[Walton Arts Center Location]

The Crystal Bridges master plan calls for a 3,000 seat hall. The reason for wanting a larger main hall is to sell more tickets to the most popular shows and to have a larger stage for the shows themselves. I don't think seating in the main hall is where the scaling back will occur. At this point I don't put much stock in the study as it all seems to be for show anyway.

This is not entirely accurate. Crystal Bridges will have a gathering space for special events that can seat up to 300 people when needed but it will not be a dedicated performance hall.