DC Theater Arts: Among the theater-fan-friendly features of the space are its sleek interior, exceptional acoustics and sound system, congenial intimacy (just 476 seats), and stunning fifth-floor lobby view overlooking Southwest DC. But except for a shortened remount of Amazing Grace that played there in 2019, the World Stage Theater has seen no more actual live theater production. Until now.
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I love how every theatre space has a story behind it. Learning about the history of a theatre space adds so much depth and richness to the experience you have when you go to see a production. The World Stage Theater is somewhere I definitely want to go to after learning about it and it’s history. I’m not familiar with the Meyer Constellation sound system, but it sounds incredible, just from the fact that it can make a quiet theater with no echo sound like Carnegie Hall. The World Stage Theater is the perfect space for huge-scale productions like The House and His Boy with large casts, expensive equipment, and lots of seats. What’s even more exciting to me is that the theater is located inside the Museum of the Bible. I’d love to spend a day there experiencing the museum and see a show at the World Stage Theater afterwards.
My mom worked as a designer for the museum of the bible's exhibits! So this makes it even more surprising for me to find out they have a theatre space from this article. After my mom finished her work there, I went to see the installation process but didn't go once the museum was finished. Neither of us is all that religious, so I felt uncomfortable thinking about going back. However, I care a lot about theatre, and even more about the tech in theatre, so maybe this will be the thing that finally gets me to go back.
I love the pictures in this article and the grand feeling the design brings to the stage. I also want to experience this amazing sound system they refer to; even if I know nothing about sound, it seems exciting and like a good experience! Since I live local to the DC area, maybe I'll check it out on my next trip home, and perhaps the show will help me feel more comfortable in a space connected to religion, such as the museum.
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