The 6,600 SF arts center includes a 99-seat black box theatre, a purpose-built rehearsal and performance space, green room, lobby, and exterior courtyard for film screenings. All spaces support the center’s offerings of professional training in technical theatre including lighting, sound, and scenic design as well as house management with a goal of theatre arts employment for residents of Washington Park and Chicago’s South Side.
Green Line Performing Arts Center
Chicago, IL
Washington Park in Chicago boasts a storefront-style theatre as part of the Arts Block on Garfield Boulevard. While the structure re-uses elements of the four buildings that occupied the site, the theatre and rehearsal spaces are outfitted to provide high production values for theatre companies, musicians, and entertainers.
Schuler Shook worked with the architect and Arts + Public Life to create a center that will support artists, technicians, and students of the arts. Backstage facilities were designed to Actor’s Equity standards, and theatre lighting and rigging systems are state-of-the-art.
This building provides an excellent entry venue for students and community members around the Center to learn what it means to be a performing artist. With simple, straightforward systems and technology, the developing artist can focus on the craft of performing arts.”
Christopher Sprague
Principal
Chicago
Project Details
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Architect
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Morris Architects/Planners
Acoustician
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Kirkegaard
