COMING SOON

The Spokane Valley Summer Theatre, a local nonprofit theater organization, announced Monday it will break ground next August on a $36M, 59,000 square foot facility, the Spokane Valley Performing Arts Center. Courtesy image

This image shows the planned interior for the Spokane Valley Performing Arts Center, a $36M nonprofit project of the Spokane Valley Summer Theatre set to break ground in August of 2022. Courtesy image

Yvonne A.K. Johnson, the executive artistic director of the soon-to-be Spokane Valley Center for Performing Arts and founder and leader of Spokane Valley Summer Theatre, said it has been her dream to lead a professional regional performing arts center at the news conference Monday in Tru by Hilton Spokane Valley. HANNAH NEFF/Press

Spokane Valley Mayor Ben Wick said he's excited for the opportunities that the Spokane Valley Performing Arts Center brings for our community at the news conference on Monday at Tru by Hilton Spokane Valley. HANNAH NEFF/Press

From left, Andrea Olsen and Pattie and Steve Mortier, Spokane Valley Summer Theatre affiliates, cheer for the announcement of the $36M project, the 59,000 square foot Spokane Valley Performing Arts Center, set to be completed in spring of 2024 with a 475-plus seating main stage theater, 200 seat studio theater, acting conservatory and more. HANNAH NEFF/Press