The renovated 1,800-seat Carpenter Theatre is the centerpiece of this a new performing arts complex in downtown Richmond. The 1928 movie house was repurposed into the Carpenter Center for the Arts in 1983, and has now been reborn again as the Carpenter Theatre following a top-to-bottom renovation that included a new stagehouse, re-seating, and enlarged lobby area, among many other improvements. The project also included the arts complex's seamless expansion into an adjacent office building, which was renamed Dorothy Pauley Square and now includes the intimate, 200-seat Libby Gottwald Community Playhouse, the multi-purpose Rhythm Hall, an art gallery, classrooms, and office spaces.

After 35 years, the Tony-winning DCPA Theatre Company needed a renovation of The Space Theatre—a 550-seat, theatre-in-the-round—to improve performance flexibility and intimacy. We reduced the orchestra-level seat count and simplified the balconies into one lower gallery, increasing audience-performer intimacy. The theatre’s seating was replaced and the five seating banks were upgraded with demountable platforms that can be removed to create additional staging areas. Over each of the five seating banks, stage manager positions were added so the production team can call a show from any side of the room. The theatre received new lighting, dimming, and data infrastructure, A/V upgrades, quieter HVAC systems, improved acoustic isolation, and re-routed audience circulation. The Space Theatre’s lobby that was previously shared with another theatre was redesigned into a distinct individual space including new and larger restrooms.

Home of the state theatre of Cyprus, this stunning new facility provides the island nation with a one-of-a-kind cultural center with extensive performance capability. The facility’s mainstage theatre is an intimate drama space with 397 seats distributed among three levels. The room’s intimacy and verticality foster dynamic performances and a fully equipped stagehouse, motorized flying, forestage extension, orchestra pit, and state-of-the-art AV and lighting system provide incredible theatrical flexibility. The arts center’s second performance space, a 150-seat studio theatre, features a balcony, technical ledge, robust rigging systems, and an adjustable stage, capable of endstage, thrust, or arena configurations.