Framing continues, and our new volumes begin to come into focus.

Getting rid of the structural columns was definitely one of the big reasons we needed to renovate 2540 Times Boulevard, but the low ceiling in the auditorium was almost as much of an issue - and not just for the "over-6-foot guys" like me!

As MST's productions have become more sophisticated, both production-wise and performance-wise, the need for more flexibility from our playing space has been apparent. A higher ceiling gives our set designers so much more room to play with, and our lighting designers will be able to illuminate the space in new and interesting ways - and they won't grimace at us tall guys when they're trying to focus a light that's hung just a few feet about our heads!

The new theater will still feel intimate, but the added volume will bring a new world of possibilities.

In the photo below, the crew frames the window that will look down from the new Stage Manager's Booth into the playing area.

More news soon!