CMU 2746 - Theatre Management/Operations Services

Colorado Mesa University (CMU) is excited to announce the opening of a new theatre on our campus, in Grand Junction, Colorado. We are currently seeking proposals from qualified and experienced management groups specializing in theatre venue management services including promotion and recruitment for this state-of-the-art facility, which is set to open its doors in the Fall of 2024. The chosen management group will play a crucial role in achieving our goals of profitability, raising the profile of our university, and enhancing awareness of our region and state. The facility will have a teaching component as well, with the management group collaborating with both the CMU Theatre Arts and Music Departments.
Under construction and slated for opening Fall of 2024, is the state-of-the-art theatre complex adjacent to Hotel Maverick (a University-owned teaching hotel operated by a third party hospitality management company) . The new theatre complex will be the only venue of its kind between Denver and Salt Lake City, thus allowing CMU to host touring companies and performers to expand offerings for our region. The new theatre will seat over 850 patrons and will include stage and support facilities adequately sized to host major productions. The theatre complex will also include a 150-person event space/gallery and catering staging spaces to be used for internal and external meetings, meals, presentations, etc. Once open, the new theatre complex will naturally prioritize CMU-produced events during the academic year but will also be looking for management expertise to opportunistically keep the facility busy with concerts, shows, arts and cultural events, etc. throughout the calendar year.
The facility is intended to be a business activity that substantially contributes to CMU’s academic mission, emphasizing the development of professional theatre management knowledge and skills through the study of theory in the classroom that, in turn, is experienced in practicum, coop, internship, supervisory, management, and team approached situations.