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1500 -2500 Seats: Symphony Orchestras <br />Chamber Orchestras <br />Community Musicals <br />Grand Opera <br />Modern Dance Performances <br />Ballet (local and touring) <br />Touring Broadway Shows <br />Variety Acts (popular music, country and <br />western) <br />Light and Soft Rock Concerts <br />Big Band Concerts <br />Films <br />Lectures <br />Meetings (corporate stockholders, etc.) <br />In addition to house capacity (seating), it must be remembered that stage <br />size, proscenium height and width, backstage supportive space, technical <br />equipment, load in /load out facilities, all play a major role in determining <br />production type and size. <br />We must further note that this Program Plan is developed with the life, <br />liveliness and future development of downtown South Bend in mind. <br />The Morris Civic Auditorium <br />In terms of return on the dollar invested, audience response, and <br />operational efficiency, a performance hall of the size of the Morris Civic <br />Auditorium, 2,400 seats, should annually experience an operational optimal <br />minimum of 140 event days. There are many halls in the United States <br />which do not achieve this. They consequently suffer the costs of this <br />inefficiency: larger subsidies are required, staff and volunteer operations <br />become insufficient, and audience loyalty and that magical and best of all <br />marketing devices "let's see what's playing at the Aud this weekend" fails <br />to develop. <br />-14- <br />