Studio Gang Completes the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center for Hudson Valley Shakespeare in New York

"Hudson Valley Shakespeare has opened the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center in Garrison, New York, marking the completion of a six-year project that establishes the company's first permanent home. The new campus, designed by Studio Gang in collaboration with Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, expands the organization's long-standing open-air performance model into a permanent cultural and educational facility integrated within the Hudson Valley landscape. Construction began in September 2024 following several years of planning and fundraising."

"Located on a 98-acre site overlooking the Hudson Highlands, the project combines performance, administrative, and public gathering spaces within a landscape-oriented master plan. Hudson Valley Shakespeare, founded in 1987, had previously operated from seasonal venues, including Boscobel House and Gardens, where productions were staged under a temporary open-air tent for several decades. The move to the Garrison campus in 2022 initiated the development of a permanent site capable of supporting year-round programming, expanded accessibility, and broader community use."

"The theater building designed by Jeanne Gang is organized around a curved mass-timber grid shell enclosing a 451-seat open-air auditorium. The structure frames views of the surrounding Hudson Highlands through the stage opening, incorporating the landscape as part of the performance setting. The material palette and geometry were developed to respond to the site's topography and vegetation while maintaining continuity between interior and exterior spaces."

"In addition to the 6,800-square-foot theater, the project includes approximately 10,000 square feet of support facilities containing dressing rooms, rehearsal areas, offices, concessions, and public amenities. According to the design team, the expanded infrastructure improves circulation across the campus and allows for a broader range of educational and cultural programming."

Hudson Valley Shakespeare opened the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center in Garrison, New York, completing a six-year project for the company’s first permanent home. The 98-acre campus overlooks the Hudson Highlands and combines performance, administration, and public gathering spaces within a landscape-oriented master plan. The organization, founded in 1987, previously relied on seasonal venues, including Boscobel House and Gardens, using temporary open-air staging. The new theater building by Jeanne Gang features a curved mass-timber grid shell enclosing a 451-seat open-air auditorium. The stage opening frames views of the Hudson Highlands, integrating the landscape into performances. The project includes 6,800 square feet of theater space and about 10,000 square feet of support facilities for dressing rooms, rehearsals, offices, concessions, and public amenities, improving circulation and enabling expanded educational and cultural programming.

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