June 18th, 2025 | 1 min read
Transforming Open Space into a Stage at Park Avenue Armory
It’s no easy task to transform a wide open, cavernous space into a captivating, all engrossing theatrical environment. With a little help from Rose Brand, the magicians at Park Avenue Armory did it for the critically acclaimed production of “The Lehman Trilogy.”
How do you build a theatre from scratch in the massive Wade Thompson Drill Hall? Start by creating a full proscenium with nearly an acre of masking curtains of Black Encore Velour, hung on 150’ long custom curved pipes, and stiffened by Custom Stretcher Frames. The beautiful and haunting images created by the designers are projected on a huge Premium Projection Screen also installed on custom curved top and bottom pipes.
We offer design consultation, specification and build services for virtually any production, event or architectural environment that involves fabric and hardware components. Come to us early in the process so that we can insure development of designs that are as practical as they are esthetic.
Contact us at 1-800-223-1624 or customerservice@rosebrand.com for more information or estimates on your particular project.
Venue: Park Ave Armory; Production: "The Lehman Trilogy"; Sam Mendes, Director; Es Devlin, Set Designer; Katrina Lindsay, Costume Designer; Luke Halls, Video Designer; Jon Clark, Lighting Designer; Stephanie Berger, Production Photos; Anthony Boyajian, Rose Brand Installation
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