Conceived as a new arts hub in a rapidly changing district near downtown Omaha, Nebraska, the 13,600 square foot Bluebarn Theatre anchors a block designed by Actual Architecture Co. that includes the mixed-use Boxcar 10 building and the privately-owned public open space Roof Ground Water. The Bluebarn maintains the upstart scrappiness and risk-taking ethos of the innovative theater company while increasing audience and technical capacity. At the core of the Bluebarn is the fixed-seat theatre, a hybrid of proscenium and black box types. A large, custom door opens the upstage wall to a semi-enclosed outdoor performance area which in turn connects to the open space.