What Scéno Plus does

Scéno Plus is a Montreal-based, family-owned professional services firm founded in 1985 that specializes in the integrated design of entertainment venues. The firm delivers six core services: theatre design, architectural design, interior design, technology and specialized equipment specification, acoustics, and architectural lighting design. Its work centers on complex, high-value venues — casino theatres, residencies, multipurpose concert halls, and Cirque du Soleil theaters — with flagship projects including the Colosseum at Caesars Palace (Las Vegas), Resorts World Theatre (Las Vegas), Dolby Live at Park MGM, MGM Cotai Theater (Macau), and multiple Hard Rock Live venues across North America.

The firm's technical differentiators include proprietary design and in-house Quebec manufacturing of automated dynamic seating systems, motorized stage lifts with high load capacities (up to 410,000 lbs), large-scale volumetric LED structures, and specification of immersive audio systems (L-Acoustics L-ISA with up to 200 speakers). These capabilities support rapid, transformable venue configurations for concerts, residencies, galas, MMA events, and conferences within a single footprint.

Scéno Plus operates a sales-led, direct enterprise GTM targeting casino and hospitality operators, entertainment promoters, and resort developers. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services contracts, typically structured as multi-year engagements spanning concept design through construction follow-up. Marquee customers include Hard Rock International, MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment, Genting Group (Resorts World), AEG Live, Wynn Resorts, and The Star Entertainment Group. The firm is privately held under second-generation family leadership (President and CEO Olivier Berthiaume-Bergé, Executive Vice President and COO Vincent Berthiaume-Bergé) and has completed over 200 projects globally without disclosed external funding.

Name

Scéno Plus

Legal name

Scéno Plus Inc.

Website

https://scenoplus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Scéno Plus is a Montreal-based, family-owned entertainment venue design firm founded in 1985, offering integrated theatre, architectural, interior, acoustics, and theatrical equipment design for casino operators, resort developers, and entertainment promoters worldwide, with 200+ completed projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Entertainment Venue Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitality & Entertainment Venue Construction (IMAFACAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Event Production & Technical Services (Staging, Lighting, Sound, Video) (MPAGAAAG)

Keywords

• Entertainment venue design
• Theatre design services
• Acoustic engineering
• Theatrical equipment design
• Multipurpose venue design

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Venue Design Services: Professional services for entertainment venue design including theatre design, architectural design, interior design, acoustics, and specialized equipment specification. Revenue generated through project-based consulting and design contracts.
2. Construction Follow-Up Services: On-site supervision and quality control during venue construction, ensuring design specifications are met throughout the build process.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Scéno Plus is a professional services firm that designs entertainment and performance venues from concept through construction follow-up, delivering integrated theatre, architectural, interior, acoustics, lighting, and specialized theatrical equipment design. Its signature capability is the design of transformable, multipurpose venues equipped with custom automated seating, stage lifts, volumetric LED systems, and immersive audio arrays for casino resorts, concert halls, and performing arts centers. Projects are delivered as multi-year enterprise mandates through direct B2B engagement with venue operators and developers.

Product overview

Scéno Plus is a professional services firm offering integrated venue design solutions, not a software product company. The company provides six core specialized services: Theatre Design, Architectural Design, Interior Design, Technology & Specialized Equipment, Acoustics, and Architectural Lighting Design. These services are offered as an integrated package for entertainment venue projects, from initial planning through construction management. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Montreal, the firm has completed over 200 projects worldwide including venues for major clients such as Hard Rock International, MGM Resorts, Caesars Entertainment, and Resorts World Las Vegas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Theatre Design Theatre design services including theatre layout, sightline studies, seating layout, design of technical infrastructures for stage and audiovisual equipment, theatre operational efficiency, and construction follow-up, delivered to entertainment venue operators and developers.
• Architectural Design Architectural design services covering architectural concept, master planning, space planning, architectural drafting, and architectural visualization for entertainment venue projects.
• Interior Design Interior design services including interior design concept, design of environment and ambiance, research and selection of materials, colours and finishes, room planning and furnishing, and interior design drafting for entertainment venues.
• Technology & Specialized Equipment Design of specialized theatrical equipment systems including lighting, rigging, audio, video, stage, and curtains, including specifications, drawings, bid documents, work follow-up, and on-site visits.
• Acoustics Acoustical design services including acoustical design criteria and guidelines, room acoustics design, sound predictions and modelling, and site visits for entertainment venues.
• Architectural Lighting Design Architectural lighting design services including lighting design criteria, lighting layout plans, selection of lighting fixtures, lighting design drafting, and programming, zoning and control strategy.

