mbrown3039
Well-Known Member
Came across this venue several years ago in St. George, Utah (just north of the UT/NV border). It's home to the St. George Musical Theater company and, as a historic landmark, it takes a bit of forethought to install anything because any alteration of the facade (even drilling a hole) requires approval from the proper authorities. But, I digress...the most interesting feature in this venue (IMO) is the moving floor. You'll notice in the first picture that the "stage" is at the same floor level as the rest of the venue; in this configuration, the venue would host dinners and meetings and such. When there was need for a traditional, elevated stage space, the floor (where the audience area meets the stage) would be dropped down by the simple turn of a (large) screw (pic #2) and become raked (the hinge point was at the back of the audience area). The floor is permanently level now (by means of the cribbing you see in pic #3), which allows tourists to go underneath to see how it worked. Mike
PS -- as a side note, this venue was built by Mitt Romney's great-grandfather. m
PS -- as a side note, this venue was built by Mitt Romney's great-grandfather. m