Sight & Sound Theatre

CDI Contractors of Little Rock, Ark., is the general contractor for the 330,000-square-foot Sight & Sound Theatre in Branson. It will be the third theater for Strasburg, Penn.-based Sight & Sound Theatres, doing business as Good Shepherds Meadows LLC. The company also has two locations in Lancaster County, Pa. Butler, Rosenbury & Partners Inc. is the architect for the project. Providence Engineering of Lancaster, Penn., is the structural engineer. Anderson Engineering Inc. of Springfield is the civil engineer and Malone Finkle Eckhardt and Collins Inc. of Springfield is the mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer. SKC Electric of Springfield is the electrical contractor and Gold Mechanical of Springfield will provide the HVAC.

According to Tom Fish of BRP, the theater will have 2,100 seats and a 300-foot wraparound stage. There also will be a scenery and woodworking shop, maintenance area, animal training arena, rehearsal hall and warehouse space, as well as a lobby with concessions and gift shops. The lender is the Bank of Lancaster County in Lancaster. Fish said the total estimated construction cost is $42 million. The theater is scheduled for completion in spring 2008.