Quantifiable outcome

• 200+ entertainment venues designed worldwide
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Genting Group (Resorts World)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Resorts World Theatre design for Genting Group's $4.3 billion integrated resort in Las Vegas, opened 2021. Mandate originated in 2006 for project initially powered as 'Echelon Resort'.
• Hard Rock InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2020Ongoing partnership for Hard Rock Live venue design. Scéno Plus appointed by Hard Rock International to design new Hard Rock Live venues globally, including Sacramento (2022), Hollywood (2019), Ottawa (2025), Bristol (2024), and Rockford (2024). Multiple venues under this partnership.
• Caesars EntertainmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partnership for The Colosseum at Caesars Palace revamp (2019). Led modifications including seating layout revision, VIP section refurbishment, and technical equipment replacement.
• MGM Resorts InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Strategic partnership for MGM venue design including MGM Cotai Theater (2018), Park Theater/Dolby Live (2016), and MGM National Harbor theater.
• AEG LivecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Long-standing partnership with AEG Live for entertainment venue design. AEG Presents and Resorts World Las Vegas partnership for Resorts World Theatre development.
• L-AcousticssupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partnership for cutting-edge sound systems. Hard Rock Live Sacramento equipped with L-Acoustics sound system. Resorts World Theatre features L-ISA immersive technology through 200-speaker array.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Populous: Global architecture firm specializing in sports and entertainment venues. Most directly comparable peer: both firms design stadium, arena, and entertainment venue projects for marquee operators worldwide, with overlapping client rosters in casinos and concert venues.
• Fisher Dachs Associates: Theatre planning and design consultancy specializing in performing arts venues. Directly comparable in the theatre-design niche — both firms provide theatre planning, sightline studies, and seating layout services to cultural and commercial performing arts clients.
• Theatre Projects Consultants: International theatre and performance-venue design consultancy. Directly comparable specialist peer — both firms provide theatre planning, technical system design, and acoustics consulting for performing arts and entertainment venues globally.
• Thinkwell Group: Experience design and production firm specializing in entertainment, theme park, and venue environments. Comparable as a peer that designs integrated guest-experience and technical systems for entertainment operators — overlapping with Scéno Plus's hospitality and venue focus.
• Marshall Day Acoustics: International acoustics consultancy with significant performing arts and entertainment venue portfolio. Comparable for the acoustics design portion of Scéno Plus's integrated service offering, frequently engaged on the same types of venues.

Broad incumbents

• HKS, Inc. Large global architecture firm with an active entertainment and hospitality venue practice. Comparable as a broader AEC incumbent that competes for casino-resort and arena design mandates alongside entertainment-specialist firms like Scéno Plus.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure and design consultancy with entertainment venue and acoustics capabilities (through its Davis Langdon / acoustics heritage). Comparable as a broad incumbent able to bundle master-planning, architecture, and engineering for integrated-resort clients.
• ARUP: Multidisciplinary engineering and design consultancy with deep acoustics and theatre consulting practices. Comparable for the acoustics, structural, and specialized equipment integration portions of Scéno Plus's service stack, though ARUP serves a much broader set of project types.
• Aedas: Global architecture firm with significant Asia-Pacific presence including integrated-resort and entertainment venue work. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same Macau/Asia-Pacific integrated-resort mandates that Scéno Plus has won.

Others

• Wenger Corporation: Manufacturer of theatrical equipment including staging, seating, and rigging systems used in performing arts and entertainment venues. Comparable as an enabling/equipment partner in the same value chain — Scéno Plus specifies and integrates similar proprietary equipment in its venue designs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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