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Voorhees Schools' Community Theater

 

Raymond J. Brosel Performing Arts Center

The 900-seat Raymond J. Brosel Performing Arts Center plays an important role in both our schools and the greater Voorhees community. This outstanding facility provides a professional setting for a wide variety of performing arts, educational, and cultural events.

Throughout the year, the Performing Arts Center hosts dance competitions and performances, cultural events, school concerts, theatrical productions, and other community programs. The Ballet of New Jersey and South Jersey Ballet hold performances in our theater, along with productions by the Voorhees Theatre Company and Voorhees Middle School drama students. Many of our district's school concerts are also held in the Performing Arts Center. In addition, more than 100 groups and organizations utilize the theater each year.

Class I and Class II theater requests will be considered under the following conditions and are subject to facility and staff availability:

  1. Reservations are available for weekends only.
  2. Requests will be accepted beginning September 1 of each year.
  3. Organizations will be responsible for applicable custodial costs.
  4. A standard utility fee, assessed in three-hour blocks, will apply.
  5. All requests are subject to the availability of required district staff.

Class III theater requests are accepted throughout the calendar year and are subject to facility and staff availability.

Description of Class I, Class II, and Class III Organizations

Class I users will be given priority for the use of school facilities over other users and may use school district facilities without payment of a use fee or charge for custodial and service (fuel, water, and electricity) costs.  Class I users include the following organizations and individuals:  district activities, PFA activities and events, youth service organizations such as Boy/Girl Scouts, local police and fire.  The Superintendent reserves the right to amend users as deemed appropriate. 

Class II users will be given priority for the use of school facilities over Class III users and may use school district facilities without payment of a use fee but will be charged custodial and service costs.  Class II users include the following organizations and individuals: multi-use township sports and athletics, adult recreation groups, church/worship, homeowners’ organizations.  The Superintendent reserves the right to amend users as deemed appropriate. 

Class III users will be given lowest priority for the use of school facilities and may use school district facilities only on payment of a use fee and charges for custodial and service costs.  Class III users include the following organizations and individuals: theater companies, dance competitions, recitals, and performances.  The Superintendent reserves the right to amend users as deemed appropriate.

For additional information, please contact the CER Office - caputi@voorhees.k12.nj.us