Performing Arts Center Podiums

For theaters, recital halls & arts centers

A lectern that looks right under stage lighting.

A performing arts center needs a podium for the pre-show talk, the season announcement, the student recital and the donor gala, and it needs the crew to be able to strike it in thirty seconds. The lecterns on this page were picked for stage use: black metal truss for the black box, clear acrylic so the set shows through, and a few formal hardwood and aluminum pieces for awards nights.

What theaters, recital halls and arts centers order most:

Metal truss lecterns in black or silver for stages and black-box spaces
The clear open-back acrylic lectern, the 401S and the Eclipse for stages where the set should show
The VH1 Deluxe aluminum podium and the Counselor hardwood lectern for galas and awards
The large-top acrylic lectern for speakers working from a script or a score

Every order ships free in the lower 48. Send the venue logo as a vector file and we'll apply it and send a proof before production. Campus and municipal venues can request a written quote and send a purchase order when it clears.

Black truss and clear acrylic

Metal truss lecterns in black for the black box, clear acrylic for the stage where the set should show through.

Fast to strike

Lightweight acrylic and folding portable lecterns come off the stage between the pre-show talk and the curtain.

Sound when the house system is busy

Sound lecterns with wireless mic options for the lobby reception and the donor event in the rehearsal hall.

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Customers in this industry include

Radio City Music Hall
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Goodman Theatre
Center Theatre Group
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Opera Carolina
Starlight Theatre
Manship Theatre
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

Customer names are from our order records. No endorsement is implied.

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A black freestanding podium with a slanted top and small caster wheels at the base, shown in a lecture hall with an audience seating area and a large Westfield University screen in the background.

Contemporary Lectern: VH1 Deluxe Aluminum Podium [1ALVH1D]

from $2,650.00

Contemporary Lecterns And Podium H2 Deluxe Aluminum Lectern

from $2,650.00

Contemporary Lectern and Podium K-2

from $1,750.00

Contemporary Lectern and Podium K6

from $1,950.00

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Contemporary Lectern and Podium K-3

from $1,850.00

Portable Presentation Lectern T-15 Speaker Stand

$449.00

Handcrafted Solid Hardwood Lectern: The Counselor [CLR235]

from $2,850.00

Sound Lectern 800X Oklahoma Sound "The Orator" Fixed Height-Angle Mahogany-Sound Podiums and Lecterns-Podiums Direct

Oklahoma Sound "The Orator" 800X Fixed-Height Lectern with Built-In Sound System

from $1,195.00

Non Sound Lectern 611 Oklahoma Sound Vision-Front View Riverwood-Non Sound Podiums and Lecterns-Podiums Direct

Oklahoma Sound Vision 611 Floor Lectern

$379.00

Non Sound Lectern 600 Oklahoma Sound Aristocrat with Keyboard Tray-Non Sound Podiums and Lecterns-Podiums Direct

Oklahoma Sound Aristocrat 600 Lectern with Keyboard Tray

$425.00

LCD Digital Display Lectern DVP2627-BB Down View Computer

from $995.00

Metal Truss Lectern 4 Post Straight. Black

$735.00

Metal Truss Lectern 4 Post Curved. Color: Silver

$665.00

Acrylic Lectern Clear with Open Back and Shelf

$989.00

A clear acrylic podium with a slanted top, two open storage shelves, and a square base, photographed in a classroom or office interior with desks, a whiteboard, and blue walls in the background.

Clear Acrylic Lectern with Shelf: Oklahoma Sound 401S

$699.00

Acrylic Lectern Eclipse

$775.00

Acrylic Lectern Large Top SN3055-Acrylic Pulpits, Podiums and Lecterns-Podiums Direct

Acrylic Lectern Large Top LECTCVM

$1,241.00

Acrylic Lectern Economy

$279.00

Height-Adjustable Wooden Lectern: Presidential Lift [PRES900-LIFT]

from $10,840.00

Before you order

Common questions

What podium works on a theater stage?

For a stage, the black metal truss lecterns and the clear acrylic lecterns are the usual picks: they look right under lighting and they're light enough for the crew to strike quickly. Awards nights and galas usually get the VH1 Deluxe aluminum podium or a hardwood lectern like the Counselor.

Do you have a lectern with a large top for scripts and scores?

Yes. The large-top acrylic lectern (LECTCVM) has a wide reading surface, and the hardwood lecterns have room for a binder and a water glass.

Can the lectern be moved on and off stage quickly?

Yes. The acrylic and truss models weigh a fraction of a hardwood podium, and the portable presentation lecterns fold for the wings.

Can you apply the venue's logo?

Yes. Applied logos are available on most acrylic, aluminum and hardwood models. Send a vector file (.eps, .ai or .pdf) and we'll send a proof before production.

How does the podium ship to the venue?

Free in the lower 48. Smaller acrylic and truss lecterns come by parcel carrier; larger podiums arrive by freight on a pallet, fully assembled, at your loading dock.