Neely Auditorium was named in honor of a former trustee and university treasurer. "Western Civ" classes and compulsory chapel services were held in Neely for many years, as were Commencement exercises through 1948. Neely Auditorium is now the home of the Vanderbilt University Theatre. The building's collegiate Gothic brick and stone exterior gives no hint of the intimate performance space that has been created inside. In 1976, the hall was transformed from an auditorium into a multi-form theater with flexible light and sound capabilities and full production and backstage facilities. Movable seating can be arranged to suit each production, so that any part of the space can serve as stage or auditorium.