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FSU Center for the Performing Arts main entrance.

The Florida State University (FSU) Center for the Performing Arts is an administration, classroom, and performing arts center located in Sarasota, FL. It serves as the home of the FSU/Asolo Conservatory, the Asolo Repertory Theatre, and the Sarasota Ballet.

Performance Spaces

There are two main performance spaces located within the FSU Center for the Performing Arts: the Mertz Theatre and the Cook Theatre. The Mertz Theatre is "an elegant 500-seat facility originally built in 1903 as an opera house in Dunfermline, Scotland. This grand space is the primary theatre for the professional Asolo Rep acting company." The Cook Theatre is "a contemporary 161-seat venue designed to create an intimate relationship between the audience and actors. The Cook Theatre is the primary performance space for the FSU/Asolo Conservatory and small cast Asolo Rep shows." Additionally, the Cooley Acting Studio is occasionally used as a performance space for experimental and new works that fall outside of FSU/Asolo Conservatory's regular season.