December 20, 2024

Construction crews at Powell Hall are busy working on a crucial element of the auditorium—the floors. After removing the seats and existing wood floor, the floor was reshaped. This included adding a cross-auditorium aisle on the floor level, modifying the slope of the floor to improve accessibility, and deepening the rows in the Boxes, Dress Circle, and Grand Circle levels, giving more legroom for concert attendees. In December, sleepers—or underfloor support lumber—were added. Next, crews will add two layers of plywood before the final, finish flooring is installed. The flooring, a stained white oak, will have the same appearance as the pre-renovation flooring.

In late spring, new (and slightly larger) seats will be installed in the auditorium, which underwent a complete painting and cleaning in summer 2024.