The information in this handout has been carefully put together to give you as complete a picture of our facility and its equipment as possible. We hope that it will facilitate your visit to our venue and make your pre-production process clearer and more efficient.

The equipment inventories contained herein are subject to changes due to loss, damage, etc., and it is always a good idea to contact us well in advance of your event to make sure your production needs can be met.

Naturally, we may have forgotten or missed something which it is important for you to know. In this case, and in the case of equipment needs, please don’t hesitate to call or write.

Contents

1. House
2. Dressing Rooms
3. Green Room
4. Wardrobe
5. Rehearsal Space
6. Load-In
7. Stage Area
8. Stage Floor
9. Drapery
10. Rigging
11. Pianos
12. Line Set Manifest
13. Sound
14. Communications
15. Electrics
16. Lighting Equipment
17. Production Panel
18. Additional Equipment
19. House Crew

I. HOUSE

Total number of fixed seats: 1,697
Orchestra (fixed): 1,175 main floor
Orchestra pit area (removable): 87
Balcony (fixed): 496
Wheelchair spaces (removable): 26

When not using pit seating - seating capacity: 1697 (includes wheelchairs spaces)

When using pit - Seating capacity 1784 (includes wheelchairs spaces)

The theatre is totally handicapped-accessible via a ramp to the orchestra entrances, and by elevator to the balcony. We also have handicapped rest rooms at lobby level, close to the Performance Hall, near the business office in the hallway leading to the Exhibit Hall. Wheelchairs are also available.

The Performance Hall Box Office is equipped with both outdoor and indoor ticket windows, a page microphone for lobby announcements, and a Clear-Com outlet allowing communication with backstage and the Control Rooms.

Additionally, there is a coat-check room and two rest room areas - one at balcony level, and one at lower lobby level on the sound end of the main lobby.

II. DRESSING ROOMS

Number of Dressing Rooms: 5

There are two star dressing rooms located off stage left which can accommodate 1-3 persons. The other dressing rooms are located on the mezzanine level, one flight up a staircase off stage left. They are choral size and can accommodate up to 20 persons each. All dressing rooms have a stage monitor (audio) system with individual volume controls. Also, there is a Clear-Com outlet in the hallway by the choral dressing rooms. There is no paging system to the dressing rooms.

All dressing rooms are equipped with mirrors, wardrobe racks, good lighting, rest rooms, and showers.

All dressing rooms have built-in countertops and we will supply as many chairs as you require.

III. GREEN ROOM

The Green Room is located off stage left, close to the stage door. It is approximately 600 square feet, carpeted, and can be arranged to suit your need with tables, chairs, etc.

Additionally, the Green Room has a sink, built-in countertop, telephone outlet and power outlets, and is connected to the stage monitor (audio) system.

IV. WARDROBE

Our facility has no separate wardrobe room. We also do not furnish laundry facilities, irons, ironing boards, etc. We will be glad to furnish, if you request, the name and address of the nearest Laundromats, dry cleaners, etc.

Many of our clients have used the Green Room as a Wardrobe/Quick Change area because of its close proximity to the stage. We have ample wardrobe racks, chairs, etc., but you would have to furnish your own mirrors, makeup lights, irons, steamers, etc.

V. REHEARSAL SPACE

Our facility does not have a separate rehearsal room. Rehearsals are usually done on stage. There are, however, meeting rooms and a large Exhibit Hall which might be contracted for rehearsal space, if you wish. There is an additional rental fee for this, and it must be contracted in advance through the Event Services Coordinator.

VI. LOAD-IN

Loading from truck to the street level is the responsibility of the client.

Old Stage Door Location: Stage Left
New Loading Door: Upstage left on the upstage wall – 10’ X 10’
Loading Door Size: 8” wide X 8’ 10” high
Stage Level: Yes
Ladders: 12’ Stepladder
Ladders:8’ Stepladder
Ladders: 6’ Stepladder
Personnel Lift: 32’ Maximum height

The outside loading doors are directly across from and 22’ away from the stage loading doors. There are no barriers or ramps between the two, and they are the same size. Please see the drawing Loading Area Top View (Page 7) and Section Side View (Page 8) for particulars.

