Minnesota State University, Mankato's Performing Arts Center was completed in 1967, and is so named to suggest the functions of the disciplines of music and speech which take place there.
Formerly called the Music-Speech Building, the center contains
the Ted Paul Theater, named in honor of Dr. Ted Paul Jr., director
of theater at Mankato State from 1950 until his retirement in
1980, and the Elias J. Halling Recital Hall, named in honor of
Elias J. Halling, who came to Mankato State in 1936 as vocal music
teacher and retired in 1974 as associate dean of the MSU School
of Arts and Science. The building also houses scene and costume
shops, band and choir rooms, music library, and various studios,
classrooms, practice rooms, and related offices.
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University, Mankato
Mankato, MN 56001
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