Hosting Your Event • Technical Specifications

Lighting:
(download our lighting information packet here)

  • Strand 300-series controller, Strand CD-80 dimmers, 48 submasters. Console can be moved to various locations in house or on stage. Wireless connection and DMX also available througout house and stage. DMX sockets are 5-pin female for both input and output connections.
  • Instruments on-hand consist of an assortment of ETC Source-Four & Strand SL Ellipsodials-- all with light spreads of 19- to 50- degrees, 6" fresnels, Altman Star*Pars and Altman 14" scoop worklights. Cyc washes are installed on the upstage 3rd electric. There are no intelligent fixtures on hand.
  • All circuits 2.4K apiece
    FOH: 30 circuits
    Tormentor: 6 circuits per side (12 total)
    1st Electric: 20 circuits
    2nd Electric: 16 circuits
    3rd Electric: 20 circuits, occupied by cyc lighting, 1 circuit free
    Floor pockets: 3 circuits each stage left and right behind proscenium, plus 9 circuits along the upstage wall (15 total)
  • 400A 3-phase connection at stage right, activated upon request of the director
  • House lights controlled with lighting console, or by Strand Premiere system-- one permanent controller stage right and one portable controller usually kept with lighting console, smaller stations located throughout house which can be locked out.
  • Further lighting specifications are available upon request.

Sound:

  • Acoustics are excellent and extremely even throughout the auditorium; well-trained speakers and singers may choose to opt out of using any sound reinforcement. There is approximately
  • Soundcraft k3 console, 32 channels, mono and stereo output.  Amplified house sound is strictly mono.
  • Denon (playback) CD & cassette tape player built into sound booth
  • Amplification provided by an assortment of Crest CKS-400, CVS-400, CKS-800 and CKS-1800-2 amplifiers, isolated on their own circuit.
  • Digital control provided by Shure DFR11EQ feedback suppression units, digital delay profile and compression provided by an Audia Flex TI-2.  The Audia Flex cannot be removed or disconnected from our audio installation.
  • 12 Shure UHF-R body-worn mics, 4 Shure 89A/UHF-R hand-held wireless mics and 3 wired hand-held mics kept in stock. Only 8 body mics are available if all 4 hand-held mics are used simultaneously, as they share receivers. We also have an assortment of phantom-powered condenser mics on hand; availability subject to change.
  • 2-channel monitor output, 4 portable wedge monitors.
  • Assistance for the hearing impaired is provided by a Telex Soundmate ST-300 broadcast system.
  • Assorted DI input boxes for both 1/8" and 1/4" connections
  • Dressing rooms, green room, rest rooms and scene shop are wired with ambient house sound monitors.
  • House sound is best for simple speaking applications; for more complex setups or in situations where high fidelity is needed, we recommend auxiliary sound provided by WISE Group.
  • Further sound specifications are available upon request.

Dimensions:
(download our stage layout here, and our lineset schedule here)

  • Proscenium is 30' wide by 18' tall.
  • Upstage wall is 27' upstage of plaster line, apron extends 17' 9 ¼" downstage of plaster line when orchestra pit filler is installed.
  • Orchestra pit opening is 8' by 32', and is 9' deep. Pit extends beneath the stage lip by a few feet to accomodate more musicians and exit stairway. Stationary pit filler is removable upon request, and can accommodate the concert grand piano on top of it.
  • There is an 8' obstruction (running upstage to downstage) immediately over stage left, and a 10' obstruction (running upstage to downstage) over the stage right wingspace.
  • Linesets are located on stage right. Rigging is on 8" centers, mostly double-purchase. 6 battens are free without removing borders or legs; grand valance, act curtain, mid-stage traveler, up-stage traveler, and 3 electrics are non-removable. Battens travel from 4' at lowest trim to 33' 6" at highest trim. The loft is short; tall drops cannot fly all the way out, however, 17' drops work very well on our stage with proper drapery trimming.
  • Seating capacity is 895 total (889 seats + 6 wheelchair): orchestra level seats 648 (642 seats + 6 wheelchair), balcony level seats 247.

PLEASE NOTE:

Load-ins will take place on the south side of the building (the side facing US Highway 50). The eastern (right-hand) tower on that side of the building contains the freight elevator. You may back your vehicle directly to the elevator to unload. Load-in is at ground level; there is no dock. The stage is located on the 2nd floor; the orchestra pit entrance is located on the 1st floor. When arriving, please load-in directly to the stage or shop area. Please make arrangements with the Management Office prior to arriving to schedule load-in.

Safety guidelines must be followed and approved for use with the rigging at this center.