Yale University Pauli Murray College, Lighten Theater
Theatre Projects designed this 75-seat Juliet theatre (think miniature courtyard theatre) within the new residential Pauli Murray and Benjamin Franklin Colleges in order to give non-professional student groups a versatile space to rehearse, workshop new projects, and stage small experimental works. The scale of the intimate venue is easily filled with an actor’s voice and presence, and a wrap-around balcony creates intimacy, giving performers immediate feedback from faces in the crowd. We designed a six-windowed brick wall at the proscenium as a ready-made backdrop that could be used as a scenic or staging element or covered with theatrical drapes. A motorized roll hangs above the proscenium and can be used for scenic projection or to use the theatre as a cinema. With all loose seating, the audience arrangement is entirely configurable and the room’s mix of LED and incandescent lighting helps students learn both systems. Additional features like a control booth, dressing room, and AV systems give this tiny theatre outsized potential.
Radford University, Douglas and Beatrice Covington Center for Visual and Performing Arts
2009
North America
This 50,000 square foot facility houses the university’s Department of Music and the Department of Theatre and Cinema. The state-of-the-art…
Yto Barrada: Le Grand Soir
North America
425 Park, Diagrid Club
2022
North America
On the 26th floor of the sleek and stunning new 425 Park, Theatre Projects assisted the design team in developing…
