The theater was designed in a pseudo-Swiss-chalet style as an amenity for the 50,000 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers workers and their families at the Fort Peck Dam project.

The interior features open-truss wood construction, with handcrafted light fixtures fabricated in Corps of Engineers workshops.

[2] The building includes a stage, a 1209-seat auditorium, a lounge, a foyer, a lobby, a manager's office, and four dressing rooms.

Haglin Co.[3] Its NRHP nomination compares it to the architecturally significant Timberline Lodge in Oregon.

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