The Bankhead is the inaugural venue of the Livermore Valley Performing Arts
Center and a cornerstone of downtown redevelopment efforts. A 500 seat, fully-equipped
multi-purpose venue appropriate for dance, theater, music and conferences, the Bankhead
is the home for Livermore area performing arts groups such as Del Valle Fine Arts,
Livermore Valley Opera, California Independent Film Festival, Livermore-Amador Symphony,
Valley Dance Theater, Cantabella Children’s Chorus, Pleasanton Playhouse and the Valley
Concert Chorale. The theater will also be home to presentations by nationally-recognized
artists and will support regional events as well as uses by community groups, schools
and colleges.Landry & Bogan was originally hired by LVPAC to assist in a building programming study. Subsequently L&B continued as the theater consultant on MacCracken Architects’ team. Landry & Bogan assisted in the design of the seating, sightlines, exiting, control rooms, dressing rooms, lighting positions, stage rigging and stage lighting systems, the orchestra pit plank system and other performer support systems.
Owner's Representative: Len Alexander, Executive Director, Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center, 2222 2nd St., Suite 18, Livermore, CA 94550, 925-373-6100
Project Architect: Steve MacCracken, MacCracken Architects, 479 Ninth Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103, 415-487-2050
Construction data: 500 seat theatre, 31,491 SF of total construction. Project cost $22.3M, construction cost approx. $17.5M, opened October 2007.