- The Avalon is ideal for theater, music and dance performances.
- Our stage is suitable for film and video shoots as well.
- Download the Avalon Rental Info Brochure (PDF)
- Download the Avalon
Rental Request Form
(Word Doc)
For information on dates and rates, please call or
email Katy Peters, Facilities Rental
Coordinator.
612-721-2535,
ext. 13
Lake Street Social Center Rental Information
(formerly Celebration Hall)
Rent the Avalon
Originally constructed as a fancy art-deco movie house in 1937 by architect Perry Crosier, the Avalon Theater has been the home of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre since 1988.
Features:
- Flexible seating for up to 300 on a fully accessible raked floor
- Stage space measures 30 ft deep by 40 ft wide by 25 ft high
- Full lighting grid with instruments (also for hanging of screens, scrims, curtains, & backdrops), and new express control console light board
- Lobby area with sink, refrigerator & removable concession counter
- Handicapped accessible restroom
- Updated mechanicals insure a comfortable, climate-controlled building
- Separate box office and foyer with ADA compliant counter area
- Display window and two 3 ft x 5 ft outdoor display panels
- Recently restored two-story marquee tower with neon and chasing lights, with back-lit reader board and slotted letters to create your own message
- Large parking lot directly behind the theater as well as on-street parking
- Easy load-in from the street to the stage
2007 Rental Rates
- Rehearsal $10/hour Weekdays
- $25/ hour Nights and Weekends
- Tech Rehearsal $50/ hour
- Performance $50/ hour
- Event $50/hour
Booking The Avalon
Download & complete a Rental Request Form (word doc - click here).
Please send to Katy Peters, Financial Manager, kpeters@hobt.org,
fax 612-721-7174, or call Katy at 612-721-2535 x13.
Location
The Avalon Theatre
1500 East Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407