JACK OCONNELL THEATER TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
LEBANON OPERA HOUSE ~LEBANON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
(REVISED 7/7/09)
Stage
Proscenium opening 2810 W X 20 High
Back wall from plaster line 28
Back wall from apron 36
Grid at 50
Stage left wings 12 wide and 24 deep
Stage right usable 10 wide and 15 deep
Thrust in semi-circle from about 68 at
proscenium opening sides to 8 at center from plaster line. There are two trap
doors, one DSR near the lip and the other USC. Both require some planning and
consultation before use.
The stage can be accessed from the green room
at both sides.
The house seats 803 when all seats are in
place.
It is air-conditioned and newly refurbished
with new seats, carpet and appointments.
There is no on stage cross over, if you need
this ability you must discuss with Lebanon Opera House Technical Director.
Rigging
The rigging is a T-bar system with all line
sets on arbors. Loading deck is above stage level.
Pipe lengths vary: the first 6 pipes are 40
(they are double purchase as well). From line set #7 to line set #23 they are
44. #24 and #25 are 38 (Due to SR Access from Greenroom).
House Line Set Schedule with measurements
from Plaster Line:
#1. 1' Main Border
#2. 2'Main Drape/ Travel or Fly
#3 3' Legs
#4 4 First Electric (Raceway)[15 Circuits 1
to 1 Patch]
#5 5' Free
#6 6' Free
#7 7' Free
#8 8' Border
#9 9' Legs
#10 10' Second Electric (Raceway)[15 Circuits
1 to 1 Patch]
#11 11' Free
#12 12' A-Frame Ladder Storage
#13 13' Free
#14 14' Border
#15 15' Legs
#16 16' Third Electric (2 @ 8 circuit drop
boxes (need to be hard patched) that can be moved)
#17 17' Free
#18 18' Free
#19 19' Border
#20 20' Fourth Electric (Raceway)[10 circuits
(6 circuits 1 to 1 Patch the other 4 need to be hard patched)]
#21 21' Free
#22 22' Free
#23 23' White CYC with Legs
#24 24' Torn Full Stage Black (to mask bleed
through CYC)
#25 24 .5 ' Free
There is a truss with 16 circuits rigged at @
1 DOWNSTAGE of the proscenium opening.
The main drape is rigged to fly or travel.
Maximum drop height to fly out of sight @
22-24 (20 high better) Batten High Trim @ 40
Normal electric trim heights for this stage
are between 22 and 26.
For
Renters:
If you require a different set up for Masking please let the Lebanon Opera
House Technical Director know before your arrival.
Soft
Goods
Black two part drop. (Not rigged to travel)
with Fullness
Black two part drop. (torn along the bottom)
with Fullness
White Cyc
Four Borders (three in really good shape) No
Fullness
Four sets of black legs with Fullness
Black scrim
White Scrim
The fire curtain is automatic release and
must be kept clear for all productions. (IE. Nothing hard can break the plaster
line)
The stage does not have a smoke detector
system, so foggers and hazers can be used.
LIGHTING
INVENTORY:
There are 90 ETC Source Four bodies with the following selection of lens
tubes (there are more tubes than bodies):
6-50 Dg
30-36 Dg
38-26 Dg
27-19 Dg
(Only
90 Source Four Bodies)
24- Source Four Parnels
27-Par 64s
4- 2-cell far cyc (1K)
4-----16" scoops (1K.)
2-----FOLLOW SPOTS Altman Comets
All source four instruments are lamped at
575W
Par 64s at 1K
Lighting
Control:
108 in-house dimmers: (ONE DIMMER IS USED FOR HOUSE LIGHTS AT ALL TIMES)
One ETC 48 Sensor Rack (rated 20 amps per
dimmer/ 2.4 kw per dimmer) Circuits 1-48 hard-wired
One LMI 48 Dimmer Rack (rated 20 amps per
dimmer/ 2.4 kw per dimmer) Hard Patched in Basement
One ETC
sensor 12-pack (rated 20 amps per dimmer/ 2.4 kw per dimmer) Powered off of
Company Switch onstage, so if Sound needs the company switch, this rack is NOT
available.
