Mark Taper Forum

Renovation facts and beyond

Renovation Facts:

• The Taper’s interior renovation has been accomplished without altering the theatre’s distinctly circular architecture or the intimate audience-stage relationship within the auditorium. Changes have been made to all the theatre’s lighting, electrical, air handling and sound systems. New, more comfortable seats have been added, along with new carpeting, and sleek and elegant new railings along the aisles. The lobby has doubled in size by the relocation of the restrooms to a new, spacious downstairs lounge. The neo-classic exterior of the building was meticulously cleaned and restored, returning the Taper’s 378-foot precast concrete mural relief to its original elegance.

Theatre Facts:

• The 750-seat Mark Taper Forum, which opened in 1967 at the Music Center of Los Angeles, has received virtually every theatrical award, including over 20 Tony Awards and three Pulitzer Prizes. It is recognized internationally for developing and producing groundbreaking experimental new works as well as explosive productions of the classics. In addition to receiving the 1977 special Tony Award for theatrical excellence, “The Kentucky Cycle” and “Angels in America” were the first two plays to receive the Pulitzer Prize without initially having a New York production.

Mark Taper Forum is a part of Center Theatre Group, the parent organization for the Ahmanson Theatre at the Music Center, the Taper and the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City.

The Mark Taper Forum is located at 135 N. Grand Avenue, in downtown Los Angeles.

Photo: Mark Taper Forum; photo courtesy of Center Theatre Group.

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