Staller Center for the Arts

Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794
(631) 632-2787

About Staller Center for the Arts

Staller Center for the Arts, Stony Brook University’s cultural showplace, is located in the center of campus. Staller Center offers dozens of performances in dance, music, art, theatre, and film from around the world and is a cultural resource to the campus and community. The Metropolitan Opera (Met Opera Live in HD) comes to Staller Center on screen in the Main Stage Theatre, broadcast live from the Met during the opera season. Educational programs are offered in connection with selected opera broadcasts. The spacious University Art Gallery has exhibits of outstanding shows by professional artists, faculty and students that are open to the public. Staller Center celebrated its twentieth anniversary in 2008-2009.

The Main Stage Theatre has more than 1,000 seats, with the more intimate Recital Hall seating 400. The Department of Music students perform often, with recitals and Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra concerts taking place on the Main Stage. The Emerson String Quartet is quartet-in-residence at the University, performing three concerts every season. The Department of Theatre Arts presents new as well as classic plays during the school year in black box theatres.

Each summer, the Stony Brook Film Festival features 10 days of outstanding independent films in competition, with filmmakers coming from all over the world to introduce their films.