Theatre Projects Consultants, Inc.

Theatre Projects Consultants, Inc. (TPC) is an international team of theatre designers, planners, arts administrators and technical systems experts who collectively offer a comprehensive approach to performance space consulting. Theatre Projects is dedicated to the creation of buildings in which audience members join performers in celebrating the performing arts.

TPC has worked closely with architect Cesar Pelli on the design concept for the Schuster Center’s theatre and all the back stage areas. This includes the programming of the spaces and theatre planning.

TPC also designed and specified the stage equipment, such as the stage rigging, drapery, lighting and sound systems, orchestra shell and orchestra pit machinery. According to Project Manager Gene Leitermann, one unique aspect of the Schuster Center’s development is the advanced accessibility planning that Cesar Pelli and Theatre Projects were able to incorporate into the auditorium design.

The year 2002 marks TPC’s 45th anniversary as one of the world's leading theatre design consulting firms. Established by Richard Pilbrow in 1957, Theatre Projects has provided creative design solutions, technical innovation and expertise to more than 800 projects in 40 countries. Currently there are offices in South Norwalk, Connecticut; London, England; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Singapore.

Consulting projects range from Broadway theatres, major national theatres, performing arts centers, concert halls, opera houses and college and university facilities to smaller-scale educational and community projects. Some recent projects include:

:: Kodak Theatre, Hollywood, California
:: Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
:: New Goodman Theatre, Chicago, Illinois
:: Hyperion Theatre, Disneyland, Anaheim, California
:: Dewan Concert Hall, Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
:: RiverCenter Performing Arts Center, Columbus, Georgia

The Theatre Projects team is currently consulting on some of the most exciting and important arts projects in the world: a new Master Plan for Lincoln Center, NYC; an opera house for Dallas, Texas; University of Notre Dame Arts Center; the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, California; new opera houses in Galicia, Spain and for Norske Den Opera, Oslo, Norway.