The '62 Center for Theatre and Dance

Williamstown, Massachusetts

William Rawn Associates, Architects

Due to the absence of a fourth wall, the traditional distinction between behind-the-scenes and front-of-house activity becomes blurred in this liberal arts college theater and dance center. The theater provides four venues in one building, with rehearsal spaces, costume shops, and faculty offices set along the circulation, allowing students, faculty, and the public to interact. The glazed-facade dance studio permits a view from the outside to the activities of choreography within, which can be seen from multiple paths that connect the campus with the three entrances into the building. The 200-seat CenterStage Theatre opens to a lobby, while the wood-ribbed MainStage theater lobby faces the town's Main Street.

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