- profile ▁concert ▁and ▁comedy ▁events , ▁family ▁shows ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Dance ▁Festival . ▁Oper ated ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Nederland er ▁and ▁Professional ▁Fac ilities ▁Man aga ement ▁( PF M ), ▁D P AC ▁has ▁twice ▁been ▁listed ▁as ▁the ▁# 1 ▁performing ▁arts ▁organization ▁in ▁the ▁Tri angle ▁region ▁by ▁the ▁Tri angle ▁Business ▁Journal . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁D P AC ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁larger ▁plan ▁to ▁re develop ▁dow nt own ▁Dur ham ▁by ▁the ▁Capit ol ▁Broadcast ing ▁Company , ▁and ▁includes ▁other ▁nearby ▁properties ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁American ▁Tob acco ▁Historic ▁District , ▁the ▁Dur ham ▁Bull s ▁Athlet ic ▁Park , ▁and ▁the ▁stud ios ▁of ▁the ▁C BC - owned ▁Fox ▁ 5 0 ▁TV ▁station . ▁ ▁List ed ▁three ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 5 0 ▁in ▁Pol l star ▁magazine ' s ▁world wide ▁the ater ▁attend ance ▁ranking , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁D P AC ▁was ▁the ▁# 1 ▁U . S . ▁Theater ▁in ▁the ▁listing ▁with ▁a ▁capacity ▁under ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁# 4 ▁ranked ▁Theater ▁among ▁all ▁U . S . ▁The aters . ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁ven ue ▁sur pass ed ▁having ▁ 3 ▁million ▁visitors ▁since ▁its ▁opening . ▁ ▁Cost s ▁and ▁history ▁The ▁the ater ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁Associ ates , ▁a ▁joint ▁vent