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Beasley Coliseum Stage

Stage

Proscenium:
Adjustable by existing teaser and tormentors:
Width: Maximum = 45′; Minimum = 30′
Height: Maximum = 29′; Minimum = 15′

Depth:
28’0 (curtain line to back traveler)
Apron: 8′ x 52′
Pit: 12′ x 52′ (Fifty musicians can be accommodated in the orchestra pit. Chairs, stands and lights available.)

Wings:
Center to SL wall = 50′
Center to SR wall – 50′.Backstage: 75′ deep x 100′; wide; no obstructions.

Floor:
Tartan surface over concrete base; black or white Marley cover.

Traps:
There are no traps.

Flies

Grid:
Working height = 65′

Lines:
Three lines on electric winches for grand drapery (teaser, tormentors, act curtain). Act curtain traverse operation, electric, vertical presets.

12 additional lines; fixed speed electric winches.
Capacity: 1,000 lbs. each.
Speed: 30′ per minute.

6 additional lines; variable speed electric winches.
Capacity: 500 lbs. each.
Speed: 0-78′ per minute.

Battens are 1 1/2″ in diameter and 54′ long.
Fixed lines #2, 5 and 7 have extended battens of 72′ long.

Light Bridges: Three (on electric winches). See “Electric” for details.

Winch Control: Portable; no presets (except Act, see above,) visual trim.

Electric

Lighting Control Board:
2 ETC Expression 3 control boards; 1 located FOH on the concourse, another at stage level offer:

  1. 400 control channels each
  2. 600 cues each
  3. FOH hand-held remote
  4. Stage hand-held remote
  5. Intelligent/moving light controls
  6. May be used independently (highest level takes precedence,) or in master/backup configuration.

Dimmers:
Strand-Century: 108 total

– Protocol DMX 512, AMX 192 or Colortran
#01 – 48 – 6 kW each – 48 total
#49 – 60 – 12 kW each – 12 total
#61 – 108 – 2.4 kW each – 48 total
– 6 non-dim channels (12 kW each)
Additional dedicated houselight dimmers

Circuits:
(All 20 amp) located F.O.H. and on three on-stage light bridges. See “Light Bridges” below.

Portable lighting circuit boxes are located stage left (24 circuits),
and stage right (24 circuits).

Patch Panel:
Telephone type patch located at grid level.

Light Bridges:
F.O.H. The front of the house light bridge is 45′ above the stage and 43′ from the curtain line; there are 48 20-amp circuits.

On-stage there are three on electric winches:

#1 electric is 2’4″ upstage of the act curtain,
40 20-amp circuits;
#2 electric is 12’0″ upstage of the act curtain,
32 20-amp circuits;
#3 electric is 22’0″ upstage of the act curtain,
32 20-amp circuits.

Additional Power:
Separate services are available
120/208v 200-amp; 3-phase;
120/208v 400-amp; 3-phase;
2-200-amp (land lines at load-in area)

INSTRUMENTS:

Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlights:
3.5 x 10 p-c lens 400W Strand-Century 1 ea.
4.5 x 1530 Zoom p-c lenses 500W Altman 2 ea.
6 x 2040 Zoom p-c lenses 750W Altman 26 ea.
6 x 9(40ç) p-c lens 750W Altman 36 ea.
6 x 12 p-c lens 750W Altman 2 ea.
8 x 1424 Zoom p-c lens lkW Altman 4 ea.
8 x 9* step lens lkW Strand-Century 18 ea.
8 x 14 p-c lens 1kW Altman 14 ea.
10 x 12* step lens lkW Strand-Century 31 ea.
10 x 24 p-c lens lkW Altman 5 ea.
12 x 12* step lens lkW Strand-Century 24 ea.

Fresnel Spotlights:
6″ Fresnel 750W Colortran 8 ea.
8″ Fresnel 1kW Electro Control 40 ea.

Other Instruments:
14″ Scoops 1kW Electro Control 38 ea.
PAR64 1kW/WA Altman 24 ea.
Floor Strip 750W x 2 circuit Altman 5 ea.
1290XLT Followspot 2kW Lycian Xenon Arc 2 ea.

Notes: There are 65 Strand-Century bodies. The quantities
indicated for 8 x 9, 10 x 12, and 12 x 12 are for
lenses with mounting tubes available for use with
the 65 bodies.

Barndoors: 4-way 6″ 8 ea.
8″ 40 ea.

Connectors: Bryant #9965 twistlock (outside ground key).

Gels: Most Roscolux colors in stock.

Equipment

Screen:
Da-Lite roll type; matte surface 30′ x 20′ as well as a portable 70″ x 70″.

Acoustic Shell:
Available in different configurations from solo concerts to full orchestra settings.

Piano:
Steinway “D” 9-foot concert grand.

Stage Platforms:
Mitchell platforms available in these sizes:

4′ x 8′ x 8″ – 6 ea.
4′ x 8′ x 16″ – 8 ea.
4′ x 8′ x 24″ – 10 ea.
4′ x 8′ x 32″ – 18 ea.

