J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts

J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts
Collins Center
Exterior image of building façade in late 2019.
J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts is located in Massachusetts Essex County
J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts
J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts
Location within Massachusetts Essex County
Address100 Shawsheen Road
Andover, Massachusetts 01810
LocationAndover, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates42°39′29″N 71°09′22″W / 42.657966°N 71.156028°W / 42.657966; -71.156028
OwnerThe Town of Andover[1]
OperatorScott Worthley[2]
TypeTheatre
Seating typeProscenium
Capacity1,203[2]
Construction
OpenedSeptember 25, 1983[3]
Construction cost$4.1 million[1]
Website
Official website

The J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts (also the Collins Center or J. Everett Collins Center) is a 1,203[2]-seat, publicly owned theatre in Andover, Massachusetts. The Collins Center is annexed to Andover High School,[2] and houses offices, facilities, and classrooms for the school's drama guild, vocal ensembles, orchestra, and band. The theatre was named after John Everett Collins, an Andover musician and politician.

  1. ^ a b Mofford, Juliet Haines (2004). Andover, Massachusetts : historical selections from four centuries. Merrimack Valley Preservation Press. p. 199. ISBN 9780975899397.
  2. ^ a b c d "J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts". www.collins-center.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts Dedication Day – 2019.086.1". andoverhistoryandculture.com. Retrieved October 2, 2019.