Facility Rental

Our beautiful, 600-seat Sloan Theatre will make the perfect backdrop for your performance, concert, or conference. The stage is 40’ wide x 30’ deep proscenium, with an 8-foot deep pit cover. Our technical team will help make your event come to life, and your event will shine with our state-of-the-art lighting and audio equipment. Rental rates include one hour pre- and one hour post-event minimum (i.e., a two-hour event requires a four-hour rental), and a reduced rental rate is available for events hosted by nonprofit organizations. Food and beverage are not permitted in the Sloan Theatre.

The Bell Family Studio Theatre offers an open performance or meeting space, with a maximum capacity of 250 non-fixed seating. The simplicity of the space creates a flexible stage that encourages audience interaction. Our technical team will help make your event come to life, and your event will shine with our state-of-the-art lighting and audio equipment. Rental rates include one hour pre- and one hour post-event minimum (i.e., a two-hour event requires a four-hour rental), and a reduced rental rate is available for events hosted by nonprofit organizations. Food and beverage are not permitted in the Bell Family Studio Theatre.

Our elegant Kaplan Lobby, which serves as the main entryway to the Davison Center for the Arts, is an ideal space for workshops and socials for up to 100 guests (capacity is determined by seating arrangement). This space offers a two-story glass wall with ample natural light, direct access to the Sloan Theatre and Bell Family Studio Theatre, and has adjacent space for catering preparation.

All Greensboro Day School facility and venue rentals include a fee for security and cleaning, and a capital replacement fee is applied to any event using GDS furniture or equipment to cover the cost of maintaining and repairing those items. To ensure the safety and security of our school, a Greensboro Police Officer must be present during all events with more than 50 guests. Events requiring extensive setup will be charged an additional fee (as determined by our facility directors).

Davison Center for the Arts rentals requiring production assistance such as a technical director and/or stage manager will include additional labor charges depending on the number of technicians required for each event, rehearsal, and/or set-up time. The Center for the Arts management will determine the appropriate labor support needed per event.

The following are available at no extra cost for the Sloan Theatre, provided that the request is made in writing no later than 10 days prior to the event (labor not included):

• Basic stage lighting (one scene)
• Basic curtains and draperies (main drape, legs, mid stage traveler) 
• Up to 50 padded orchestra chairs
• Two standard, wired microphones with stands
• Podium with microphone
• Two folding tables
• Basic sound system (does not include operator)
• Basic stage communication system
• Backstage paging and monitor system
• Video projector and screen

All lighting, audio, and other production equipment is coordinated by special arrangement with the Center for the Arts’ technical director and/or production manager.