The process examined various options including renovations of existing space and relocation. The firm supported the architect selection process that led to the appointment of Studio Gang Architects. The team began design in August 2011, ultimately formulating a plan to demolish the aging Women’s Library Club, where the company performed, and build new facilities on the same site.

The focus of the design is a cohesive facility integrating performance spaces, patron and artist amenities, rehearsal and production spaces. The thrust theatre and flexible space, with an innovative manual system of moving walls, and rehearsal space are situated in a “Theatre in a Park” atmosphere with a spacious lobby that is utilized for educational, and family programs. The inventive staging and seating configurations create increased capacity while preserving the intimacy for which the company is known.

The artistic mission to create a welcoming space that reflects the character of the town of Glencoe while evoking the spirit of England’s greatest theatres is realized in a sustainable design that reuses materials from the theatre’s previous structure, achieving LEED Gold Certification.