Seat Install - Balcony

As carpet is put down, the seat installers follow right on their heels.

All Steel Crew

The crew from All Steel Construction, who spent months rebuilding the balcony structure, takes a short break from work for a celebratory photo.

Welding - Video

The construction crew works on the lighting rail on the front of the balcony.

Balcony

The decking of the balcony is laid, waiting for concrete to be poured.

More Balcony Seats!

The construction crew works on covering the roof truss over the balcony, which allowed the removal of our projection booth and the addition of more seats.

Roof Truss

To allow the removal of a pair of columns left in the balcony by the removal of our projection booth, a truss was designed to carry the roof load to the outside walls of the theater. The photos below show its installation.

Portions of the roof truss over the rear of the balcony are put in place by crane.

The truss is covered over in a layer of insulation.

The truss is covered in a layer of sheet metal and awaits its final layer of roofing.

Truss Installation

A new truss is installed on the roof of the theater. This truss will carry some of the weight of the theater roof to the outside walls of the theater, allowing the removal of the projection booth columns in the center of the balcony.

Balcony Rebuild

The balcony before rebuilding began.

The first steel for the new seating is added at the back of the balcony.

All of the new steel in place.

A view of the white projection booth columns which will be removed in the next few months.

Balcony Steel

A construction worker installs steel supports for the new balcony decking on the 1926 balcony frame.

Balcony Demolition

Theater From Above

Another photo of the theater from the side of the balcony, which has been demolished down to the structural steel.
(by Sarasota Opera Major Gifts Officer Jennifer Berges)

Stripped Balcony

Back on May 4, Major Gifts Officer Jennifer Berges came into the theater and took some fantastic shots of the balcony steel using her digital camera.