Theatre Information

The Theatre features 1157* comfortable plush seats that provide excellent sight lines and acoustics from every seat. Backstage is a fully equipped theatre with complete lighting and sound components as well as dressing rooms for both featured performers and chorus. An infra-red hearing system for the hearing impaired is also available.

* handicapped areas not included in this number

Lighting

Lighting booth at back of house
Dimmer per circuit (124)
Lighting system by ETC Express 72/144
Road show power-stage right
120/208 single or three phase-400 amps per phase

Electrical circuits

Front of house 20 circuits
First electric pipe- 26 circuits on pipe #3
Second electric pipe - 18 circuits on pipe #13
Cyc lights blue/blue/red/green on pipe # 29
4 additions drops with 4 circuits piece

Stage Floor Pockets

2 pockets of 4 circuits each at back wall
2 pockets of 3 circuits stage left
2 pockets of 3 circuits stage right

Side Juliets

1 pocket of 3 circuits each in juliets right and left
1 pocket of 2 circuits each in juliets right and left

Loading Dock

Stage door on Murphy Avenue (North side of McMorran Place-stage right) door is 7'10" wide by 7'10" high and opens to 10' high if necessary. Door is 4' below ground level and uses a hydraulic lift from stage to truck.

(Approx 8' X 6'). A 16' loading ramp is also available to ramp street level to stage level.

Dressing Rooms

All rooms are all below stage with stairs SL & SR
2-Principal rooms with make-up mirrors and sinks
2-Chorus rooms with make-up mirrors, sinks, toilets and showers.

Communications

Headset communication is available for light booth, stage left, stage right, orchestra pit, stage left and right sides of juliets, light gallery and follow spot positions. Headsets also available for traveling light and sound positions in the house and/or light and sound positions in booth.

Miscellaneous

1- follow spot Xenon Super Trooper
2- follow spot SuperArc 400
1-7 1/2 ft. Steinway Grand Piano
Wenger "Diva" Acoustical Shell

Seating & Lobby

1,157 theatre seats-584 on the main floor-165 on the mezzanine-408 balcony

4 sets of doors open to main floor from the lobby. Lobby has entrance doors on the north and south side. Both entrances have box office windows.

Staircases to the balcony levels are located just inside the north and south lobby entrances.

Restrooms are located on the lower level under the lobby. Handicapped restrooms available behind the north entrance box office.

Elevator in the north end of lobby has stops on all 4 floors (Lounge, Lobby, Mezzanine, and top of Balcony).

Stage

Proscenium with apron
Opening 50' wide by 22' high by 35' deep
Apron is 14' X 45' (3' X 45' with orchestra pit open)
Orchestra pit hold approx. 21 musicians and has a lift off top in 24" sections
Carpeting over Orchestra pit is removable.
Ample storage space in wings stage left and right
Stage floor is wood maple. Stage is accessible from house by 2 doors and steps that run along the stage front.

Rigging

Counter weight system (double purchase system) 33 total set of lines can carry approx. 1000 lbs. each

Flyrail-stage left at floor level. Line sets are as follows:

Permanent Main Curtain - 2' 7" from line
Black Teaser - 3' 2"
First Electric - 4' 2"
Open - 5' 2"
Open - 5' 10"
Traveling Act Curtain (Used as a leg) - 6' 4"
Band Shell Cloud - 7' 3"
1st Black Border - 8' 5"
Movie Screen 40 W x 20 H - 9' 0"
Open - 9' 6"
1st Black Leg - 10' 2"
Open - 10' 8"
2nd Electric - 11' 8"
Open - 13' 2"
2nd Black Leg - 13' 8"
Band Shell Cloud - 15' 0"
Open - 16' 2"
3rd Black Border - 17' 7"
3rd Black Leg or traveler - 18' 3"
Open - 19' 9"
Open - 20' 9"
Open - 21' 9"
Band Shell Cloud - 22' 9"
4th Black Border - 23' 11"
4th Black Leg - 24' 5"
Open - 25' 0"
Open - 25' 6"
Open - 26' 4"
Cyclorama Lights - 27' 0"
Cyc Curtain - 28' 0"
Open - 29' 0"
Open - 29' 6"
Back Fixed Black Curtain - 30' 0"

Movie theatre screen also available. Dimensions are 40' W x 20' H perforated

Wenger "Diva" Acoustical Shell available for choral, opera, band & Symphonic performances. This is a full oak band shell with self-lighting roof sections and four access doors for performers and piano entrances.