The C.W. Baker High School in Baldwinsville NY is not your typical high school. They host more than 50 events in their auditorium annually. Events include Broadway theater, dance, concerts, and a variety of the other performance events including multimedia. When the renovation of the BCSD high school auditorium began the goal was to design for performance. Unfortunately, the current footprint and elevation of the existing auditorium had to remain. The old auditorium had very poor lighting positions. Cramped, hard-to-access catwalks were poorly located making it difficult to light the stage and pit areas. To achieve proper lighting positions, a design was undertaken similar to a large black box theater: no ceilings, all black overhead. Two large easily accessible catwalks with side galleries as well as Shakespeare lighting positions were included in the new theatre. The new lighting system, which is based on ETC equipment, combines traditional dimming and fixtures with newer LED technology. An extensive inventory of Source Four® fixtures as well as color source fixtures and Vari-Lite light moving heads was included. Backstage and entry areas include blue light marker systems on dimming controls. This allows for safe movements during low lighting level scene changes. Controls include an ETC Ion with dual fader wings as well as an ETC Paradigm architectural processor. These systems access all of the features of the various lighting elements within the room for day-to-day performance use. All the house lights are individually RDM addressed Color changing fixtures. This allows an immersive environment for shows. The room can provide color and movement to match performance work occurring on stage. Due to the space being long relative to its width, the architect chose to add stadium seating at the back of the room. This not only helps with seating and sightlines but also with acoustics. Speaking of acoustics, a decision was made in the design phase to implement electronic acoustics utilizing Yamaha AFC Technology. Electronic acoustics allows for the changing of the environment to accommodate for various styles of music and performance uses. The reverberation time and early reflections are adjustable within the system both on stage and in the seating areas. The base reverberation time is suited to theater and voice projection. Other presets include low-frequency extension as well as increased decay times. The sound system is designed around point source loudspeakers. Due to the long room, many designers would have turned to line arrays but our experience has shown that negative sidewall reflections in narrow rooms outweigh the throw advantages. AVL chose, instead, to use a unique point source loudspeaker based on Danley Sound Labs synergy horns. These phase coherent loudspeakers provide excellent pattern control and throw. Because of the black box design, speaker placements could be optimized. This was true for main as well as delay elements. Control for the Sound system utilizes both to day today and performance-based mixers. For day-to-day use an Ashly Ne 8800 with gain sharing auto mixer operates the system. The performance console is Sound Craft digital. An iPad interface provides a very flexible platform for rehearsals as well as performance use. Crestron Control systems provide access to many aspects of the space. This includes projection with the main and two side screens, as well as a camera feeding green rooms and backstage areas. Each area has independent control over their feeds. Feeds are also provided to the foyer including separate audio for preshow and intermission control. Clearcom intercom as well as LED call light systems were included for backstage and greenroom areas. The auditorium went online with the grand opening on October 19, 2017.