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Technical Specifications

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 35)
  • Hemp sets to be placed as needed
  • ETC Gio Lighting console
  • 238 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 left wing space is 35'-0" x 38'-0"
  • Stage right wing space is 18'-0" x 38'-0
  • The counterweight fly system 35 line sets
  • 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.
  • Freight Elevator dimensions - 5'-1" wide, 7'-11" Long, 7'6" high
  • Loading door from scene studio to stage is 15'-10" wide by 21'-6" high
  • Control booths are located at the rear of the auditorium. Access is through the lobby

Lighting System

  • Dimmer per circuit system
  • 236 - 2.4K dimmers
  • 2 - 6K dimmers
  • 4 - motorized electric pipes on stage
  • 2 - auditorium beam catwalks
  • 1 - ante proscenium motorized lighting box truss
  • The control system consists of:
    • ETC Gio Console
    • 2 Colortran Color Arc 2000 Follow Spots

Sound System

  • 1 Yamaha M7CL (32 channel)
  • 1 Yamaha 03D Digital Mixer 16 (16 Inputs x 8 Outputs)
  • 5 Dual Amplifiers
  • 6 Speakers located in the house
  • 1 Sub Woofer Amp
  • 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 mobile station

Dressing Rooms

  • 2 dressing rooms 12'-0" x 15'-0" with shower, toilet, sink and 6 makeup stations
  • 2 dressing rooms 20' x 21'-0" with showers, toilets, and sinks
  • 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)

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

Request a copy of current theatre drawings, line set schedule or lighting inventory.