About
Original Construction
Built in 1991 as the community’s living testament to its dedication and passion to the performing arts, the Southern Door Community Auditorium, located on the campus of Southern Door County Schools, is a 592-seat proscenium theater. Under the stewardship and championing of the late John Wood, Southern Door residents approved the auditorium project as part of a larger district expansion project.
Hosting a wide-range of school and contracted performances, the space features exemplary natural acoustics combined with state-of-the-art equipment and a knowledgeable staff to ensure amazingly enriching, entertaining and inspiring performances. Indeed, patrons rave about the space’s warm-sounded acoustical properties and great views – regardless of their seat location.
The facility is able to be readily adapted to any type of performance or event, small or large, due to support spaces that include a scene shop, star dressing rooms, box office, costume/prop room, orchestra pit, large technical production spaces for sound, lighting and projection and more.
Recent History
Under the leadership of the Southern Door County School Board and Auditorium Advisory Committee, numerous upgrades and emphasis on increased community-based events programming has occurred since 2010. To maintain the facility’s hold on technical abilities, recent upgrades include a new house and stage monitor sound system, upgraded lighting and sound control boards and a new projection system.
With the celebration of our 25th Anniversary in 2016, the Southern Door Community Auditorium kicked off an ambitious “Convocation Plaza” brick fundraiser project to rejuvenate the exterior grass entry. The centerpiece of the project features a sculpture by renowned local artist and Southern Door alumnus Robert Soukup. The impressionistic sculpture will eventually be surrounded by a brick plaza with engraved bricks, seating, lighting and site landscaping, along with a new, more direct sidewalk entrance into the lobby (pending future funding).