“The outside is concrete and the inside is wood, like an oyster with a rough exterior,” Thom says of the Kogod. The rippling wall is composed of 3/8th-inch-thick poplar in a basket-weave pattern. “This allows the sound to scatter, and gives the place character—not like most studio theaters that are black curtains and bleacher seating.” Photo 9 of 10 in Bing Thom’s new Arena Stage by Marc Kristal

Bing Thom’s new Arena Stage

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“The outside is concrete and the inside is wood, like an oyster with a rough exterior,” Thom says of the Kogod. The rippling wall is composed of 3/8th-inch-thick poplar in a basket-weave pattern. “This allows the sound to scatter, and gives the place character—not like most studio theaters that are black curtains and bleacher seating.”