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Harvey Theatre is a component of the Interlochen
Center for the Arts. Interlochen is actually a nonprofit umbrella
organization for Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen Arts Camp,
and Interlochen Public Radio. The Center is spread out on a 1,200-acre
campus, surrounded by glacial lakes and pines and including 450
buildings.
The Harvey Theatre was opened in 1998 to replace
an older venue, which had been condemned. Less than 18 months were
allocated for design and construction of the new theater. The following
year, Frohlich Piano and Percussion Building was opened to provide
teaching space, practice rooms, a piano technician's studio, and
a historic instrument room.
The 250-seat, state-of-the-art, flexible theater
provides rehearsal and performance space for Interlochen Camp and
Academy performances. The Harvey Theatre has also become the home
of the Theatre
Department. The flexible venue is equipped with several rows
of fixed sitting along the walls of the room; loose seats can also
be positioned on the flat floor of the theater. Tension-wire grids
above the entire room accommodates a variety of rigging and lighting
settings, which allow the thrust-stage theater to be configured
into proscenium mode setting.
Artec provided Design and Planning services covering
Pre-Design
Phase services, Auditorium
Design, Facility
Planning, Specialized
Performance Equipment Systems Design and Noise
& Vibration Control consulting for the Interlochen
Center for the Arts. Boston-based Sasaki
Associates were the architects on these projects.
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