The Amphitheatre Hot Shop was designed to accommodate larger audiences for live glassblowing demonstrations, while still offering the Corning Museum the flexibility to transform the room into a flat floor for dinners, banquets, and live entertainment. We worked with the architect to shape the room and create an intimate audience-artist dynamic, perfect for the show’s educational nature. The result was a robust, dynamic venue with a 360-degree mezzanine and a one-of-a-kind retractable seating system. Agile theatre equipment also contributes to the venue’s unique flexibility and versatility.