R. J. Reynolds Auditorium — Attraction in Winston-Salem

Wonderful venue. However one of the women running concessions ruined our experience. She yelled at young children and families for standing and celebrating. We even opened the door for her as she was carrying in ice and were scolded for that for “opening the side door for security reasons”. Another person stepped outside to take a picture for one minute and had someone let them back in and they were reprimanded by her as well. There are no signs on that door to deem that this was a no entry and exit. Later on that door was unlocked and left unlocked by the staff so people were entering and exiting from it all day. There are also signs on the entry or side doors that say no food or drink in the auditorium and yet they are selling concessions and reprimanding people for bringing food in. I realize their are trying to raise money for their theatre program and that’s very honorable. I have worked in a performing arts program with students for many years in the school system and have done many fundraisers but she was deterring people from even approaching the poor kids trying to raise money for their program. Their system for communication about security and no food or drink is very confusing and they need to be much more transparent. This is honestly very disappointing as we have been attending events at this venue for a few years now and this is the first time we have experienced such harshness and rude tones by its staff. We have been...

R.J. Reynolds Auditorium is a grand old classical revival style building that was built to complement R.J. Reynolds High School as part of an "acropolis of higher education" that overlooked the West End neighborhood of Winston-Salem --the center of the wealth and political influence in the city at that time. (Wiley Middle School was built nearby around the same time, and also faces the West End.) From the Greco-Romanesque marble statues of athletes in the lobby, to the two seating balconies, to the film projection booth (that was used, as I was told by a elderly alumni, to show Admiral Perry's films when he gave a presentation to the students, shortly after his expedition to the North Pole), this auditorium was built to offer some of the best entertainment experiences available in Winston-Salem at the time. Only the Stevens Center downtown comes close to offering such a...

We came here a few days ago for "A night with Crowder" we had never been to this venue before. It was easy to get to from Business 40. There are not a lot of parking spots but we got there early and parked in the lower lot. To get to the venue from this parking lot you have to hike up a walk way and then there are about 20 steps. This will lead you right to the front door. There are several handicap spots right outside the front door.

There is a lower level and 2 upper levels. This concert was General admission so we made sure to get there early and did not even try to go to the lower level. We got seats in the upper level towards the front without issue. There really isn't a bad seat in the place. We loved how it felt more intimate than an arena show.

Leaving the venue we were able to head right to our car and...