Newport Performing Arts Center

The Performing Arts Center (PAC) is home to a group of resident companies affectionately called the PACRATs (which stands for Performing Arts Center Resident Artist Teams). The Performing Arts Center Resident Artist Teams consist of community music, theatre, and dance producers who keep the facility busy year-round. It also serves touring artists, non-profits, for profits, and individuals as space permits.

Resident artist teams currently include dance companies, including Dance! And All That Jazz! / T.J. Hoofers, Newport School of Dance / Oregon Coast Ballet Company, and the Newport School of Artist Movement / Pacific Dance Ensemble; the Newport Symphony Orchestra; choral groups, including Central Coast Chorale and the Oregon Coastalaires; theater companies, including Coastal Act Productions, Porthole Players Ltd., and Red Octopus Theatre Company; the Oregon Music Teachers Association; and the International Film Series.

The Performing Arts Center also serves as a venue for Shakespeare and theater camps for students 9 years old through high-school age.

Oregon Coast Council for the Arts (OCCA) manages the facility, and sponsors event series at the PAC as well, including Met Opera Live in HD, National Theatre London Live in HD, and By Experience events, which run the gamut from Broadway shows to "Exhibition: Great Art on Screen" films from international locations on artists like Manet, Münch, and Vermeer.

OCCA is also the founding organization of the Oregon Coast Jazz Party, which began in 2004 and continues to thrive. Events in the three-day international celebration of America's only indigenous art form primarily occur at the PAC, with support from many businesses and sponsors, as well as over 60 volunteers.

The PAC has two performances spaces, the Alice Silverman Theatre and the Studio Theatre. The Silverman is a 398-seat, proscenium, stage theatre with a full range of technical capabilities. The Studio is a black box space which can be arranged to seat up to 80.

RENTALS
Contact Jan Eastman at 541-574-2653 to learn more about rental costs and calendar availability.

Box Office Hours: 9am-5pm Monday-Friday (excepting holidays) and one hour prior to performance times.