Walls going up at new Performing Arts Center at Richards

Construction crews continued to make good progress on the new Performing Arts Center at Richards High School.

Totaling 36,400 square feet, the addition will extend from the eastern gymnasium entrance of Richards out toward the tennis courts.

The arts center includes 28,400 square feet of new space at Richards, with an additional 8,000 square feet of remodeled space of the current facility.

Facility highlights include a new theater with 560 seats, a renovated band and choral area with six new practice rooms, teacher offices, a music library, and storage.

The addition includes an auditorium house, stage, prop shop, storage, dressing rooms, and lobby.