The Project

Mainstage

Existing historic theatre founded in 1809.

Entrance

Updated entrance provides a subtle facelift with a clean, contemporary visual appeal.

Box Office Lobby

A lobby with additional restrooms for the Mainstage plus the box office.

Theatre

A dramatic, 400 seat theatre in the round on the second floor of the new building.

Lobby

A beautiful lobby with restrooms, refreshments and a balcony to serve the new theatre.

Rehearsal Hall 1

Improved artistic capacity with proper rehearsal space for our larger mainstage productions.

Rehearsal Hall 2

The smaller of our two new rehearsal spaces, meant to accommodate creative development for productions on the new theatre stage.

Project Renderings Press Release · PDF

First Floor South

Public Space: Renovation of current entrance to serve both the historic theatre and the expansion.

• New lobby addition with three accessible restrooms for the historic mainstage and a modern friendly box office
• Grand staircase and two elevators to new theatre lobby on second floor
• Doors to ground floor restaurant with street and box office lobby access

Nonpublic Space

• Loading dock for new theatre
• Loading elevator
• Renovated greenroom in historic theatre
• Production offices in the historic theatre renovated back into dressing rooms

Second Floor

Public Space

• Lobby of new Theatre with bar, gift shop, historic display cases and outdoor balcony terrace
• Equestrian mural in theatre entrance is homage to Walnut Street Theatre’s founding as an equestrian circus in the round.
• Expansion project Donor recognition wall
• Plentiful and accessible Restrooms for new theatre
• 400 seat theatre in the round
• Fully removable stage floor (trapped stage) allows actors, props and scenery to be lifted into view or have them disappear, and can even be turned into a pool for some productions
• Efficiently designed catwalks for theatre technical system allows access to all sound and lighting positions without ladders

Nonpublic Space

• Elevator for load in
• Musicians’ loft
• Full Backstage production facility

Third Floor

Public Space

• Properly sized Rehearsal Hall for Mainstage
• Rehearsal Hall for new Theatre in the Round
• Donor Lounge for new Theatre in the Round
• Restrooms

Nonpublic Space

• Stage manager office
• Theatre catwalks
• Nonpublic floor-Trap Level
• Room under stage for trapdoors
• Dressing rooms for new theatre
• Wardrobe room
• Actors Lounge
• New relocated and expanded Production Offices for Walnut Street Theatre

Project Team