorium that features a proscenium stage, orchestra pit, and theatrical lighting and sound systems.^[1]

The main entrance, just north of Georgia Tech's Student Center.

The Arts Plaza

History

The center opened in April 1992 with the name Georgia Tech Theatre for the Arts.^[2] It was renamed in honor of Robert H. Ferst, a Georgia Tech alumnus, following a $1 million donation by his widow, Jeanne Rolfe Ferst.^[3]

On October 13, 1992, shortly after its opening, it served as the venue for the vice presidential debate between Al Gore, Dan Quayle, and James Stockdale.^[4]