September 26, 2023

The first floor of the new backstage expansion has been poured and renovation continues on Powell Hall’s interior. An unseen milestone recently occurred which paves the way for construction on the new lobby expansion.

Strongbacks, or I-Beams, were recently installed in the basement of Powell Hall’s south wall. These steel structures brace the existing foundation wall where new holes were cored for the blue duct—the underground duct system that will be used to heat and cool the new front of house space. Crews from Acme Erectors, a local company, installed the beams earlier this month.