Northeastern University, Blackman Auditorium
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Bruce T. Martin Photography
The renovation of Northeastern’s Blackman Auditorium included a complete replacement and rearrangement of auditorium seating, a motorized front-of-house lighting hoist for safe and easy rigging, new side-stage lighting positions, renovated house lighting, reconfigured dressing and green rooms, and a dimmer system.
14,000
square-foot facility
These new additions, along with new finishes and draperies, have revived the 1940s theatre and given the university an ideal space for lectures, film, dance, music, theatre, and more.
Theatre Projects
owner:
Northeastern University
architect:
William Rawn Associates
acoustician:
Acentech
users:
Northeastern University
spaces:
- 992-seat multipurpose theatre
construction type:
Renovation
theatre type:
Auditorium design/seating, College & university, Concept design, Multipurpose theatres
services:
Concept design, theatre planning, theatre equipment design and specification
completion:
2012
Theatre Projects
