A second-floor remodel project, the Uptown Theatre features a foyer, box office, lobby, soda fountain and an auditorium for an audience of up to 18. The project is enlivened by a 17-foot high, computer-controlled marquee, a night-sky fiber-optic auditorium ceiling, and Egyptian-flavored Art Deco accents throughout. Acoustic treatment was extensive, yet consumed very little space, typically reducing the room's usable footprint by less than two inches per wall.

A/V playback components includes the JBL Synthesis speaker system and Lexicon electronics. The project is featured in a recent issue of Architectural Digest, as well as Theo Kalomirakis' Private Theatres, published by Harry N. Abrams, New York,1997. Theater design by Theo Kalomirakis Theatres, New York. Acoustic design by Keith Yates Design Group. Photos by Phillip Ennis.

The Uptown Theatre's marquee greets the visitor (above) with an animated play of color and motion on the second floor landing in Larry Alan Kay's whimsical Southern California home. The doors leading into the foyer (right) were fashioned from a bank grille from the 1920s. The auditorium itself (below) seats 18, and features architectural design by Theo Kalomirakis Theatres, A/V installation by Robert Eitel, and acoustic design by Keith Yates Design Group.