Unleashing Creativity: A Vibrant Hub for the Oberlin Theater Department
Oberlin College
Services
Furniture Planning
Location
Oberlin, OH | 24,000 SF | Completed December 2018
Recognition
AIA Cleveland Design Awards; Honor Award
Stage Presence: Unveiling the Vibrant Gateway to Oberlin's Theater Dreams
The new theater lobby serves as the connecting point for both the main performance spaces and the gateway to the academic spaces of the theater department. As an addition to the Hall Auditorium, this space will be the first thing prospective students and visitors will experience when being introduced to the Oberlin Theater Department. The lobby and adjoining balcony spaces are filled with large-scale modular furniture covered with bold colors to create an energetic sense of community and shape a strong departmental identity. Visitors can feel the creative energy and are drawn to the excitement surrounding the Oberlin Theater Department when they walk through the front door.
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More Than a Lobby
Beyond the theater lobby, the Eric Baker Nord Performing Arts Annex adds a new event space, rehearsal space, and dressing rooms, along with scene and costume shops shared by both stagehouses, plus classrooms, labs, and studios for acting and the arts — giving the Oberlin Theater Department a fully connected home for performance, production, and instruction.
