Steward School, Paul R. Cramer Center for the Arts
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Bob Schnell
This multi-disciplinary arts center features a versatile drama theatre with a sprung performance floor, stage trap, and orchestra pit lift. An intimate two-story studio theatre offers an exemplary environment for theatre classes and for hosting productions by students of the lower and middle schools.
38
depth of stage (in feet)
25
single-purchase linesets
The center’s scene shop and loading dock also serve as technical theatre classrooms, and the facility’s visual arts studios and art gallery contribute to the Cramer Center’s reputation as one of the most comprehensive private academy arts facilities in the county.
Bob Schnell
owner:
Steward School
architect:
Marcellus Wright Cox & Smith
acoustician:
Miller Henning Associates
users:
Steward School
spaces:
- 500-seat drama theatre
- 110-seat studio theatre
construction type:
New construction
theatre type:
Arts & cultural centers, Auditorium design/seating, Concept design, Flexible & studio theatres, Multipurpose theatres, School & academy
services:
Concept design, theatre planning, and theatre equipment design and specification
completion:
2002
Bob Schnell
Theatre Projects
