Yale University Pauli Murray College, Lighten Theater
Theatre Projects designed this 75-seat Juliet theatre (think miniature courtyard theatre) within the new residential Pauli Murray and Benjamin Franklin Colleges in order to give non-professional student groups a versatile space to rehearse, workshop new projects, and stage small experimental works. The scale of the intimate venue is easily filled with an actor’s voice and presence, and a wrap-around balcony creates intimacy, giving performers immediate feedback from faces in the crowd. We designed a six-windowed brick wall at the proscenium as a ready-made backdrop that could be used as a scenic or staging element or covered with theatrical drapes. A motorized roll hangs above the proscenium and can be used for scenic projection or to use the theatre as a cinema. With all loose seating, the audience arrangement is entirely configurable and the room’s mix of LED and incandescent lighting helps students learn both systems. Additional features like a control booth, dressing room, and AV systems give this tiny theatre outsized potential.
Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
2020
North America
Located just a stones throw from the homefield of the Indianapolis Colts, Theatre Projects helped design this dynamic new amphitheatre…
El Museo del Barrio, El Teatro
2019
North America
This unique multipurpose theatre was originally designed to be a children’s theatre. That legacy can still be seen today through…
Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto Star Stage
2013
North America
In 2007, Theatre Projects, working with Perkins + Will, won a design competition for a revitalization of Nathan Phillips Square,…
