The Orange County Performing Arts Center is one of the nation's premier arts organizations. It is a unique achievement of community vision, initiative, artistic accomplishment and generosity known for its stunning architecture and technical facilities, impeccable acoustics and the exceptional quality of the companies and artists who perform here. The Center, Orange County's largest non-profit arts organization, offers the world's leading dance companies, Broadway shows, award-winning classical, jazz and cabaret artists, family entertainment, special events and year-round educational programs. It is also the home of three resident companies: Pacific Symphony, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County, and Pacific Chorale.

The Center encompasses the 3,000-seat opera house style Segerstrom Hall, the 2,000-seat Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall , the 500-seat multi-functional Samueli Theater, 250-seat Founders Hall and 46,000-square-foot community plaza. The Lawrence and Kristina Dodge Education Center includes the studio performance space and Boeing Education Lab as well as the offices for the Center's education department. Other amenities include two private donor rooms , the elegant Leatherby's Cafe Rouge and the informal Plaza Cafe and Market Cafe. The performance venues all feature artist amenities, including dressing rooms, artist lounges, practice suites and rehearsal studios.

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