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Theater Specifications:
Lighting and Sound

The lighting and sound are operated from the back of the house in a large technical production “Booth,” approximately 30’-0” long and 8’-0” deep. The Stage Manager can also call the show from this location. For visibility, there are one inch glass windows that run the entire length of the booth. Only the sound operator station has the ability to slide open a section of that window.

House Lighting Console

  • ETC Express 72/144. House control is DMX 512. House lighting control can be independent of the light console.
  • The house connector is 20A, 3-wire twist-lock connector. House system is dimmer-per-circuit.

Lighting Instruments Available

Number    Type    Wattage   
39    6 x 16 Altman Lekos    750   
14    Source 4 – 26 degree    575   
20    Source 4 – 36 degree    575   
40    6 x 12 Altman Lekos    750   
65    6 x 9 Altman Lekos    750   
40    6” Fresnel    500   
18    3 Color Strip Lights    250   
5    3 color Far Cyclorama     1k   

Lighting Positions

Front of House

House Position Name     from
Plaster Line
    Height
from Stage
    Degree Angle
to Stage
    Number of
Circuits
    Total
Lights Allowed
   
Degree Angle to Stage    24’-0”    34’-0”    39    24 + 3 non dims    28   
Second Beam    3’-0”    20’-0”    64    24 + 3 non dims    28   
Box Booms (SR & SL)    17’-6”     16’-6”    42    4 each side
(2 shared with 2nd Beam)     5 (each side)    

On Stage

House Position Name     from Plaster Line     from CYC     Number of Circuits    
First Electric     3’-6”    26’-0”    26   
Second Electric     9’-0”    20’-6”    16   
Third Electric     15’-0”    14’-6”    16   
Fourth Electric     23’0”    6’-6”     16   
Back Wall        8 + 2 non dims   
Floor Pockets        3 Down Stage & 3 Up Stage + 2 non dims   

Lighting Notes

  • Lighting Trees/Booms-Eight (8) exist-Must schedule ample time to set these up and focus. All time required for this is billable to the renter.
  • An electrical “Company Box” is located Off Stage Left on the plaster wall. It is a Four-Wire (4), Three (3) Phase service, 200 amps each for a total of 600 amps.
  • Two Altman Q1000 Spotlights are operated from the back of house in the booth. They have 1000 watt quartz lamps installed.

Dimmers

Stage    1-188    20 amp     2,400 watts    
House Lights    191-200    20 amp     2,400 watts    
1st Electric    189-190    50 amp    6,00 watts    
Non-Dims    14 Total    20 amp     2,400 watts    

Dimmer Schedule & Light Plot with Lighting Trees available upon request.

Sound

Sound Board
Soundcraft Series Two – 32 channel, 8 aux, 8 groups

Amplifiers
5 BGW 7500T Proline II. Each has its own equalizing capability.

Speakers

  • 2 EV-Sentra III
  • 7 EV-S-200 (three are used as on-stage monitors)
  • 1 Central Cluster of speakers

Headset RTS Communication Positions
Location    Number    
Booth    7   
Stage Right (Fly Rail)     2   
Stage Left    2   
Backstage (Scene Shop)     2   

Backstage Monitors
To hear the action on stage there are several built-in monitors routed to the two dressing rooms, the green room, the scene shop, and the booth. Each is individually adjustable at its location.

Date Updated: 12-NOV-2008

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