Salem State University – Mainstage Theater

Project involved a complete gutting of the existing facility and rebuilding of the theater as part of the Sophia Gordon Center for the Creative and Performing Arts. 

Client:		DCAMM
Designer:		Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architects
Size:		32,200 SF

 

Project Features

• Renovation of the 490-seat audience chamber.
• Stage and scene shop improvements.
• Additional space for rehearsals.
• A lobby/ student lounge, art gallery space, and a 35-person conference room.
• Raised seating, balcony, orchestra pit, and a mainstage floor with hydraulic lift. 
• All new MEP/FP Systems throughout the Mainstage Theater portion of the existing building.
• Improvements to the existing building shell, sitework and landscaping. 
• Challenging site logistics due to the location of the telecom room for the entire campus housed in the basement of the building.