Rental Information

Whether your function is a wedding reception, school prom or graduation, dance recital, corporate meeting, class reunion, trade show, or organizational retreat, the Topeka Performing Arts Center has the facilities to exceed your expectations.

With six meeting rooms and the Georgia Neese Gray Performance Hall, we tailor your function to your needs. We offer beverage service, linen rental, audio/visual equipment and a full service staff. There is ample parking available in the downtown area with options for bus and truck parking.

The Main Floor:

The Georgia Neese Gray Performance Hall is a dazzling location for assembling a large group of people for a performance, meeting or ceremony. This historic hall seats 2,400 people, with 1,200 located on the main floor. For smaller events, a curtain can be lowered to reduce the size of the auditorium to 600 seats. The stage is fully equipped to accommodate your sound, lighting and scenic needs. Offering a unique setting for your event, the stage can be configured to create a sit down banquet for 300 people.

The Grand Foyer Lobby not only serves as the main entrance for the building but is also a unique location for a reception for 150 or a dinner party for 80. The Art Deco design is unlike any other facility in the area and together with the theater’s Grand Staircase offers a sumptuous setting for that very special event.

The Fleming Room is a 1,260 square-foot room suitable for a casual luncheon, pre-function reception or executive lounge. Typically set in cabaret style, this room will accommodate 40 people or as many as 80 for a reception.

The Anton and Sheffel Rooms are 600 square-foot rooms used most often for small pre-function receptions, sit down dinners for 24 or a meeting room for up to 50.

The Second Level:

Hills Festival Hall is a 6,500 square-foot carpeted hall that is popular for hosting banquets, wedding receptions, school dances, performances, business meetings and trade shows. The room will accommodate 350 to 400 people in a banquet setting, 120 in a classroom setting and 250 in a theater style setting.

The Hussey Playhouse is a dramatic performance space that adapts well to banquet and meeting needs. This 2,000 square-foot room will seat 80 for a sit down dinner or as many as 120 in a performance or presentation mode. This black room with burgundy accents is equipped with a full stage lighting system.

The Nunemaker Dance Studio is a 1,975 square-foot performance rehearsal space equipped with a dance floor and mirrored walls. The room will accommodate 80 people for a banquet or up to 120 for a meeting.

The Petro Room, also know as the Green Room, is a 800 square-foot room often used for meetings, event offices and classes. Traditionally, this room is used by actors, actresses, and artists to gather before and after a show.