Lindenwood University opened the J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts on September 11, 2008. The center has two theaters including the 1,200-seat Bezemes Family Theatre and the 250-seat Emerson Black Box Theatre. It also features the Boyle Gallery, an art gallery in which local, national and regional artists display work. The center also provides classrooms and offices for students and professors. Student plays, orchestral performances and national performances such as Legally Blonde perform at the theater.