The End Stage is designed to enhance the dramatic experience of the work on stage. Grand in scale and design, the theatre has 299 seats while retaining the same intimate and immersive experience of our current 160 seat home, the Peter Norton Space. A straight rake of seating rises from the stage edge and is contained within plywood walls that give the space a subtle architectural expression. The shaped plywood panels, which evoke the texture of cracked Earth, wrap around the walls and will be painted to fade to black as they approach the stage, creating a transition from the architectural space of the room to the scenic space of the play. A large doorway will connect this theatre to the lobby.
The closing of this door will indicate that the play is about to begin.
Below are side by side photos which show construction progress from June until early January.
June, 2010 in the summer the stage pit turned into a small lake when it rained
June 2010 from the stage looking out to 41st street
November 2010 from the mens bathroom looking into the theatre
November 2011 Notice the insulation behind the concrete to keep in heat and keep out noise from the street.
January 2011 the stage right wall is complete as is the wall at the back of the stage
Photos of the site: David E. Bruin and Tristan Nash; Models images are courtesy of Gehry Architects, New York
