Performing Arts

Williamsville Sherman High School

Sherman, IL

New auditorium, flexible commons/black box, and cafeteria performance AV: reinforcement, projection, intercom, and control.

New auditorium during fit-out, with catwalk positions and proscenium loudspeaker arrays in place.Photo: Mercer Aplin

About the project

A district building program gave Williamsville Sherman a new auditorium plus a commons that has to work as a cafeteria, an assembly space, and a performance venue on the same day.

The auditorium carries proscenium loudspeaker arrays, catwalk positions, a deployable stage screen with aligned projection, and a rear control position handling source switching and image geometry. The commons pairs distributed audio with theatrical lighting, and an adjoining flexible black box with retractable seating gives the program a second, smaller room to teach in.

Key specs

Sector: Performing Arts
Location: Sherman, IL
Role: AV systems design consultant
Firm of record: Threshold Acoustics, Chicago
Design team: Architect: BLDD Architects; Construction Manager: O'Shea Builders
Documentation: 5 site photographs

Gallery

House view during projection alignment on the deployable stage screen.Photo: Mercer Aplin

Commissioning from the rear control position, verifying source switching and image geometry.Photo: Mercer Aplin

Cafeteria and commons performance zone with distributed audio and theatrical lighting.Photo: Mercer Aplin

Flexible black box and retractable seating space adjoining the commons.Photo: Mercer Aplin

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