VII. STAGE AREA

Proscenium width: 60’
Proscenium height: 26’
Apron depth: 5’6”
Orchestra Pit: Yes
Orchestra Pit depth: 10’6” (at center)
Orchestra Pit width: 58’ (at widest point)
Orchestra Pit control: Hydraulic
Stage floor to pit at bottom: 6’9”
Stage floor to house floor: 3’6”
Curtain line to back wall: 37'6”
Curtain line to last usable pipe: 35’3”
Wing space, SL:(See stage floor diagram) 26’ X 30’
Wing space, SR: 22’ X 30’
Upstage crossover: 2’6" (from last usable pipe to back wall)

There is also a basement crossover, through a somewhat circuitous route, which can be described on site, if needed.

VIII. STAGE FLOOR

Material: Yellow Pine covered with tempered masonite
Color: Black
Surface: Smooth

IX. AVAILABLE DRAPERY

*House Curtain 1 28’ 72’ Burgundy Velour
*House curtain is guillotine, splits in center, and is manually controlled.

X. RIGGING

Type of System: Single purchase counterweight
Number of Available Lines: 29
Grid height: 57’
Lockrail location: Stage right on stage level
Low trim, pipes: 12”
High trim, pipes: 56’
See “Line Set Manifest”

XI. PIANOS

Type: 1 Mason-Hamlin 9’ Grand
Type: 2 Yamaha Uprights
Pianos are available for use on stage or in the Pit. Additional rental/tuning fees apply.

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XII. LINE SET MANIFEST - CROUSE PERFORMANCE HALL

All measurements are upstage of the proscenium plaster line. For distance to house curtain deduct 2’ 06”. *Lines 2, 11, and 21 are muled eight-foot roto-travelers for side masking, and are usually hung with legs. Borders are generally hung downstage of electrics. The concert ceilings and travelers are permanent.

All battens are either 62’ or 64’ long, except for work light battens, which are 48’ long. Concert ceilings can be overhung, if necessary, but work height is about 7’, as the battens cannot be floored. All cycs, scrims and bounce curtains are generally hung on upstage pipes, usually on lines 34-39. Check with the Technical Services Coordinator regarding the location of these prior to your event.

XIII. SOUND

Our sound system has been designed primarily as a hall P.A. and reinforcement system. The output mix is Monophonic. Although our system can handle the general sound requirements of many concert and theatrical productions, those productions requiring elaborate sound capabilities should consider carrying their own sound equipment or contracting with an outside sound company.

Sound Board: Soundcraft Spirt
No. of channels: 24
Speaker cluster: Bose Panaray Sound System
Speaker cluster: 4 Bose 502A Controlled Array Speakers
Speaker cluster: 2 Bose 502B Acoustimass bass enclosures
Location of cluster: Above and in front of proscenium under the 1st and 3rd catwalks
House Equalizer: Ashley Protea Ne24.24m Matrix Processor
CD Player: Dennon CD player (1 disk)
Microphones: Shure SM58 (4)
Crown PCC (3)
Sennheiser AKG Wireless Lavalier or Handheld (3) return microphonesicrophones:
CAD (3)
3 AKG WMS 450 Wireless Sets (3)
Sound Booth location: Rear of house, main floor

XIV. COMMUNICATIONS

Type of System: Clear-Com PS-452
Number of channels: 2 (A or B)
Stage Manager Positions: Stage left and stage right
Other positions: Sound booth, light booth, follow spot booths, orchestra pit, center of house, dressing room hallway (mezzanine), box office, flyrail, load rail, catwalks (FOH light beams)
Number of available headsets:6

