Word: auditorium
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Brooks Atkinson, drama critic for the New York Times, disagreed with Norton's stand and said he felt that a small theatre would be "more practical." "For amateur actors, a 500-seat auditorium can be much more merciful," he commented...
Levin defended these reductions, saying, "We have lost very little by this scaling-down of the plans." He expressed a belief that the smaller auditorium was "closer to the ideal for a college theatre...
...will be 35 feet deep with a proscenium height of 25 feet. The proscenium itself can be widened to 60 feet, while the stage house has a total height of 65 feet. Flexibility remains most important; "We have played down audience comfort and sight lines somewhat to make the auditorium more flexible," Myer commented...
...Drama Center plans also include three other major departures from standardized theatre construction. The auditorium will not be separated from the lobby, and during performances a curtain will be drawn to divide the two areas...
Glass will be used extensively in the structure; the theatre's west wall and back side will be almost entirely glass. In addition, the auditorium area will be surrounded on the second level with offices, dressing areas, a canteen, and other rooms...