AMERICAN THEATRE: Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (HVSF) and the architecture and urban design practice Studio Gang have unveiled the design for the company’s new home, which promises to be the first purpose-built LEED Platinum theatre—i.e., constructed according to the highest level of “green building” certification—in the U.S. The 13,850-square-foot design will serve as a permanent home for HVSF, which for decades staged its open-air productions of classics and new works in temporary tents at Boscobel House and Gardens overlooking the Hudson River, and more recently relocated to a new permanent home in the hills above.
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I worked here for a summer and it was a really cool experience. I really enjoy outside theater, and the community at the festival felt very heartwarming. My job for the summer was a variety of things, whether I was on parking lot duty, or being a ‘sentry’ and watching the show, working at the box office or even throwing out the trash. It was a super fun experience where I got to be connected to the theater. The shows that they put on are impressive as well. The actors as well as the creativity in using the space was great. The space itself was a bit awkward in that there were no backdrops or wings– everything was kind of out in the open, which just amplified the value of the production. It made it more impressive that the green space became a part of the show, and it was still very seamless even though there was more room for error in the space. I remember that when I was working there they wanted to rearrange the site a bit, putting the theater on the top of a hill, when at the time it was on the bottom. I think it is great they are still producing great work.
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