Meyer Hall Construction

We want to thank Arlan Anglemyer for taking the pictures of the construction process. Arlan was the liaison between the WCT board of directors and the construction crews. Meyer Hall was a hard hat zone and this is the only way any of us got to see the theatre before it was completed.

Contractors

SMR Builders, LLC
Mark Eastman
John Heckman
Tim Sidebottom
Mechanical Systems, Inc.
Air Capital Electric, Inc.
Dave Williams
Glantz Plumbing
Dennis Insulation
Sparks Music
T & M Stage Supply
Johnson's Dry Wall Express
Shamburg Painting
Greening Construction
Alan Groom Welding
Bair's Glass Co.
Woodwork Manufacturing and Supply
Cook Builders Specialties
Oxford Lumber Co.

The Process

The Beginning: December 16, 2002

The Stage from the back of the theatre.	The theatre from the stage.
The Stage	The stage from the balcony
Stage right	The stage and left side of the theatre.
The back of the theatre.	The Balcony and part of the auditorium.
The very dusty balcony.	The balcony from the stage.

Demolition: December 30, 31, 2002

Stage left from the front of the stage, making room for stairs.	Stage left.
More stage left.	The house from the stage with seats removed
Auditorium as the scaffolding goes up	The construction Foreman is talking to a HVAC and an electrical contractor. Architect, John Heckman is on the right.
Will be dressing/green room under the stage. Have to find the footings for the new stairs to the stage.	Still trying to find the bottom to put in the footings.

January 2003

There is a bottom!	Off stage left where the stairs will be.
The stage with the stairs, paneling, and proscenium gone.	Stage demolition with the HVAC unit on stage.
Stage demolition with the understage open.	The new concrete base for the stairs from the stage to the basement dressing room.
Working on the walls.	Balcony with leveling for storage and light booth floors.
New balcony floor.	Balcony from the scaffolding.
From the stage, through scaffolding, to the light booth.	Light and sound booth.
From the balcony to the stage with new wall.	Light and sound booth with storage cabinet.

February 2003

The stage showing the upper connecting room.	Another view of the stage.
Stage right	Installation of light dimmers.
Back of the house from the stage.	Extended stage from the front. You can see the old stage underneath.
Extended stage from the side	The stage from the balcony

March 2003

Building out from the wall to allow for insulation and curtains.	The light booth now has walls
The new proscenium from the audience with new speaker installed	The new proscenium from behind.
Dry wall on side wall of stage.	Dry wall on proseceium.
The stage with walls.

April 2003

Dry wall installation.	The stage with dry wall.
Wall colors. The lighter color is the all over color and the darker is the accent color.	The stage goes basic black.
The new ceiling from the stage.	The ceiling from the light booth.
The new wood trim going up.

There is a little gap between the completed theatre and the pictures you see here, but things got a little crazy with finishing up the construction and getting "Fiddler on the Roof" on stage for its opening night. But thanks to the dedication of SMR Builders, Arlan Anglemeyer, and the cast and crew of "Fiddler on the Roof" we made it.

To see the completed theatre please follow this link!