Thurber Theatre Technical Details

General Equipment

Thurber Theatre is a 600 seat Continental house with a 35 foot proscenium. Equipment includes:

• Hydraulic Orchestra lift
• Single purchase counterweight (line sets 1 through 6)
• Double purchase counterweight (line sets 7 through 33)
• Hemp sets to be placed as needed
• Strand 520 Lighting console
• 188 dimmers (dimmer per circuit)
• Stereo sound capabilities
• Two channel Clear-Com production Communications
• Backstage monitor system with page capability
  
  

Stage

• Proscenium is 35'-0" wide by 22'-0" high
• Stage depth, upstage of plaster line 38'-0"
  
• Apron below plaster line is 3'-1"
  
• Shallow thrust/pit elevator extends 7'11" below apron
  
• Pit levels: (0'-0"), (-3'-5 "), (-5'-8 "), (-7'-7 ")
  
• Stage right wing space is 35'-0" x 38'-0"
  
• Stage left wing space is 18'-0" x 38'-0
  
• The counterweight fly system 33 line sets
  (lines 1-7 lower to 15'-0" off deck all others lower to 3'-0" off deck)
  
• The grid is 56'-0" from underside to stage floor Usable flying height is 54'

 

Load In

• Loading dock is at truck height above ground
  
• Loading door into scene studio is 7'-3" wide by 7'-11" high
  Please Note: This door opens into a hallway. Scenery must make a quick 90 degree turn. Experience has shown that the maximum flat size which can make this turn is 16'-0"x5'-0". Three dimensional scenery should be appropriately sized.
  
• Loading door from scene studio to stage is 15'-10" wide by 21'-6" high.
  
• Freight Elevator dimensions - 5'-1" wide, 7'-11" Long, 7'6" high
  
• Light and sound control booths are located at the rear of the auditorium. Access is through the lobby.

 

Lighting System

• Dimmer per circuit system
  
• 188 - 2.4K dimmers
  
• 2 - 6K dimmers
  
• 4 - counterweight electric pipes on stage
  
• 2 - auditorium beam catwalks
  
• 2 - ante proscenium lighting coves
  
• The control system consists of:
  Strand 520 Console
  2 Colortran Color Arc 2000 Follow Spots

 

Sound System

• 1 Yamaha 03D Digital Mixer 16 (16 Inputs x 8 Outputs)
  
• 5 Dual Amplifiers
  
• 6 Speakers located in the house
  
• 1 Sub Woofer Amp
  
• 2 Otari Stereo 1/4 track reel to reel tape decks (7-1/2 and 8 3/4 ips)
  
• 1 Dual cassette deck
  
• 1 CD Player
  
• 4 Stand Microphones
  
• 2 Wireless Microphones
  
• 4 PCC Microphones
  
• 10 microphone jacks on stage
  
• 11 speaker jacks throughout the house
  
• 1 show sound monitor which feeds control booth, green room.
  
• 1 production communications system with 1 mobil station

 

Dressing Rooms

• 2 dressing rooms 12'-0" x 15'-0" with shower, toilet, sink and 6 makeup stations
  
• 1 dressing room 20' x 21'-0" with 3 showers, 3 toilets, and three sinks
  
• 14 additional makeup stations are located in adjacent corridor
  
• Dressing and makeup facilities are located one level down from the stage with direct access to stage left
  
• Access to stage right is via an on stage crossover

 

Theatre Drawings

Drawing	View		Zipped Files		Self Extracting
Circuit Plot: Plan View with Cicuit Nos., Grid, & Catwalk	GIF	DWF	DXF	DWG	DXF	DWG
Full Ground Plan	GIF	DWF	DXF	DWG	DXF	DWG
Ground Plan: Stage & Seats	GIF	DWF	DXF	DWG	DXF	DWG
Front of House: Lighting GP	GIF	DWF	DXF	DWG	DXF	DWG
Onstage: Lighting GP	GIF	DWF	DXF	DWG	DXF	DWG
Onstage: Lighting GP w/ circ.	GIF	DWF	DXF	DWG	DXF	DWG
Section View	GIF	DWF	DXF	DWG	DXF	DWG
Lighting Section View	GIF	DWF	DXF	DWG	DXF	DWG
Full Stage Plan View	GIF	DWF	DXF	DWG	DXF	DWG
Stage Plan View	GIF	DWF	DXF	DWG	DXF	DWG
Full Architecture	GIF	DWF	DXF	DWG	DXF	DWG
Seating	GIF	DWF	DXF	DWG	DXF	DWG

