SPL LIVING
Selected For Ruth Eckerd Hall Expansion
second level.
Suzan Decker Ross, ASID and owner of award-winning Decker Ross
Interiors, was selected by Ruth Eckerd Hall President and CEO Susan
Crockett and the Ruth Eckerd Hall Board of Directors, to create the
spectacular design for the venue’s recent interior expansion and
renovation.
Theatre patrons will enjoy a new 6,000 square foot Grand Lobby
service and The Holt Family Stage at the Kate Tiedemann and Ellen
Cotton Cabaret Theatre which is a new-pre show performance venue
for students in the Ruth Eckerd Hall education programs. The lobby
also includes new décor, carpeting, sound dampening light pendants
and a video wall for displaying the performance in the auditorium
and messages about upcoming events.
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The Dress Circle Lounge for Circle of Stars members has doubled in
size, giving it a new makeover and is located adjacent to the new
Grand Lobby. A second bar has been added downstairs. Members
will have access to twice as many amenities as they previously
enjoyed in the much larger space.
Suzan Decker Ross, along with Senior Designer Marci Tempesta
of Decker Ross Interiors, worked closely with the REH Team to
custom pieces featuring the work of local artisans.
Decker Ross wanted a bold creative impact statement and brought
in artist Stephen Palladino to paint murals from his Paparazzi
Paintings in the Grand Lobby. “His unique mural has already
BY SHAWN TANNEY RICHARDS
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