Pillars 2009/2010 Class Kick-Off Meeting

Thanks to the Midland Theater for showing our class around their renovated jewel that has been operating for a year in its new form. Spaces like this are few and far between in our city, and indeed, our nation.

The renovated Midland has kept much of the grandeur, preserving the baroque style of the 1927 original but adding subtle changes for flexibility to accommodate concerts, shows and corporate or private events, Scott said. Seat rows from the 1960s were removed from the main auditorium floor to create a seven-tier layout. The layout allows for as many as 700 folding chairs or cabaret-style seating with tables. A space previously used for an orchestra pit was covered with stained concrete for additional seating or dancing at events.
Kansas City Business Journal, Sept 2008