Board: ETC Express 72/144.
LOH
does not have the electrical resources to handle more dimmers. It is necessary
to realize this and plan to adapt you plot to these specifications. LOH uses
GPC (3Pin) for all connectors.
Focus points for front of house are in the
ceiling. Stage and box positions are done from ladders. Electrics on stage and
front of stage truss can be focused from an Extension Stick A-Frame.
Rep Plot is available in PDF and Vectorworks 12.5 or less with
Lightwright 4 paperwork. Please email the Lebanon Opera House Technical
Director with your preference of version. If your needs differ from this please
contact LOH Technical Director to discuss options.
Power
for the Stage:
There is a 100A Company Switch on Stage. It
is located on the back wall of the theatre on the SL side of the stage. There are also 6 non-dim circuits available
nearby: 2 from the front of the stage; 1
stage left; 1 on the back wall; and 2 that feed down from the DSR mid-gallery.
Sound:
House
system includes an Allen & Heath GL2400 32 channel mixing console, DBX equalizers, Yamaha multi effects units
and DBX compressors. 4 Meyer UPA 1C mid high boxes, 2 Meyer USW-1 double 15
subwoofers and 6 Peavey monitor wedges. Front of house console is capable of 4
monitor mixes.
Sony CD player available for audio playback,
please have all audio material in CD format.
List of Microphones is available from the Lebanon Opera House Technical
Director upon request.
For artists with major sound needs we have
several sound companies that regularly work with LOH. Please contact LOHs
Technical Director for a list.
Orchestra
Pit:
There is no orchestra pit at LOH, but a
system of 36 baffles on the floor in front of the stage is available and can
accommodate up to 36 piece orchestras. This option requires the removal of rows
of audience seating and must be discussed before tickets go on sale.
25 Music Stands, stand lights and 40 chairs
are also available. A Technics SX-PX552 electric keyboard with weighted action
is available as well as a Yamaha upright for use on the audience floor and a
Chickering baby grand piano on stage. The floor in front of the stage is
carpeted in the area we use as a pit.
Access
to the Stage:
LOHs freight elevator (with a door opening
of 5-5 1/2 wide x 6-11 1/2 high with
internal clearance of 9 door to door and rated for 5000 lbs) connects directly
to the stage and can handle most standard size road boxes etc. LOH also has a
10x10 loading door located 12 above ground which can be reached with a fork
lift for loads too big for the elevator (Forklift needs to be rented from an
outside supplier so please let LOH Technical Director know well in advance if
you are planning to use this door). The door from the elevator lobby to the
stage is 74 wide and 92 high. Please contact LOH Technical Director if your
set has extra large pieces.
Stage
Hands Union:
LOH is not a union house, however we are in
good standing with the local if you are interested in union labor. LOH can
arrange crews to suit your requirements from local crew with varying degrees of
theater experience. LOHs Technical Director has extensive experience with all
aspects of theater, and will be in charge of the crew requirements.
Dressing
Rooms:
LOHs Green Room has four dressing rooms
suitable for two or three people each. It also has two showers and three toilets.
There is a laundry space, with 1 Washer and 1 Dryer, and kitchenette adjacent
to the lounge area. Down one flight from the green room are two larger Chorus
dressing rooms with toilets to accommodate 12 20 people. The LOH Technical
Directors office can be used for a production office, equipped with one
landline. There is Wireless Internet available and works in most of the
building, ask the Lebanon Opera House Technical Director for the password.
There
are two local hospitals within five miles of LOH:
Alice
Peck Day Memorial Hospital, Dartmouth
Hitchcock Medical Center
125 Mascoma Street, Lebanon, NH One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon
NH
603.448.3121 603.650.5000