Venues

The century-old Lucas Theatre for the Arts originally opened as a grand movie palace in 1921, operating continuously until its closure in 1976. After a nonprofit group was established to preserve the theater, the 1,237-seat space was fully restored in 2000. In 2023, the theater’s original Wurlitzer organ — first installed in 1925 — was restored and reinstalled at the Lucas. Now operated by SCAD, the theater hosts a regular calendar of film screenings and live performances as well as events for the SCAD Savannah Film Festival, the Savannah Philharmonic, and the Savannah Music Festival.

Built in 1946 to be a focal point of Savannah’s grand theater district, the Art Deco Trustees Theater features the architectural flourishes of Hollywood’s Golden Age and seats more than 1,100 patrons. Following SCAD’s purchase and preservation of the classic theater, the venue now plays host to a myriad of screenings, concerts, lectures, conferences, and live performances, as well as the SCAD Savannah Film Festival. Trustees Theater is also the home of the SCAD Box Office.

Located on the ground floor of SCAD Atlanta’s FORTY FIVE residence hall in the heart of Midtown Atlanta, SCADshow includes two theater spaces for events and student performances, a 700-seat mainstage and an intimate 130-seat theater. SCADshow will also present open-air, outdoor productions in SCADCOURT, located in the courtyard of FORTY FIVE. In addition to its regular calendar of films and other events, SCADshow is the host of SCAD signature events SCAD TVfest and SCAD AnimationFest.