Theatre Projects' (long standing ISPA member organization) study Size Matters: How a growing American audience affects the size and cost of performing arts space was a featured source for the Wall Street Journal.

Excerpt from the Playing to Plumper Audiences article:“A study to be released Monday by Theatre Projects Consultants, a theater-development firm, found that the average standard width of seats in performing-arts theaters has expanded from 21 to 22 inches over the last two decades, 'primarily due' to the concurrent rise in obesity. Over the course of the entire last century, the average width increased from 19 to 21 inches.

Read Theatre Projects' full press release, read the Wall Street Journal's article, or read Theatre Projects' full white paper to learn more.