Rowand-Johnson Hall
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Building # 1108 | Abbreviation: RJ
College of Arts and Sciences
- Communicative Disorders- Speech and Hearing Clinic
- Theatre and Dance- Marian Gallaway Theatre, Allen Bales Theatre
Department of Theatre and Dance
Department of Communicative Disorders
Rowand-Johnson Hall is home to the Department of Communicative Disorders and Department of Theatre and Dance. It is also used for English and Anthropology classes.
The building, which was constructed in 1955, has classrooms, practice rooms, studios, and offices for the Department of Theatre and Dance. Cadek Hall, a section within the building, was named after the distinguished violinist and music teacher Ottokar Cadeck.
Rowand-Johnson also houses the Speech and Hearing Clinic and two theatres. The Marian Gallaway Theatre, named after the director of theatre from 1948 to 1973, is a 338-seat proscenium theatre that hosts four to six main stage productions each year. The Allen Bales Theatre is a thrust-stage, 170-seat facility used for studio productions. Seating charts for both can be found at the Department of Theatre and Dance’s Web site.
For tickets to shows call the box office or visit the Department of Theatre and Dance Web site.
Rowand-Johnson Hall was formerly called the Music and Speech Building, and in 1989 was given its current name in honor of Dr. Johnson and Dr. Wilbur Rowand. The School of Music resided in the facility until the construction of Moody Music Building in 1988. In the fall of 1989 the ‘Music and Speech Building’ was renamed Rowand-Johnson Hall in honor of Dr. Johnson, who served as chair of the Department of Speech until his retirement in 1970 and Dr. Wilbur Rowand, who was a long-time chair of the Music Department.
Information collected from The University of Alabama : a guide to the campus by Robert Oliver Mellown (Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c1988), and The University of Alabama, a pictorial history by Suzanne Rau Wolfe (University : University of Alabama Press, c1983).