Theaters & Auditoriums

Colgate has flexible performance space for student and professional productions, from theater and film to music and dance.

336
Brehmer Theater seating capacity
150
Golden Auditorium seating capacity
10
Annual theater productions at Brehmer Theater

Brehmer Theater

Brehmer Theater includes a proscenium theater that hosts up to 10 theater productions, as well as concerts and lecture events.

Performances are also given in the “Little Brehmer,” which provides a more intimate relationship between audience and performers.

Memorial Chapel

The chapel is a critical artistic venue at Colgate. The University Orchestra practices and performs in the chapel, as do numerous musical, singing, and a cappella groups. Dancefest, the most popular student event on campus, is held here.

Golden Auditorium

Visiting artist Nick Cave paired a screening of his film RATTLE with an exhibition in the Clifford Gallery.
Members of the Colgate community participate in the Friday Night Film Series: Nick Cave's Rattle.

Golden is a 150-seat lecture hall/theater with digital projection capabilities for computer, DVD, dual slide, 16mm film, and dual 35mm film projection — a rarity on college campuses. The auditorium is home to the popular Friday Night 35mm Film Series.

Love Auditorium

Michael Shwedick presents his Reptile World program, an interactive lecture / presentation that introduced Colgate students and member of the Hamilton community to many fascinating and unusual reptiles from his collection.
Michael Shwedick presents his Reptile World program, an interactive lecture / presentation that introduced Colgate students and member of the Hamilton community to many fascinating and unusual reptiles from his collection.

Love Auditorium, a high-capacity lecture hall and theater, is a venue for classes, speakers, and free films blockbuster films on weekends.