 

Thurber Theatre Line Set Schedule

No.	Type	Distance	Unit	In Position	Out Position
1	SP	1'-0"	House Curtain (25'H x 42'W - not movable)	26'-3"	49'-8"
2	SP	1'-11 ½"	Hard Teaser (8'-3" x 42' - not movable)	6'-9"	54'-0"
3	SP	2'-11"		23'-4"	51'-7"
4	SP	3'-5"		22'-0"	50'-3"
5	SP	4'-1 ½"		13'-4"	41'-5"
6	SP	4'-7 ½"	1st Electric	3'-4"	31'-7"
7	DP	6'-1 ½"
8	DP	6'-7 ½"
9	DP	7'-7 ½"
10	DP	8'-7 ½"
11	DP	10'-1 ½"
12	DP	10'-7 ½"
13	DP	11'-7 ½"	2nd Electric
14	DP	12'-7 ½"
15	DP	13'-7 ½"
16	DP	14'-7 ½"
17	DP	15'-1 ½"	#3 Border
18	DP	15'-7 ½"
19	DP	16'-7 ½"
20	DP	17'-7 ½"	3rd Electric
21	DP	18'-1 ½"
22	DP	19'-7 ½"
23	DP	20'-1 ½"
24	DP	21'-1 ½"
25	DP	22'-1 ½"
26	DP	23'-1 ½"	OUT OF ORDER
27	DP	24'-1 ½"
28	DP	25'-1 ½"
29	DP	26'-1 ½"
30	DP	27'-1 ½"	4th Electric	3'-11"	30'-0"
31	DP	28'-7 ½"
32	DP	29'-1 ½"
33	DP	30'-7 ½"

Notes:

• Grid Height: 56'-5"
  
• Double Purchase - average travel distance is: 51'-2"
  In Position: 3'-0" Out Position: 54'-2"
  
• SP = Single Purchase counterweight
  
• DP = Double Purchase counterweight
  
• Battens are 42' long. Each batten is centered on the theatres center line.
  
• Arbors are 8'-0" (except electrics 2,3 and 4 which are 10'-0")

 

Soft Goods

• 10 pairs Velour Legs - 25' high by 12' wide (No fullness). Two pair of legs (4 curtains can be combined to create a full stage curtain)
• 5 Velour Borders (no fullness), Each border is made up of three(3) 8' high by 15' wide panels, creating a finished border size of 8' high by 40' wide.
• 1 Cyclorama (sky blue) 31' high by 50' wide
• 2 Scrims (Black) 24' high by 42' wide
• 1 Rear Projection Screen 30' high by 48' wide

 

Lighting Inventory

Amt	Type	Field	Beam	M.F.	Lamps
ERS
10	Colortran 40	40	15	0.73	EHG 750
10	Colortran 30	30	11	0.54	EHG 750
25	Colortran 20	20	8.3	0.35	EHG 750
6	Strand Century 6x9	31	17(Peak)	0.55	EHG 750
	(#2209)	43	21(Cosine)	0.79
18	Century 6x12	25	11(Peak)	0.44	EHG 750
	(#2212)	31	21(Cosine)	0.55
17	Century 6x16	17	7(Peak)	0.3	EHG 750
	(#2216)	23	15(Cosine)	0.4
8	Altman 6x9	34.4		0.61	EHG 750
28	Altman 6x12	24		0.43	EHG 750
11	Altman 6x16	16.7		0.29	EHG 750
Fresnel	Flood	Spot	M.F.	Lamps
12	6" Fresnels	45	13	0.82	BTL 500
16	8" Fresnels	50	15	0.93	G40 1K
Other Instruments
10	PAR 64	14x19	7x10	.24x.33	1KW NSP
		17x34	9x24	.3x.64	1KW MFL
		31x73	19x58	.55x1.5	1KW WFL
2	Colortran Zoom	15 - - 35 (Variable)	.26-.65	FEL
4	10" Beam Projector
4	6 FT. 3 Circuit Strips	40 (Spot)	0.73	300W R/SP
5	Altman Cycs				FFT 1K
20	14" Scoops				1KW
2	Colortran ColorArc	9		0.6	2000W
	(Xenon Follow Spots)

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