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Pittsburg State University, Bicknell Family Center for the Arts

Pittsburg, Kansas, USA
Malcolm Turner

The Bicknell Family Center features two performance spaces, a grand lobby, rehearsal room, art gallery, lounges, and support spaces. Its mainstage theatre—an intimate 1,100-seat multipurpose venue—features a full fly tower, orchestra lift, adjustable acoustic “turntable walls,” and a demountable orchestra shell.

96,000
square-foot facility

The theatre can accommodate symphony orchestras, opera, drama, dance, amplified music, and even large-scale touring acts—providing a new revenue stream and an invaluable cultural asset. Across the hall, a 250-seat courtyard theatre can be arranged in endstage or thrust configurations. Its balcony pulls the audience around the performers while a thrust stage pushes performers into the audience for an incredibly engrossing experience. Theatre Projects’ effective planning and the use of pre-cast concrete panels provided a first-class arts center at an incredible value.

Theatre Projects
owner:
Pittsburg State University
architect:
William Rawn Associates | ACI Boland Architects
acoustician:
Kirkegaard Associates
users:
Pittsburg State University, Community and touring groups
spaces:
  • 1,100-seat multipurpose theatre
  • 250-seat courtyard theatre
construction type:
New construction
theatre type:
College & university spaces
services:
Programming, concept design, theatre planning, theatre equipment design and specification
completion:
2014
Theatre Projects
Malcolm Turner
Malcolm Turner
Malcolm Turner
Malcolm Turner

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