XV. ELECTRICS

Lighting control:  27" iMac Desktop running Jands Vista (Byron) and an S1 console with second 17 inch screen 

Type of dimmers: SCR Kliegl K96 with a CD-2000 Johnson Control System upgrade 
Number of dimmers: 174 (stage dimmers) 
Capacity of dimmers: 155 @ 2.4K
Capacity of dimmers: 22 @ 6K
Circuit per dimmer: Yes
Number of control channels: 512 DMX with 2 universes for a total of 1024 
Memory system: Yes
Memory recording: Flash Drive 
Location of control booth: Rear of house, main floor
Soft patch: Yes
DMX-Location: 
Light Booth- 2 DMX feeds to the dimmers. 2 inputs and 2 outputs that connect at the stage managers panel. There is also one network line that connects to the stage managers panel.

Stage Managers Panel- Pathway DMX Repeater with 1 input, 1 through, and 8 outputs - down stage right on proscenium wall. DMX feeds to/from the light booth. All VMCC DMX connections are 5 pin.

House light control: Control booth or SM Panel - House lights can be controlled via DMX Tie-in. 
House lights- CS- 2800 Series System Management Control (SMC) is used when there is no DMX signal to the dimmers. When a DMX signal is detected, the SMC will be locked out.
Locations- House right vestibule, lighting booth and stage managers panel.

Moving Light Inventory: 8 Mac101 - 4 Mac 350S - 2 VL2000S (semi-permanent mount FOH). These fixtures are available under separate rental agreement. Contact us for more information.

 

ON-STAGE ELECTRICS

FRONT OF HOUSE ELECTRICS

There are two Front-of-House Box Rooms. They are 18’ from the apron and 3’ above the stage floor. They are 20’ high, and laddered. Each contains eight (8) 2.4K paralleled circuits and one separate 6K circuit (2-2.4K circuits on the same dimmer).

XVI. LIGHTING EQUIPMENT

All of our circuitry, except for work circuits, have three-pin stage plugs. We have a limited number of twofers and threefers available (subject to change). We have four (4) fifty-pound boom bases, with pipe and sidearms. We also have two shinbusters, a fair quantity of extra cable, color frames for all instruments, template holders for the Kliegl 6x9’s and Altman 6x12’s, and we keep a minimum inventory of color media on hand. There is no charge for already cut color, but there is a fee for cutting new sheets or for ordering color.

Note: Borders have three circuits per strip, 12 lamps. Cyc has four curcuits per strip, 12 lamps.

XVII. PRODUCTION PANEL

There is a Production Panel in the stage right wing. It harbors controls for House lights, grid lights, catwalk lights, vestibule lights and orchestra pit lights.

Additionally, there is a Front-of-House crossover panel for tying into your control board should you opt to do so. There are also two separate 3 phase/4 wire/208 volt/400 amp services with corresponding lug connectors, if you should need them. Our safety regulations require that a licensed electrician perform all hooking and unhooking to these, so there is an additional charge for this service, which must be contracted ahead of time with the Theatre/Technical Services Coordinator.

XVIII. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT

30’ x60’ movie screen
12’ X 12’ free standing screen
9’ X 12’ free standing rear projection screen
Epson- EMP- 62
Sanyo- PLC- XU106
20” mirror ball
C100 Fog Machine

XIV. HOUSE CREW

Our House Crew consists of a Theatre/Technical Services Coordinator and a staff of up to 4 who assist him and are available for crew positions. We are not a union house, but if yours is a yellow card show, there is a local chapter of IATSE which you can contact through the CEO.

Smaller labor calls can be accomodated (up to 8-10) with an out-placement firm, if a full IATSE crew is not needed.

Our staff will not be available to operate touring company equipment. Touring staff will be allowed to operate house equipment at the discretion of the CEO.

A volunteer corps of volunteer ushers/ticket-takers is available to you through the Front of House Manager. Security, when required, can also be arranged through the Marketing Service Manager.

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