After the abatement, demolition of the building will begin that will see their out-of-date auditorium transformed into a “state of the art” $10 million facility, Lackey said.
Renderings of the project show the school’s new auditorium being expanded, to accomodate more seating space and a larger stage. The expanded building will extend closer to Shroyer Road and will include a higher ceiling for “fly space” which community relations manager Kari Basson said was a “huge deal” for the theater program.
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Currently students or volunteers wheel out the scenery for stage performances. Added fly space allows the scenery to be shifted up and down during a performance.
Renderings also show the location of the stage being rotate 90 degrees clockwise. Currently, the stage is facing north. It will now face east. Lackey said the change allowed for more seating — 150 additional seats and a larger stage to accommodate several hundred performers at once.
Demolition of the current auditorium will begin mid-July according to Lackey with completion projected around October 2018.
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