Polonsky Shakespeare Center, Theatre for a New Audience
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Francis Dzikowski/Esto
The theatre was inspired by one of Theatre Projects’ most ground-breaking venues—London’s Cottesloe Theatre—and like the Cottesloe, this courtyard theatre envelops the stage with the audience for incredibly intimate and dynamic performances. The orchestra floor can be altered into endstage, thrust, flat floor, and arena configurations. Adjustable seating platforms and a robust, innovative rigging system provide the venue with structural flexibility that allows for maximum artistic flexibility.
David Sundberg/Esto
owner:
Theatre for a New Audience
architect:
H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture
acoustician:
Akustiks
users:
Theatre for a New Audience
spaces:
- 299-seat drama theatre
construction type:
New construction
theatre type:
Drama theatres
services:
Programming, concept design, theatre planning, and theatre equipment design and specification
completion:
2013
David Sundberg/Esto