Staging Concepts decking, 48″-78″ high, up to 60′ wide X 40′ deep

DRAPERIES

Act Curtain:
Orange velour

Grand Teaser:
Black velour

Grand Tormentors:
Black velour

Legs:
Three sets – black velour; width 18′ (flat), Height = 38′

Borders:
Four – black velour; width = 54′ (full), Height =14′

Traveler:
One – black velour; width = 54′ (full), Height = 38′ (manual traveler).

Scrim:
One – white sharkstooth; width = 54′, Height = 30′

Display Drapery:
Black or cream banjo cloth; 8′ high with supporting framework in 8′ sections; 450 running feet (full). 55 bases and uprights; 54 cross members adjustable from 6-10 feet.

Sound

Reinforcement:
Bi-amp; three channel direct system; additional front fill available.

Ambience Enhancement:
5 channel, Lexicon 224 reverberation system, and Lexicon 102 delay.

Monitors:
Four channels available; six slat floor monitors, 2 side fill monitors; 8 NWS double bins; 8-90 degree radial hours; 2-60 degree radial horns.

House Console:
Soundcraft Vienna II with 36 mono inputs, 4 stereo inputs, VCA channel grouping with 8 VCA masters and 2 grand masters, 8 subs, 3 masters for stereo and mono main outputs, and an 11 x 8 output matrix.
House EQ:
White 4702 1/3 octave equalizers 3 each for 6 channels.

Processing Equip:
Gates: Drawmer DS404 quad gate 3 each for 12 channels
dbx 172 supergate, 1 each for 2 channels

Compressor Limiters:
Aphex compellor 1 each for 2 channels
Drawmer DL241 1 each for 2 channel
dbx 166 2 each for 4 channels
Symetrix 421 AGC leveler 1 each for 1 channel
Symetrix 428 voice processor 1 each for 1 channel

EQ:
Sabine FBX1802 feedback suppressor 3 each for 6 channels
Orban 672 paragraphic equalizer 2 each for 2 channels
Urie 527 1/3 octave graphic 2 each for 2 channels

Reverb/effects processors:
Lexicon LXP-15 1 each for 2 channels
Yamaha SPX990 2 each for 4 channels
Aphex 104 Aural Exciter 1 each for 2 channels

Noise reduction:
Behringer SNR2000 1 each for 2 channels

Playback:
Cassette: Tascam 122MKII 2 each
CD: Technics SP1300 1 each
DAT: Sony DCTA7 1 each
Phonograph: 1 each
Reel to reel: Otari MX 5050BQII

Direct Box: Countryman 85 2 ea.

Microphones: Electrovoice 635A 5 ea.
Electrovoice DS35 8 ea.
Electrovoice RE15 8 ea.
Electrovoice RE55 6 ea.
Crown PCC160 3 ea.
Sennheiser MKH405 6 ea.
Sennheiser MKH105 6 ea.
Sennheiser MKH815 1 ea.
Shure SM87 2 ea.
Shure SM91 2 ea.

Two Cetec Vega wireless lavolier or hand-mic

Lectern with two Countryman ISOMAX 4

Floor Stands:
20 stands with or without booms. Miscellaneous other stands and attachments.

Hearing Impaired:
Wireless reinforcement system with individual receivers and headsets available.

Intercom:
Clear/Com: 17 belt packs; various headsets.

Portable Stage Manager’s console with intercom, backstage and dressing room paging and telephone.

Program sound available to dressing rooms.

Other facts

Load-In:
Loading door = 19′ wide (clear); 11’10” high (clear)The loading door is on ground-level (no dock).

Note: THE LOADING DOOR IS NOT ON STAGE LEVEL.
There is a 73′ ramp with a 10% grade from the loading door down to stage level.Forklift with 15′ lift; 4,000 lbs. capacity.Cushman Electric Truckster.

Dressing Rooms:
Dressing rooms are not on stage level.One dressing room (#28) or production office has a private shower, sink, toilet, chairs, lockers, make-up mirrors and lights and telephone.Capacity = 2
Three, star dressing rooms, (#30, 32, 34) have private showers, sinks, toilets, chairs, couch, lockers, make-up mirrors and lights in each and are carpeted.Capacity = 4 in each.
Three, team locker rooms (#39, 40, 41) have showers, sinks, toilets, chairs, lockers, make-up mirrors and lights, and are carpeted.

Capacity = 16 in each.

Cougar Lounge:
(Rooms #27 and 31) can be divided to serve as wardrobe rooms, hospitality, and as a green room.

Capacity = 134 total.

Parking:
Ample parking across the street from the load-in area.

Catering:
By arrangement

Telephones:
Additional telephones provided by arrangement — allow two weeks.

Visual Effects:
Fog machines, ROSCO 1500, 2 each CO2 Fog machines, PeaSouper 1805, 2 each Four channel clear rope chase lights, 30′ each 120′ total Motorized mirror ball 16″, and 22″, 1 each

Bananas:
Yes, we have no bananas; we had a banana once but the lighting guy ate it!!