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Which is worse: sweltering in a stifling theater, or having a key moment in a play ruined because an old air-conditioning system came roaring on at the wrong moment and drowned out the dialogue?

If you build a $32 million theater, one would hope you could avoid both problems. While giving a press tour of Menlo-Atherton High School’s glossy new performing-arts center on Tuesday, principal Matthew Zito was particularly proud of the A/C. He said it’s been designed to run no louder than 17 decibels. On behalf of actors everywhere, thank you.

To read the rest of this posting and see photos taken in the new theater, go to Ad Libs.

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