theater arts building

The MIT Theater Arts Building is an open and flexible “continuous studio” within a former industrial building that challenges students and faculty to continually innovate and experiment through the arts. The project consolidates the program’s many smaller spaces across campus into a singular location for concept development, production, rehearsal, and performance. The conversion of an industrial building into an innovative theater venue creates a vibrant destination at the western edge of campus, with rehearsal spaces, design studios, offices, workshops, dressing rooms, and a two-story performance space. 

Programming spills between spaces that are unadorned and highly malleable for a wide variety of installations. Open structure and theatrical infrastructure extend throughout the building, along with guardrails designed to support theatrical lighting and rigging. On the second floor, 24-hour collaborative studio space provides a place for designers, performers, and technicians to collaborate and hone their craft alongside one another. Taken together, these inspire ideas, innovation, and creative exchange.