The production company, Peter Wexler, Inc., was founded by the multifaceted designer to promote, plan, and complete projects in the arts and commerce.
In late 1994, Wexler was engaged by the San Francisco Ballet Association as a consultant on a project to conduct a physical feasibility study for the creation of temporary quarters in which the San Francisco Ballet could perform during the eighteen-month period in which seismic retrofitting and other improvements were to be made to the company's home, the War Memorial Opera House, which were scheduled to take place from the beginning of 1996. Specifically, Wexler's firm was contracted to: investigate costs, analyze site possibilities and technical requirements, look at the information already assembled regarding the viabilty of various scenarios, and to propose a solution. Among the options considered were the construction of a temporary facility (to be called the Pavillion) on a Market Street site or modifications to the much smaller Orpheum Theatre (Wexler also entered into a separate contract to make technical drawings and sketches of scenic elements that could help adapt the Orpheum to meet the requirements of the San Francisco Ballet). The Association preferred the Pavillion plan, but abandoned it in early 1995 after failing to raise sufficient funds for the project. The company ultimately performed in several different venues, including the Orpheum, during the period of the Opera House renovations.
From the description of Peter Wexler papers, 1979-1995. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 84693652
