About Staller Center
Named in honor of Max and Mary, the arts center offers a variety of world-class performances from September to May and hosts the stony brook film festival each July. The art department has hosted more than 50 professional performances and about 450 events, and theater art and music are part of Staller Center season, supplemented by outside performers such as Seiskaya ballet, which introduced "the nutcracker. "Since opening in 1978, Staller Center center for the arts has offered an expanding schedule of live music, dance, drama and fine art in its five theaters and the 5,000-square-foot Paul w. Zuccaire gallery. In 1994, the center presented a presentation of 35mm films at the Main Stage Theatre, complete with the largest screen and Dolby sound system on long island. In 2013, the center introduced digital film projection technology and has always been at the forefront of this technology.