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We have started the project by focusing on LORT D spaces, as they are the most accessible for emerging theatre makers. We have searched publicly available materials to deduce theatre type and audience capacity. We have been able to gather information for 65 of the 68 LORT D Stages. 36% of LORT D Stages have a seating capacity between 400-200, and 32% seat less then 200. Within LORT D there are 27 Proscenium stages, 20 Thrust stages, 14 Flexible space stages and 4 “In the Round” stages. Our next steps include creating a comparison ground plan document for each stage type, an example of which you can see below, show the overlapping playing space of Round House Theatre in Bethesda MD (LORT D) with Pittsburgh Public Theatre (LORT C)  The Theater Comparison Project is being run out of George Mason University by Associate Professor Sherrice Mojgani, and Undergraduate Researcher Erin Birchfield . We are comparing LORT theatres across the country based on their size, layout, mission, and institution budget. The purpose of this study is to survey the different type of theatre architecture across the LORT theatre system to better train the theatre makers of tomorrow, we also believe the survey will be useful to theatre producers looking for compatible venues for co-productions or touring productions. Our intention is to make the findings of the survey publicly available.
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