Alabama School of Fine Arts, Dorothy Jemison Day Theater
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
LIVE Design Group
This new facility was built for both school and community use and features a 500-seat multipurpose theatre with sprung floor, mechanical orchestra lift, acoustic shell, adjustable acoustic elements, state-of-the-art audio visual components, green room, dressing rooms, and scene shop. It has been called the most technically advanced venue of its kind in the Southeast.
The theatre provides the perfect mix of audience-performer intimacy and professional-quality equipment—perfect for staging dynamic performances and training young actors in the ins and outs of professional theatre. With the capability the facility gives ASFA, the school has affirmed its reputation as one of the top public, tuition-free, arts and science schools in the nation.
LIVE Design Group
owner:
Alabama School of Fine Arts
architect:
LIVE Design Group
acoustician:
Acoustic Dimensions
users:
Alabama School of Fine Arts, Community arts groups
spaces:
- 500-seat multipurpose theatre
construction type:
New construction
theatre type:
Auditorium design/seating, Concept design, Multipurpose theatres, School & academy
services:
Concept design, theatre planning, theatre equipment design and specification
completion:
2012
LIVE Design Group
LIVE Design Group
