Theatre Rehabilitation

The Hangar Theatre’s 11,000 sf transformative renovation brought new life, functionality and year-round capabilities to Ithaca’s beloved performance venue.

Newly glazed large openings allow and abundance of natural light into the lobby. “Hangar Theatre Red” is used throughout and highlighted with sparkling dramatic lights and horizontal steel forms to create a sense of movement and excitement. The old hangar doors form a decorative screen that hangs to the south and marks the main entrance. Dramatic exterior lighting and a new outdoor patio create a beacon at night — underscored by the new orientation to the main road.

The project also replaced all the theatre seats, rebuilt the theatre’s main stage, and reorganized the lobby, entrances, concessions, the ticket office, back of house dressing rooms, green room, and supporting spaces including diva room, actors’ bathrooms, offices, laundry, scene shops, and costume shop.