The Mobile Stage was designed and built in the fall of 2006 as a community outreach tool for The Porch Cultural Heritage Organization. Intended for community events, parades, and performances, it also serves as a rentable facility to generate revenue. The mobile stage consists of a utility trailer fitted with a steel-framed deck and deployable floor flaps. When closed for transport, the flaps fold up; when opened, they create a 13-by-16-foot performance area.

An overhead steel proscenium structure accommodates a variety of sets, backdrops, and coverings, attaching to slots in the deck. Lockable storage beneath the stage houses the stairs, proscenium components, and sets when not in use. Designed for quick setup, the stage can be deployed by two people in approximately 10 minutes.

The project was commissioned by The Porch Cultural Heritage Organization and funded by the Kemper Foundation, the Kuehn Foundation, KU-SADP, KU student fundraising, and private donations. In-kind donations were provided by Danny Zeck Ford and Yemm & Hart.