SPRING GREEN — This is not your typical performance space.
One of the centerpieces of Hillside Theatre is the stage curtain designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and sewn by Taliesin apprentices. It was unveiled to Wright for his 89th birthday in 1956, according to Kyle Dockery, Taliesin's collections coordinator.
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After a $1.1 million renovation, the 100-seat Hillside Theatre at Taliesin in Spring Green will soon welcome visitors to performances in the unique venue. The space was destroyed by fire in 1952 but redesigned by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The most recent improvements include the addition of accessible bathrooms, two green rooms and updated plumbing, electrical, and heating and cooling systems.
The original structure for the Hillside Theatre dates to 1903, when it was constructed for the Hillside Home School, operated by Frank Lloyd Wright's aunts.
Four years before his death, famed Wisconsin architect Frank Lloyd Wright was granted an honorary doctorate of fine arts from UW-Madison at the age of 88 during the June 1955 commencement ceremony. Sitting next to him is Olgivanna Lloyd Wright, his third wife.
The steep auditorium at the Hillside Theatre at Taliesin offers aerial-like views. The red, round seats are original from the when the theater opened in 1956 after a devastating fire four years earlier.
Floor-to-ceiling windows offer Hillside Theatre visitors a view of the surrounding countryside and allows natural light to flood the 100-seat auditorium.
A nearly 70-year-old hand-stitched stage curtain designed by Frank Lloyd Wright features abstract design elements drawn from the area’s geography and hangs above the stage at the Hillside Theatre at Taliesin.
Photos: Frank Lloyd Wright's Hillside Theatre at Taliesin
Hillside Theatre at Taliesin
After a $1.1 million renovation, the 100-seat Hillside Theatre at Taliesin in Spring Green will soon welcome visitors to performances in the unique venue. The space was destroyed by fire in 1952 but redesigned by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The most recent improvements include the addition of accessible bathrooms, two green rooms and updated plumbing, electrical, and heating and cooling systems.
Hillside Theatre at Taliesin
A nearly 70-year-old hand-stitched stage curtain designed by Frank Lloyd Wright features abstract design elements drawn from the area’s geography and hangs above the stage at the Hillside Theatre at Taliesin.
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Following a $1.1 million restoration, the 100-seat Hillside Theatre at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesen property in Spring Green, Wis., pictured Thursday, May 23, 2024, will soon again welcome visitors to performances in the unique venue. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
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A Walt Whitman quote is engraved above the stage of the Hillside Theatre at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesen property in Spring Green, Wis. Thursday, May 23, 2024. is Ryan Hewson, preservation manager of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
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A stone floor greets visitors in the lobby of the Hillside Theatre at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesen in Spring Green, Wis. Thursday, May 23, 2024. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
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Frank Lloyd Wright-designed elements, including chairs and light fixtures, embellish the interior of the Hillside Theatre of Taliesen property in Spring Green, Wis. Thursday, May 23, 2024. Pictured is Kyle Dockery, Taliesin's collections coordinator. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Hillside Theatre at Taliesin
One of the centerpieces of Hillside Theatre is the stage curtain designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and sewn by Taliesin apprentices. It was unveiled to Wright for his 89th birthday in 1956, according to Kyle Dockery, Taliesin's collections coordinator.
Hillside Theatre at Taliesin
Floor-to-ceiling windows offer Hillside Theatre visitors a view of the surrounding countryside and allows natural light to flood the 100-seat auditorium.
Hillside Theatre at Taliesin
An artistic rendering of the surrounding countryside shares a wall inside the Hillside Theatre at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesen property in Spring Green.
Hillside Theatre at Taliesin
The original structure for the Hillside Theatre dates to 1903, when it was constructed for the Hillside Home School, operated by Frank Lloyd Wright's aunts.
Hillside Theatre at Taliesin
The steep auditorium at the Hillside Theatre at Taliesin offers aerial-like views. The red, round seats are original from the when the theater opened in 1956 after a devastating fire four years earlier.
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Artful design embellishments share the perimeter of the Hillside Theatre at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesen property in Spring Green, Wis. Thursday, May 23, 2024. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
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