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Building Together, Issue: 2
February 19, 2025Welcome to “Building Together”, Wenger’s newsletter designed to support your expertise as architects in shaping exceptional spaces for music education, performing arts and athletics – whether new construction or renovation.
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Understanding Flexible Staging: Best Practices and Layout Options
February 18, 2025For theatre directors, performance venue managers, and educators, flexibility is key when designing a stage setup that can accommodate a wide variety of productions.
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Building Together, Issue: 1
December 1, 2024In this issue, we spotlight the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts in Beaverton, Oregon—a state-of-the-art 45,000‑square‑foot multidisciplinary arts center that opened in 2022. Designed by Opsis Architecture and enriched by The Shalleck Collaborative, the center features a 550‑seat proscenium theatre whose back‑lit wood paneling and vivid blue seating evoke the warmth of a beaver’s home and the serene beauty of a pond. A standout is the custom Diva Shell, seamlessly integrated into the building’s architecture to deliver both striking visual appeal and world‑class acoustics.
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Cavea™ Fixed Audience Seating: A New Choice for Affordability and Durability
November 18, 2024Fixed audience seating is a cornerstone of auditorium and performance venue design, where comfort, durability, and functionality must align. Cavea™ Fixed Audience Seating from Wenger Corporation elevates this standard with a range of features and benefits tailored for the modern performance space.
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From Chaos to Convenience: Backstage Storage Solutions with Wenger & GearBoss
October 31, 2024Backstage areas in theatres are notoriously chaotic spaces. The constant movement of costumes, props, and equipment makes organization essential but challenging. Fortunately, Wenger and GearBoss offer robust solutions to help theatres streamline storage, creating organized, efficient spaces that keep productions running smoothly.
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Challenges and Solutions at Jones Hall in Houston
September 19, 2024Jones Hall, a beloved Houston landmark, has been undergoing extensive renovations over the past few years to enhance the concert-going experience. The interior has […]
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Small Town, BIG Sounds
August 13, 2024Tiny Gallipolis, Ohio, is home to one of the nation’s most unlikely symphonic success stories. Read how an abandoned opera house was revived into […]
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Join Us in the Emerald City!
March 6, 2024This year at USITT24, step into a realm where performance potential knows no bounds. Discover the magic at booth #2806, where Wenger | J.R. […]
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10 Ways StageTek® Staging Makes School Performances Easier
September 21, 2023It’s back to school and that means back to the planning, the practicing, the setting up, the performing, and the tearing down…all year long. […]