The Guthrie on the River

The Guthrie on the River | Minneapolis, MN

• A 250,000 SF facility with three areas of performance
• The Thrust Theater contains 1,100 seats
• The Proscenium Theater seats 700
• The Black Box Theater has seating for 250
• Designed by Jean Nouvel, of Paris, France
• The 178'-0" cantilevered lobby (The Endless Bridge) is the longest cantilever of occupied space known to exist
• The Bridge has capacity for approximately 1,650 people to view the Mississsippi River from thirty-five feet above the ground
• To support the indended loads on the bridge, the structure must resist approximately 15 million pounds of overturning forces!