Theater Design

03/06/2024

https://www.theaterdesigninc.com/post/toys-are-not-just-for-kids

Who says we have to stop playing with toys when we grow up? A friend of mine opened a model train store just so he could continue to play. For others of us, grown-up toys are of a different kind: they light up and create sounds and make things “magically” move. They are the latest lighting contr...

03/06/2024

New Stage Plays Both Sides Now

02/12/2024

https://www.theaterdesigninc.com/post/kid-friendly-facilities-pave-the-way-for-audiences-of-the-future

Often the search for current audiences is at the expense of future audiences. The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast are easy choices for parent to make when exposing their children to the arts. The downside is that tickets, concessions and souvenirs for a family with 2 or more children can drain th...

01/01/2024

https://www.theaterdesigninc.com/post/the-play-s-the-thing

Growing up in the 1960s and 70s, there were class plays, holiday plays and occasional musical presentations in elementary school. There was also a weekly assembly where, at the very least, we sang America the Beautiful. In middle and high school the weekly assemblies were supplanted by a Drama Club,...

03/14/2023

https://www.theaterdesigninc.com/post/society-for-college-and-university-planning-scup-mid-atlantic-regional-conference?fbclid=IwAR2w9SiNu6OsTS446aoE7rc6hZ_tQDXhyu7hrL8Grb6g0K8IJsxbdAxBjt4

Theater Design attended the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in Philadelphia on March 8-10, 2023. The theme of the conference was “Removing Barriers for a Limitless Reality,” exploring how colleges and universities are breaking down both the phy...

03/14/2023

https://www.theaterdesigninc.com/post/society-for-college-and-university-planning-scup-mid-atlantic-regional-conference

Theater Design attended the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in Philadelphia on March 8-10, 2023. The theme of the conference was “Removing Barriers for a Limitless Reality,” exploring how colleges and universities are breaking down both the phy...

04/23/2021

https://www.theaterdesigninc.com/building-better-theaters

“Building Better Theaters is an extremely valuable resource for first-time performing arts clients/owners and architects. It's an easy read, really well-organized, and provides basic pragmatic information as to the design and construction process. Essential reading for first-timers and a great ref...

10/26/2020

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/gift-keeps-giving-michael-mell-1f

It seems the holiday buying season starts earlier and earlier. “Black Friday”, the day after Thanksgiving, has been the unofficial start of the gift buying season; when price-minded shoppers mob department stores in search of sales and mark-downs.

10/23/2020

We are pleased to have worked with Antinozzi Associates on the design of the auditorium at Stratford High School.

Stratford High School Phase 2 opened on schedule last month, providing more space for the high school population as they kick off a school year like no other. This project replaces the majority of the existing masonry building and completely renovates the rest, increasing the size of the High Schoo...

09/23/2020

The performing arts have always been important, but especially now.

42 VENUE PROFESSIONAL THE VALUE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS IN K-12 EDUCATION >> MICHAEL MELL Growing up in the 1960s and 70s, there were class plays, holiday plays, and occasional musical presentations in ele -mentary school. There was also a weekly assembly where, at the very least, we sang America the...