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Auerbach. Thar was accomplished by
raking a holisric approach rhar applied
conceprs from rhe rhearrical lighring co
rhe archirecrural lighring. Designers also
had ro meer very srricr local energy codes.
Adding anorher rhearrical dimension
are rhe new vomirories, which allow
grearer range of movemenr pa((erns.
"Everyone is very aware and very
pleased wirh rhis addirion," commenrs
Hav.
Before accors could only enrer from
behind rhe facade. Generally speaking,
one scene followed anorher from lefr co
righr and all exirs were wirh rhe acrors'
backs ro rhe audience. Today, acrors can

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enrer and exir from rhe fronr of rhe srage
as well as from rhe back.
"The vomicories allow for fasrer and
more inreresring movemenr of rhe
acrors," says icholson.
Even inrermission is more dvnamic
now, according co Nicholson, because of
rhe upper promenade. The rwo levels
creare more acriviry. Addirionally, rhe
concession srands were updared and rhe
barhrooms enlarged co avoid lines.
A groundbreaking ceremony for rhe
Pavilion was held in rhe courryard of rhe
ourdoor rhearre on 30 Seprember 1991,
less rhan 12 hours afrer rhe final performance of rhe 1991 season. Immediarely
afrer rhe groundbreaking, consrrucrion
crews began demolishing rhe searing area.
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The Pavilion was pur on a fasr-rrack consrrucrion schedule co meer irs scheduled
complerion dare in l\ lay 1992. This rime
frame was crirical. Technicians, acrors,
direccors, and designers all needed rime
co prepare and rehearse in rhe complered
space prior co opening rhree shows on
one weekend in mid-June.
This fasr-rrack schedule worked only
because rhe rhearre consulranrs, archirens, acousric consulranrs, and rhe
Fesrival didn'r play rhe usual confining
roles, according ro Kevin Spellman, presidenr of Emerick Consrrucrion, rhe firm
rhar builr rhe Pavilion.
"The Fesrival had an unusually asrure
approach ro rhe consrrucrion process,"
explains Spellman. "All of rhe ream players were broughr on as early as possible.
Ir was clear from rhe beginning rhar rhe
logisrics, sire, and rime were everyone's
challenges, so we immediarely pulled
rogerher."
Also key was rhe OSF's appoinrmenr
of Jim Mc lamara as projecr manager.
McNamara was readily available co solve
any problem. "Wirhour rhis rype of
involvemenr and commirmenr, ir
couldn'r have been done," Spellman says.
Hay's long renure ar rhe OSF gave
him a familiarity wirh orher venues and
invaluable insighr inro rhe goals and
merhodology of rhe company. Addirionally, esrablished working relarionships berween rhe design ream members
enabled everyone co ger running quickly,
according co Auerbach, who has known
Hay for more rhan 25 years and codesigned wirh him ar rhe Gurhrie
Thearre in Minneapolis. Auerbach also
had collaborared wirh Macleod on a
number of projecrs, including rhe
Reichhold Amphirhearer on Sf. Thomas
for rhe College of rhe Virgin Islands. In
addirion, Auerbach had worked exrensively wirh R. Lawrence Kirkegaard &
Associares on a number of assignmenrs.
And whar is rhe final resulr of rhe
efforrs of rhe designers, planners, consulranrs, managers, and builders? The sarisfying fulfillmenr of rhe goal of rhe projeer-co creare a space rhar is a rhearre for
speech as much as for specracle.
"For rhe firsr rime, ir feels like you're
in a rhearre and nor an amphirhearer,"
commenrs Henry \'(Ioronicz, arrisric
direcror ar rhe Fesrival. "Ir allows a much
more narural, expressive environmenr for
rhe voice, for Shakespeare. Ir allows us ro
rely more on rhe words."
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OWNER
The City of Ashland, Oregon
SOLE TENANT
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival
General Manager: Paul Nicholson
Designer: Richard L. Hay
ARCHITECTS
Treffinger, Walz & Macleod
San Rafael, CA
Principal: Ian Macleod
Project Architect: Crellon Duffy
THEATRE CONSULTANT
S. leonard Auerbach & Associates
San Francisco, CA
Principal: Len Auerbach
Associate: Steve Pollack
ACOUSTICS
R. lawrence Kirkegaard & Associates
Boulder, co
Principal: Larry Kirkegaard
Associate: Joseph Myers
Audio Designer: Lee Ritterbush
STRUCTURAL
Rutherford & Chekene
San Francisco, CA
Principal: Bill Holmes
Project Engineer: Helen Ferner
ELECTRICAL
Cammisa & Wiff
San Francisco, CA
Principal: Mell Cammisa
MECHANICAL & PLUMBING
Chamberlain & Painter
San Francisco, CA
Principal: Bill Tang
Plumbing: Bill Scharninghausen
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