McCain Auditorium
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McCain Auditorium hosts about 20 musical and artistic performances each year, produced by K-State groups or by visiting entertainers. The auditorium's structural and acoustic setup can adapt to audience sizes from 900 up to 1,800, with a ceiling that can be lowered to close off the balcony for smaller gatherings. A three-story addition contains radio and television facilities, as well as offices, classrooms, rehearsal rooms and storage for the Department of Music.
Building offices
- Bands, KSU, room 226, band1@k-state.edu, 532-5740, fax 532-5709
- Box Office, 532-6428
- Cadence Vocal Group, room 229, cadence@k-state.edu, 532-3824
- Choirs, Kansas State, room 109, choirs@k-state.edu, 532-5740
- Dance Program, room 109, mtdksu@k-state.edu, 532-5740, fax 532-6899
- K-State Radio Network, room 20, 532-5851, fax 532-5709
- K-State Women's Glee, room 229, 532-3824
- KSDB-FM Radio (The Wildcat 91.9), radio@k-state.edu, 532-2769, fax 532-5484
- McCain Auditorium, mccain@k-state.edu, 532-6425, fax 532-5870
- Mens Glee Club, room 229, mensglee@k-state.edu, 532-3824
- Music Education, room 232, 532-3827, fax 532-6899
- Music, Theatre,and Dance,School of, room 109, mtdksu@k-state.edu, 532-5740, fax 532-6899
- News Media and Marketing, Dept. of Communications, room 20, newsservices@ksre.ksu.edu, 532-5851, fax 532-5709
- Orchestra, KSU Symphony, room 132, orchestra@k-state.edu, 532-5740, fax 532-6899
- Research and Extension News Media Services, room 20, ksrephotos@k-state.edu, 532-5851, fax 532-5709
- Singers, K-State, room 229, 532-5740
- Theatre Program, room 109, mtdksu@k-state.edu, 532-5740, fax 532-6899
History
The current auditorium dates from 1970, five years after a fire destroyed the first structure. That original auditorium was built in 1904 to seat about 2,000 people, but fire ravaged the building in 1965. The auditorium's name honors Dr. James A. McCain, who retired in 1975 after 25 years as university president.