Productions & Programs
Million Dreams: Lawrenceville Arts Center
Jun 01, 2019-Oct 22, 2021
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WELCOME FRIENDS! Aurora Is thrilled to be a small part of the exciting growth happening in Downtown Lawrenceville. We know that the new Lawrenceville Arts Center will be the home to A Million Dreams. Now it is your turn to play a role. We are casting incredible individuals who will add their names to the future of Lawrenceville, who are proud to live in Gwinnett and who want to be a vital part of North Georgia’s future. Anthony Rodriguez & Ann-Carol Pence |
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A Million Dreams…within Our Reach!
Join us in our journey to christen the new Lawrenceville Arts Center, set to open in October of 2021.
After an anonymous donor pledged a substantial gift towards completion of this exciting campaign, Aurora kicked its fundraising into high gear. This year has been a life changing moment for us. We’re at 85% of our capital campaign goal and need YOUR help to get us across the finish line. We invite you to be join our Million Dreams Campaign. Please email development@auroratheatre.com to inquire about exciting naming opportunities still available.
Opening activities are set for October 22, 23 and 24. Mark your calendars now!
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Our Future: Aurora and Lawrenceville Partner to Bring the Arts to All |
Aurora Theatre and the City of Lawrenceville’s relationship is the envy of arts organizations across the nation. In an innovative partnership that actually invests real dollars in the ARTS, the CREATIVE SECTOR serves as a powerful economic development engine for this community. Since 2007, Aurora has served as the cornerstone for Lawrenceville’s downtown revitalization, and we pledge to serve this community well into the future. Thank you Lawrenceville!
In the coming months, you will be able to book your holiday parties, conferences, corporate meetings, and celebrations. In the coming year, you can plan your dance and piano recitals, as well as reserve front row seats for big name concerts. And keep checking back for exciting announcements as we roll out new and innovative ways Lawrenceville ARTS Center will collide with community! The Future is Now.
A Million Dreams for a Million People!
In 2019, we welcomed over 80,000 visitors to Aurora, who came to see 850+ live theatre performances, education programs, and events each year.
With the opening of the expanded space in 2021, we plan on welcoming 1,000,000 visitors over the next 10 years to Aurora with our consistently award-winning productions, expanded music and education programs, and more!
Aurora Theatre at the Lawrenceville Arts Center (LAC)
59,500 square feet of new space in historic downtown Lawrenceville to stage performing arts and offer education and outreach programs.
More than Meets the Eye…Costume Shop, Dressing Rooms and Green Room
Upgrades to these behind-the-scene spaces are very important in attracting top artistic talent to work in Downtown Lawrenceville.
The Educational Mission
The Lawrenceville Arts Center is not just another performing arts center for road shows and weddings. During COVID, Aurora recognized that many children in Gwinnett are living in poverty. Students had no internet to attend school, much less a tablet or any kind of computer to do homework on. For 25 years, Aurora has served low to moderate income children and now with the opening of the School of the Arts at Central Gwinnett High School, and our continued partnership with Georgia Gwinnett College, we will regularly be working with underserved communities. Our Gwinnett children have experienced TRAUMA, plain and simple, and we plan to take their adverse childhood experiences and create powerfully expressive ways for our children to work through this pain. Wouldn’t it be great to come into the courtyard and see sculpture or chalk art created by Gwinnett youth that resides on the same campus as world renowned art? Wouldn’t it be powerful to hear spoken word, original music, or see a hip hop ballet on our outdoor stage? These artistic opportunities will partner well with a new donor area designated to help students learn to hone their resumes, dress for success, network, and develop their personal elevator speech; all that in addition to our continued workforce development in the Creative Culture industry. You are sure to see high school students behind our lighting and sound consoles, learning from the pros. The courtyard will provide FREE Wi-Fi, an outdoor stage that we intend to fill to overflowing with young performers, artists, dancers.
Community Partners
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Design & Construction Partners
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