The meticulous framing work on the curved section of the exterior continues!

The crew is working hard to complete all of the sections of the roof, so it may look like they're working backwards since there's no first-floor framing in place here yet. Have no fear, though; that mighty curving beam and the nearby columns are holding it all up nicely.

On the inside, the second-floor Stage Support Office is taking shape, and it will be a very useful space for production meetings, board committee meetings or small events. There will be three large windows that will provide a nice view of Times Boulevard facing east.

Elsewhere, the Swing Stage work (water proofing and plastering) continues on the east side of the building. (below) You can just barely see the Swing Stage rigging on the right; it's been shifted north as the crew finishes the east wall.

Lauren Evans, who some of you may know as our Assistant Director of Education, is also one of our very best stage managers. Today, she got her first peak at the new Technical Booth and the view she'll have of the stage. I think she liked it! When a show is up and running, the stage manager is the "big boss", and while Lauren always runs a tight ship on her shows, she is an unfailingly good-natured person. Hopefully, all of the utility and comfort we're building into the Booth will make her job a bit easier from now on.

In her Education Dept. role, Lauren will also help oversee the use of the new Classroom for our after-school classes and summer camps.

Coming up soon: the completion of framing and the arrival of...BRICKS.