Irvine Auditorium
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Opened: 1929
Seats: 1,249
Architect: Julian Abele
The auditorium, on the Perelman Quad, was designed by Julian Abele, the first African-American graduate of Penn's School of architecture. The room's high ceilings, long reverb and confusing backstage make it more appropriate for music than drama.