Changing an existing performance space from a single purpose use to a multipurpose space or creating a multipurpose space from an existing performance space not acoustically suitable for any performances

Occasionally, a performance space is created for a particular use such as drama and later it realized by the owner and the users that the space should be acoustically suitable for multipurpose use. Also performance spaces are encountered that do not suitably serve performances of any type from an acoustical viewpoint but that must properly serve performances of various types. Examples of both situations are discussed and acoustical data for both situations will be presented.