The Main Stage
The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre includes three levels (approximately 22,000 square feet), all of which are fully accessible to people with disabilities — both audiences and Theatre employees alike. There are two entrances to the building, both of which are ramped for people using wheelchairs, and elevators offer access to all public spaces. A second elevator was installed on the bottom floor providing access from the Green Room and dressing rooms to the stage. A total of eight wheelchair positions are available in the Theatre, and Braille signage appears throughout the building wherever public signs are posted.
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]
By Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield With new revisions by Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield
Romeo and Juliet
By William Shakespeare
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
By David Catlin
It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Based on the story The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern. The Greatest Gift is used by permission of The Greatest Gift Corporation. Adapted by Joe Landry
Additional Information
- An intimate auditorium with 308 seats; excellent sight-lines to the stage and no seat more than 32 feet from the stage
- A grand lobby, featuring two dramatic walls of glass casting a glow on theatre evenings
- Exhibition space for artwork in the James R. Gillen Petite Promenade
- The Sir John Gielgud Green Room for actors
- State-of-the-art technical features, up-to-date lighting and sound systems and excellent acoustic design
- Outdoor patio space where patrons relax and socialize before and after performances
- An intimate VIP "Treehouse" Lounge for donors at the $1,000 level, open before performances and during intermission.
- A stage lift, two catwalks, two side box booms, and a central lighting grid
- "The Studio" rehearsal space
- Full accessibility with basement-to-balcony elevators
- Wheelchair seating in both the orchestra and balcony
- A backstage lift from dressing rooms to the stage, for actors with physical disabilities
- An infrared listening system for the hearing impaired