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title: "The Auditorium | East High School, Denver"
url: https://eastangelfoundation.org/building/auditorium
description: "East High School's historic auditorium hosts theater, music, and assemblies. The East Angel Foundation funded a $300,000 sound and AV overhaul and new stage lighting."
lang: en
---

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Image: The East High School auditorium seen from the balcony, with the stage arch and curtain at the front (https://eastangelfoundation.org/__l5e/assets-v1/2baeb87b-3c42-4a14-8ccc-73682cc2a248/campus-auditorium-rigby.jpg)

The Building

# The auditorium.

Theater, choir, dance, assemblies, and graduations all pass across this stage — which is why the Foundation has invested in it heavily.

The Foundation coordinated and helped fund a $300,000 auditorium sound and AV project, and faculty grants have added new stage lighting for Theater, Dance, Choir, and Instrumental Music.

Image: Rows of restored wooden seats in the East High School auditorium facing the stage and arched lattice windows (https://eastangelfoundation.org/__l5e/assets-v1/d8cc6eb1-68f6-4840-bfb6-91048f17153a/campus-auditorium-house.jpg)

Restored seating in the auditorium

The view from the balcony. A longer drone film of the auditorium is on its way.

History

## The story of the auditorium

The auditorium opened with the rest of the Esplanade building in 1925. Construction had begun in 1922 on a school designed by George Hebard Williamson, an East graduate, and built as a centerpiece of Mayor Robert Speer's “City Beautiful” plan for Denver.

Nearly a century of Angels has crossed this stage: speech and debate, music, drama, ROTC, assemblies, and graduations. The award-winning speech, music, and drama programs the Foundation still supports were built in this room, and the house has kept its arched side walls, stage arch, and carved EHS doors throughout.

### Preservation today

Gifts to Buildings & Grounds pay for stage, sound, and seating work here. The committee works with East's administration and Denver Public Schools so the room stays usable for performance while its 1925 character is preserved.

### Timeline

- 1922 Construction begins on the Esplanade building.
- 1925 The auditorium opens with the new school.
- Recent years The Foundation coordinates and helps fund a $300,000 sound and AV overhaul, plus faculty grants for new stage lighting.

Compiled from the Foundation’s published school history and _Flights of Angels: A History of Denver East High School_. Additions and corrections from the History Committee are welcome.

Ways to give

## Commemorative Brick & Paver Program

Leave your mark on East High School's historic entry plaza with a personalized brick or paver. Your inscription is a lasting tribute — and the full amount is tax-deductible (EAF is a 501(c)3, Tax ID #32-0069773).

Order a brick or paver (https://eastangelfoundation.org/get-involved/bricks-and-pavers)

## Inside the auditorium

Select any photograph to view it larger.

- Image: Rows of restored wooden seats in the East High School auditorium facing the stage and arched lattice windows (https://eastangelfoundation.org/__l5e/assets-v1/d8cc6eb1-68f6-4840-bfb6-91048f17153a/campus-auditorium-house.jpg)
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  ### Restored seating
  Rows of wooden seats facing the stage and arched lattice windows.
- Image: The East High School auditorium seen from the stage, with rows of seats and the full balcony beyond (https://eastangelfoundation.org/__l5e/assets-v1/b61c4eb1-b874-41b3-bdcd-cf8e2b091f86/campus-auditorium-balcony.jpg)
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  ### From the stage
  The full house and balcony seen from the front of the stage.
- Image: A stage light rigged above the East High School auditorium, marked with the school's red Angel emblem (https://eastangelfoundation.org/__l5e/assets-v1/100b9883-f78b-499b-a1c1-123c25ca0451/campus-stage-light.jpg)
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  ### Stage lighting
  New stage lighting funded through Foundation grants.
- Image: Wooden auditorium doors at East High School beneath a carved EHS crest set in a stone arch (https://eastangelfoundation.org/__l5e/assets-v1/164a1212-20e1-4efc-95d6-ebf5306ea6d3/campus-ehs-doors.jpg)
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  ### The auditorium doors
  The carved EHS crest above the original wooden doors.

In their words

## Memories from this stage.

Short captioned clips from alumni and students.

Missing asset 15-30 second vertical alumni clip — pending upload. Documentary footage requires written clearance before it publishes here.

A memory from the auditorium

## Keep the lights on in the auditorium.

Gifts to Buildings & Grounds fund stage, sound, and seating work. Questions? Email development@eastangelfoundation.org.

Donate (https://eastangelfoundation.org/donate)

Donate to East Angel Foundation: https://eastangelfoundation.org/donate

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