It’s A Hit: NCTC’s Monolithic Dome Performing Arts Center
![FSB at NCTC — The First State Bank of Gainesville, Texas sponsored the name of the new Performing Arts Center at North Central Texas College.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92ba2c29e068473000d0a/medium/resized01.jpg)
FSB at NCTC — The First State Bank of Gainesville, Texas sponsored the name of the new Performing Arts Center at North Central Texas College.
![Recruiting tool — NCTC’s administrators view their Performing Arts Center as a powerful recruiting tool.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92ba2c29e068473000d0b/medium/resized02.jpg)
Recruiting tool — NCTC’s administrators view their Performing Arts Center as a powerful recruiting tool.
![Lobby-Gallery — It curves around the 360-seat proscenium theater and provides a display area for students’ paintings, sculptures, jewelry and other creative items.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92ba2c29e068473000d0c/medium/resized03.jpg)
Lobby-Gallery — It curves around the 360-seat proscenium theater and provides a display area for students’ paintings, sculptures, jewelry and other creative items.
![Theatre seating — Three hundred sixty roomy, upholstered seats are arranged in a classic Continental pattern with no center aisle, but with extra wide spaces between the rows.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92ba3c29e068473000d0d/medium/resized04.jpg)
Theatre seating — Three hundred sixty roomy, upholstered seats are arranged in a classic Continental pattern with no center aisle, but with extra wide spaces between the rows.
![Acoustics — The fine-tuning included evaluating all its exposed surfaces, then adding certain materials that absorb undesirable echoes and frequencies but allow others to focus out into the audience.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92ba3c29e068473000d0e/medium/resized05.jpg)
Acoustics — The fine-tuning included evaluating all its exposed surfaces, then adding certain materials that absorb undesirable echoes and frequencies but allow others to focus out into the audience.
![State of the art — The FSB Center has technologically sophisticated audio, visual and lighting equipment.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92ba3c29e068473000d0f/medium/resized06.jpg)
State of the art — The FSB Center has technologically sophisticated audio, visual and lighting equipment.
![An ivory Green Room — Before going on stage, performers can relax in their Green Room which isn’t really green.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92ba3c29e068473000d10/medium/resized07.jpg)
An ivory Green Room — Before going on stage, performers can relax in their Green Room which isn’t really green.
![Lecture Hall — This 40-seat Lecture Hall is equipped for power-point presentations.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92ba3c29e068473000d11/medium/resized08.jpg)
Lecture Hall — This 40-seat Lecture Hall is equipped for power-point presentations.
![Special spaces — The FSB Center includes rooms for just about every artistic college activity.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92ba3c29e068473000d12/medium/resized09.jpg)
Special spaces — The FSB Center includes rooms for just about every artistic college activity.
![Rehearsal Room — Used for rehearsals of instrumental performances, this room includes Wenger equipment.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92ba3c29e068473000d13/medium/resized10.jpg)
Rehearsal Room — Used for rehearsals of instrumental performances, this room includes Wenger equipment.
![Room of their own — NCTC’s singing groups now have a room of their very own for rehearsals.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92ba3c29e068473000d14/medium/resized11.jpg)
Room of their own — NCTC’s singing groups now have a room of their very own for rehearsals.
![Performing Arts Center — This Monolithic Dome has a diameter of 130 feet and an 8-inch-thick concrete stemwall that is 18 feet high. Overall size: 25,600 square feet.](/vault/img/2011/05/10/4dc92ba3c29e068473000d15/medium/resized12.jpg)
Performing Arts Center — This Monolithic Dome has a diameter of 130 feet and an 8-inch-thick concrete stemwall that is 18 feet high. Overall size: 25,600 square feet.