<<Does anyone out there on the list have more suggestions for the perfect performance area? Let's create our dream space with no money or space problems!>> Wonderful list Catherine! I would like to add a few items, from the perspective of someone who performs in a wide variety of spaces. Pay close attention to accoustics! Many performers prefer to work without a microphone (my high voltage gear fries them!). Even when working with a mike, good accoustics allow you to set the volume at a level where everyone can hear, without deafening the people sitting in front of the speaker. In many of the old, well designed auditoriums, you can easily speak to a crowd of 500 people without a mike and everyone is able to hear. Check with someone that designs symphony halls. Pay attention to outside noises. I recently did a series of shows at a museum that had a human body exhibit just outside the auditorium. The exhibit features an air compressor that lets you simulate a cough and a sneeze. Noises like that can be very distracting for both the performer and the audience, The perfect performance space would have a loading dock area, or at least one the is close by. I can't tell you how many times I have had to roll carts filled with Tesla coil parts, transformers, etc. through exhibit halls to get to the performance space. It should definitely have a green room, a place where the performers can sit and drink a Coke and relax away, but still be near the stage. A few minutes of peace and quiet can make a world of difference when you are giving 5 or 6 shows a day. If you think that you might ever want to do any high voltage shows, be sure that you have a dedicated electrical ground and that any phone wires, computer cables, etc. are shielded. The same goes for computerized lighting systems. I hope these additions help. Robert Krampf Science Education Company http://members.aol.com/krampf/home.html