Founding Benefactors (7 total, 1 available)

Six RESERVED including The City of Santa Barbara, Morris and Irma Jurkowitz, Jon & Lillian Lovelace, The Wendy P. McCaw Foundation, Sara Miller McCune and Anne & Michael Towbes

Honor your family name, parents, children, mentor or significant others with the ultimate mark of generosity. As a Founding Benefactor you'll be accorded, in perpetuity, a 22 x 32 bronze bas-relief portrait including a 100-word biography to pay homage to your chosen honoree. The plaque will be displayed in the most prominent location in the theatre, the newly restored main lobby. Your extraordinary generosity will also be honored with an additional plaque celebrating a gift naming.

The (Your Name Here!) Education Endowment Fund

Arts Ed at The Granada provides the highest quality of experiential learning opportunities in the performing arts within a humanities context.  The five-component program has been underway since 2007 and includes: “Actors’ Rep,” “The Teen Media Project,” the Granada Music and Arts Conservatory, the “Yellow Bus Series,” and the “Visiting Arts Studio.”  Your contribution will ensure a vital education program touching tens of thousands of students annually for decades to come.

The “1924” Marquee

Granada craftsmen have fabricated a beautiful replica of the original Granada marquee. Twice the width of the familiar 1941 marquee, this imposing edifice provides a memorable start to every theatregoer’s experience. This donor will receive recognition right on State Street.

Lower Lobby

The interior lobby has been enlarged and redesigned to form a striking Spanish entryway.   Original and reproduced Spanish fixtures create an atmosphere of drama, romance and fantasy.  Everyone will view the prominent naming plaque.

New Proscenium

The stage opening has been widened to 50’ in order to accommodate symphony orchestra performances.  The beautiful proscenium framing was reshaped for acoustical purposes and redesigned to conform to period- and Granada-themed motifs.

Restoration of Original Décor

Studies of plaster and paint samples revealed an extraordinary, detailed color palette throughout the theatre and public spaces.  Fifteen artisans worked for over a year to recreate the splendor of the original scheme - and then some.  Recognition plaques will be mounted on both the orchestra and balcony levels.

The Grand Staircases (2 total, 2 available)

The substantial left and right staircases are lit with period fixtures and lead up to the upper lobby, McCune Founders Room $500,000 the Girsh and Hochman Loge Seating and the Fe Bland Balcony. Loge and balcony patrons have remarked on the new,
for both generous proportions of these grand stairways.

Acoustical Design and Engineering

McKay, Conant, Hoover has fashioned a magnificent acoustical environment including the multi-level Spanish reflecting tiles, the “eyebrow” over the orchestra, the variable acoustic blankets that reduce reverberation for amplified events, and so much more.

Balcony Staircases with Pomegranate Columns (2 total, 1 available)

One RESERVED by Christine & Ed Snider

Interior designer Roger Phillips has opened up the walls of the upper lobby to reveal the beautiful stairways leading to the upper balcony.  Pomegranate tree columns, arches, wrought iron railings and clerestory windows combine to fashion elegant stairways to the stars.

Performers’ Rehearsal and Warm-up Studio

The space under the stage floor has become a rehearsal and warm-up room for chorus, ballet, orchestra and all performing artists. This new enclosure offers a sprung floor, mirrors and barres, soundproof walls and ceiling. The studio also serves as an education classroom and workshop space.

Central Rest Rooms (3 total, 2 available)

One RESERVED by Betty J. Stephens

The three main Rest Rooms are located off of the Hahn Upper Lobby and the McCune Founders Room. Two of them boast a total of 24 stalls for women with additional stalls located on the first floor.

Digital Projector and Cinema Surround System

This state-of-the-art digital projector will deliver stunning images onto the silver screen and sparkling sound to The Granada’s new surround sound system. It will be used by the Santa Barbara Film Festival as well as the Granada Film Series featuring classics and unusual titles throughout the season. Recognition plaques will be placed at both the orchestra and balcony levels.

Follow Spot Chambers

Musical Theatre and pop lovers should be proud to name the rooms where the follow spot wizards “focus” on their favorite stars. The rooms are specially cooled and provide sound dampening to eliminate fan noise. Our “supertrooper” spotlights are the best in the business and the naming plaque will be placed prominently in the main entrance to the balcony.

