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Harvey Fierstein Theatre Lab

New York, NY

Set of stools sit in front of 'Play Wall' at Harvey Fierstein Theater Lab.

Cultural

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Harvey Fierstein Theatre Lab at Lincoln Center is a one-of-a-kind, multi-use incubator space dedicated to the study and exploration of theater in all forms. Open to theater groups and the public, the Lab is a welcoming, flexible learning environment to create or view all kinds of American Theater.

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New York Public Library
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On one end of the rectangular space is the “Play Wall,” a state-of-the-art digitally integrated storage wall with modular acting blocks, a mobile media panel and curtains, portable furnishings, and display cases showcasing a rotating selection of set models – a series of elements that can pop out, roll away, expand, collapse, illuminate and inspire.

A group of people sit on stools in front of the 'Play Wall' at Harvey Fierstein Theater Lab.
A blue-lit room with silhouettes of dancers and a small piano.
At the touch of a button, visitors can transform the Lab into the ultimate scenic partner, with deep, dark blue walls, millwork, and curtains suggesting a modern re-envisioning of a black box.