Sidney Harman Hall
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Sidney Harman Hall is a theater located at Sixth and F Streets NW in Washington, D.C.
It opened officially on October 1, 2007.
Along with the existing Lansburgh Theatre, it comprises the new Harman Center for the Arts
, the home of the Shakespeare Theatre Company
. The Toronto architect Jack Diamond
designed the theatre and Paul Beckmann of the DC firm Smithgroup designed the building that houses the theatre at a cost of $89 million.
The Harman seats 775, an increase over the Lansburgh’s 451. The stage was designed to be flexible with multiple staging configurations possible since the performance space will be made available to other arts groups besides the Shakespeare Theatre Company
. The walls of the theater are panels of makore, an African wood, and behind the panels are retractable velour curtains, which can be raised to alter the acoustics of the room.
The first several rows of seats are on movable wagons that can be either set parallel to the stage or rotated to form a thrust stage.
The theatre is named for Dr. Sidney Harman, a philanthropist and Shakespeare Theatre Company
Trustee.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
It opened officially on October 1, 2007.
Along with the existing Lansburgh Theatre, it comprises the new Harman Center for the Arts
Harman Center for the Arts
The Harman Center for the Arts is a complex consisting ofthe Lansburgh Theatre at 450 7th Street NW in Washington, D.C. and Sidney Harman Hall at Sixth and F Streets NW. Harman Hall is the latest addition to the existing Lansburgh Theatre to create the new "Center For the Arts". Construction began...
, the home of the Shakespeare Theatre Company
Shakespeare Theatre Company
The Shakespeare Theatre Company is a regional theatre company located in Washington, D.C. Their self professed mission "is to present classic theatre of scope and size in an imaginative, skillful and accessible American style that honors the playwrights’ language and intentions while viewing their...
. The Toronto architect Jack Diamond
Jack Diamond (architect)
A.J. "Jack" Diamond, OC, O.Ont is a Canadian architect.Born in Piet Retief, South Africa, he received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Cape Town in 1956. He received a Master of Arts degree in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford University in 1958...
designed the theatre and Paul Beckmann of the DC firm Smithgroup designed the building that houses the theatre at a cost of $89 million.
The Harman seats 775, an increase over the Lansburgh’s 451. The stage was designed to be flexible with multiple staging configurations possible since the performance space will be made available to other arts groups besides the Shakespeare Theatre Company
Shakespeare Theatre Company
The Shakespeare Theatre Company is a regional theatre company located in Washington, D.C. Their self professed mission "is to present classic theatre of scope and size in an imaginative, skillful and accessible American style that honors the playwrights’ language and intentions while viewing their...
. The walls of the theater are panels of makore, an African wood, and behind the panels are retractable velour curtains, which can be raised to alter the acoustics of the room.
The first several rows of seats are on movable wagons that can be either set parallel to the stage or rotated to form a thrust stage.
The theatre is named for Dr. Sidney Harman, a philanthropist and Shakespeare Theatre Company
Shakespeare Theatre Company
The Shakespeare Theatre Company is a regional theatre company located in Washington, D.C. Their self professed mission "is to present classic theatre of scope and size in an imaginative, skillful and accessible American style that honors the playwrights’ language and intentions while viewing their...
Trustee.