CUSTOM FIBER-OPTIC CEILING INSTALLATION

The starfield ceiling was a highly detailed, labor-intensive feature of the theater. 3 Foamboard panels were custom-built to span 4 × 9 ft, reinforced with morticed plywood pieces to allow magnets to attach to metal channels laid out on the ceiling. Each panel was suspended from wires for full access on both sides, and hundreds of fiber optic strands were individually installed, carefully flattened and glued to achieve a low-profile, seamless night-sky effect. The panels were then covered with black fabric and treated with flame-retardant spray before mounting, and all fibers were routed into a hidden light engine mounted in a custom ceiling recess.

The stars are fully controllable — they can twinkle fast or slow, be dimmed, turned on or off, and even change color to match the LED lighting elsewhere in the room — creating a customizable, immersive night-sky ambiance. Final trimming and alignment of the strands completed the finished starfield.