The Charles R. Wood Theater

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Take an old, vacant Woolworth’s 5¢ and 10¢ retail store, raise the roof thirty feet, install a completely new mechanical and electrical system, add a seating wedge, a stage, lights and control system, a new exterior facade, entry and concession area, and there you have it - the new Charles R. Wood Theater in downtown Glens Falls, New York.

Home to the Adirondack Theater Festival, the 299 seat community theater has given new life to the performing arts and to neighboring businesses in the area. As Construction Manager for this financially challenged project, MLB contributed consistent and accurate cost analysis, budgeting and value engineering throughout a lengthy pre-construction/design phase during which the project scope underwent multiple revisions. Once the final script was in place, MLB skillfully executed the complicated construction phase in just nine months, including the peak of the winter season, to deliver this handsome, cost effective project in time for the opening act. The result, a wonderful adaptive re-use of an existing facility that generations of theater goers will enjoy for years to come.