John Coyne reimagines the Globe

January 15, 2007

John Coyne, our US office's director of design, was one of four designers commissioned by the National Building Museum to present their re-imagined concept of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.

John Coyne explains, "My concept was actually inspired by one of our current theatre projects — the new interactive, multi-media concert hall for New World Symphony in Miami Beach. This is the future of theatre, bringing audiences and performers together from all around the world to one event, without anyone having to travel."

For more about the exhibit:
New York Times article: Imagining, and Reimagining, the Globe
Smithsonian Magazine article: At Building Museum, the Globe's the Thing
Washington Post article: Recasting Shakespeare's Stage
National Building Museum website