Far Brook School
Short Hills, New Jersey




The goal of the Far Brook School, a private New Jersey middle school, was to create a flexible room that would accommodate assemblies, dramatic and musical presentations, and parent fundraising events. To accomplish this, the 300-seat main assembly hall was removed. A new stage at one end of the room provides opportunities for multi-configuration staging using the entire space.
SMS recommended opening the ceiling, exposing existing trusses, to create stage lighting positions that reach events wherever they may be in the room. The four balconies provide built-in scenery for balcony scenes, and may also be used as lighting booths (they all have console capacity).

Blackout shades function for daytime use, and natural light saves energy through daylight harvesting.



SERVICES
Space Programming
Architectural Planning
Stage Rigging Systems
Theatrical Lighting Systems
Seating Layouts
Sightline Analysis
Accessibility Solutions
Theatre Drapery
Interior Design
Architectural Lighting

DESIGN TEAM
Theatre Design Specialists
Sachs Morgan Studio
Architects
Butler Rogers Baskett Architects

PROJECT COST
20 Million

OPENING DATE
2004

SEATING CAPACITY
275


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