Tyrone Guthrie Theater
Title
Tyrone Guthrie Theater
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
March 6, 2015
Creator
Rapson, Ralph
Creator2
O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)
Creator Nationality
American
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
July, 1965
Work Location
Minnesota (state)
Minneapolis (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Modern (styles and periods)
Subject
theaters (buildings)
Description
Exterior view of the entrance to the Tyrone Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota designed by Ralph Rapson and completed in 1963, the building was demolished in 2006. "Rapson experimented with several stage/audience relationships from proscenium, to thrust, to theater-in-the round. Both Guthrie and Rapson favored a thrust configuration because seats could wrap the stage on three sides, thereby fostering a more intimate connection between the actors and the audience. Additionally, Rapson wanted to break up the monotony of what he described as “one large, undifferentiated, static mass,” of seats in which there was a class distinction between those in the orchestra and balcony. He did so by designing an egalitarian, asymmetrical auditorium that eliminated the traditional barriers between the two. The result was a theater in which 1,441 seats were arranged in a 210-degree arc around the stage. Remarkably, no seat was more than forty-five feet, from the stage,"--from Docomomo US website.
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-TO-409
- Date Added
- March 6, 2015
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- Modern, theaters
- Citation
- “Tyrone Guthrie Theater,” LTU Digital Images, accessed May 14, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/14434.