The Anne and Michael Towbes Endowment Fund
for the Performing Arts

The McCaw Performance Hall
RESERVED by The Wendy P. McCaw Foundation

The Jurkowitz Center at The Granada
RESERVED by Morris and Irma Jurkowitz

The Lovelace Accessibility Renovations
RESERVED by Lillian and Jon Lovelace

McCune Founders Room
RESERVED by Sara Miller McCune

Stage & Stage House
RESERVED by Anne and Michael Towbes

Grand Chandelier
RESERVED by Sarah and Roger Chrisman/Schlinger Chrisman Foundation and the Warren and Katharine Schlinger Foundation

Balcony
RESERVED by Léni Fé Bland

Box Office
RESERVED by Andrew H. Burnett Foundation

New South Annex Building
RESERVED by John Mithun

Orchestra Shell
RESERVED by John Mithun

Paseo de las Granadas Display Wall and Cases
RESERVED by Herb and Bui Simon

Catering Suite
RESERVED by Parker and Carolina Montgomery

Artists’ Reception Room
RESERVED by Herbert and Elaine Kendall

Conductor’s Dressing Room
RESERVED by Elizabeth Bixby Janeway Foundation

Upper Lobby
RESERVED by Stephen and Carla Hahn Foundation
                      
Stage Dressing Room
RESERVED by The Samuel B. and Margaret C. Mosher Foundation

Balcony Entry Vestibule
RESERVED Harold and Diana Frank Family Foundation

Automated Orchestra Pit
RESERVED by The Samuel B. and Margaret C. Mosher Foundation

Balcony Staircases with Pomegranate Columns
One RESERVED by Christine & Ed Snider Foundation
                      
Grand Entryway Doors
RESERVED by Christine & Ed Snider Foundation

Star Dressing Room
RESERVED by Joan and Geoff Rutkowski

Loge Seating
RESERVED by The Girsh and Hochman Families

Accessibility Renovations: Front-of-House, Performance Hall
RESERVED by Harriet Miller

Central Rest Rooms (3 total)
One RESERVED by Betty J. Stephens

Company Green Room - Lower Level
RESERVED by Victor K. Atkins, Jr.

Theatre Boxes (8 total, 8 reserved)
RESERVED by David and Lyn Anderson, Barry Berkus and Family, Brown Family Foundation, Frederick W. and Linda J. Gluck, The Lehrer Family Foundation (2  boxes), Jack and Anitra Sheen/The Peebles-Sheen Charitable Trust, Volentine Family Foundation]

Loge Boxes (2 total, 2 reserved)
RESERVED by Robert and Christine Emmons, Simon and Diana Raab

House Curtain
RESERVED by The Girsh and Hochman Families

Custom Woodwork
RESERVED by James and Denise Taylor

Proscenium Mural
RESERVED by Chris Lancashire

Stage Lighting System
RESERVED by Larry and Rhonda Sheakley

Principal Dressing Rooms (5 total, 5 reserved)
RESERVED by John E. and Kathleen C. Moseley, The James S. Bower Foundation, Marquis Family, Elizabeth Firth Wade Endowment Fund, The Outhwaite Foundation

Chorus Dressing Rooms (2 total, 2 reserved)
RESERVED by The Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation, Margo and Robert Feinberg

State-of-the-Art Sound System
RESERVED by Jerry & Jackie Inskeep

Concert Grand Piano
RESERVED by Patricia Gregory, for the Baker Foundation

Historic Alhambra Backdrop
RESERVED by Alex Pananides

Musicians Staging Area
RESERVED by Marsha & Bill Wayne

Production Suite
RESERVED by Gary & Susan Miles Gulbransen

New “Historic” Lighting
RESERVED by Perri Harcourt

Elevator Lobby Upper Level
RESERVED by Judith L. Hopkinson

Company and Stage Manager’s Office
RESERVED by Richard L. & Maryan Schall

Wardrobe Suite
RESERVED by Bonnie Sparberg Baas and the estate of John C. Baas

Entrance Foyer, 2nd Floor
RESERVED by Santa Barbara Bank & Trust