Lensic Theater, Mediterranean Revival performing arts center in Santa Fe, United States
The Lensic Theater is an 821-seat theater at 211 West San Francisco Street in Santa Fe, New Mexico, designed by the Boller Brothers of Kansas City in a pseudo-Moorish, Spanish Renaissance style. It was built by Nathan Salmon and E. John Greer and opened on 24 June 1931. The stage measures 22 feet high and 40 feet wide, with a depth of up to 40 feet.
The theater was designed by the Boller Brothers and opened in 1931 by Nathan Salmon and E. John Greer, originally as a movie house. Over the following decades it transitioned into a live performance venue and underwent a major renovation in the early 2000s.
The Lensic draws a wide range of people, from school groups to longtime regulars who attend concerts and dance shows throughout the season. The lobby displays photographs from the building's past, giving visitors a sense of how the space has been used over the decades.
The Lensic is at 211 West San Francisco Street in downtown Santa Fe. The 821-seat auditorium has 504 orchestra seats and 317 balcony seats, so sightlines differ by level. The stage is 22 feet high and 40 feet wide, with depth up to 40 feet.
The Lensic's name comes from the initials of the six grandchildren of E. John Greer, who built the theater with Nathan Salmon. The 821-seat house was designed by the Boller Brothers of Kansas City, the firm behind nearly a hundred theaters in the West and Midwest, including Albuquerque's KiMo.
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