The Winsor School, Lubin-O’Donnell Center for the Performing Arts, Athletics and Wellness

With an ambitious arts program that aims to involve all students in performance and production, The Winsor School needed a dynamic, highly function theatre that would encourage creativity without limitations. We designed a courtyard theatre in the new 144,000 square foot Lubin-O’Donnell Center with intuitive, partially automated theatre equipment. The 500-seat theatre features counterweighting rigging, four catwalks, a demountable orchestra shell, motorized line sets, a full fly tower, and a lighting system with an Ion lighting console and Ethernet-based control system. We worked with the school and the design team to give the theatre a sense of intimacy and community. The shape of the room, distance between the seats and stage, sightlines, balconies, and even the room’s bench-like seating were all designed with community and collaboration in mind. A mix of new construction and adaptive reuse, the arts center’s theatre offers an ideal leaning space and the perfect canvas to let young people produce live shows.
The Winsor School, Lubin-O’Donnell Center for the Performing Arts, Athletics and Wellness Case Study