The Martha's Vineyard Performing Arts Center

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P. O. Box 1385Oak Bluffs, MA 02557(508) 693-1033 ext. 250Fax: (508) 693-1891

Technical Specifications (CORRECTED 2/7/2002)*

General

The Auditorium is a proscenium arch facility with 791 seats. There are 410 seats in the orchestra section at the front of the house, and 381 seats in the stadium section. The main entry is via a "vom" type central tunnel, which connects to a transverse aisle between the two sections. The proscenium width is 42'. The apron is 10' from the plaster line, and the stage depth is 24' from the plaster line. The theater has a full counterweight rigging system, with drill winches on the electrics. There are 192 2.4kw dimmers in a dimmer-per-circuit configuration. Lighting control is via a Strand LBX console which can be configured for manual operation as a 2 X 36 or 2 X 48 board, or as a fully computer controlled board. The sound console is a 24 input, 10 output Soundcraft Venue, and the theater is equiped with a compliment of installed speakers as well as numerous connection points for effects speakers. The auditorium has excellent acoustics.

Rigging

• Max height-37'6"
• Min height-4'0"
• Sets 1-16-single purchase, operate from floor or loading gallery
• Sets 17-30-double purchase, operate from loading gallery
• Electrics on drill winches.
• Standard Hang (all measurements from plaster line):
• 1. Valance @ 1'-8 1/2" }
• 2. Main Rag @ 2'-4" } first three battens 53' due to obstructions; others, 64'; upstage, 60'
• 3. 1st. elec. @ 3'-3" }
• 4. Empty @ 4'- 4 1/2"
• 5. Proj. Screen @5'- 1/2"
• 6. 1st border @ 5'-8 1/2"
• 7. 1st legs @ 6'-4 1/2"
• 8. 2nd elec. @ 7'-7 1/2"
• 9. White Scrim @ 9'- 1/2"
• 10. Empty @ 9'-8 1/2"
• 11. Empty @ 10'-4 1/2"
• 12. 2nd border @ 11'-1/2"
• 13. Black Traveler @ 11'-8 1/2"
• 14. Empty @ 13'-1/2"
• 15. 3rd elec. @ 14'&-3 1/2"
• 16. Empty @15'- 1/2"
• 17. Blackout @ 16';
• 18. 3rd border @ 17'-4"
• 19. 3rd legs @ 18';
• 20. 4th elec. cyc strips @ 18'-8"
• 21. Wine Curtain @ 20';
• 22. Cyclorama @ 22';
• 23. Empty @ 22'-8"
• 24. Empty @ 23'-4"
• 25. Empty @ 24';
• Upstage wall @ 25'-2"

Stage Draperies

• Valence: 8' x 48' 25 oz. burgundy velour, 60% full
• Main: 2-20' x 27' 25 oz burgundy velour, 60% full
• Black legs: 10-20' x 13' 20 oz. velour
• Black borders: 5-8'x48' 20 oz. velour
• Black traveler: 2-20' x 30' 20 oz. velour.
• Wine traveler: 2-20' x 30' 20 oz. velour.
• White Sharkstooth Scrim: 20' x 48'.
• Black Sharkstooth Scrim: 20' x 48'.
• Cyclorama: Natural seamless muslin, 20' x 48'

Lighting

Inventory

Instruments:

• ETC Source 4: 5 degree--2
• ETC Source 4: 10 degree--8
• ETC Source 4: 19 degree--22
• ETC Source 4: 26 degree--16
• ETC Source 4: 36 degree--20
• ETC Source 4: 50 degree--20
• Altman 6x9 inc. ellipsoidals-14
• Altman 4 1/2x6 ellipsoidals- 2
• Altman 6" Fresnels-41
• Altman R-40 8' 4-circuit strip lights- 10
• Cable:
• 10'-25
• 25'-15
• 50'-5
• 100'-5
• Two-fers-20

Misc:

• 12' boom-8
• Double-tee side arm-12
• Circuits (dimmer per circuit):
• 1st elec- 39 circuits (79-118)
• 2nd elec-15 circuits (119-134)
• 3rd elec-15 circuits (135-150)
• 8 stage floor pockets @ 3 circuits (171-192)
• 1st catwalk- 24 circuits (25-48)
• 2nd catwalk 24 circuits (1-24) NOTE: 2x12 circuits with booth in center
• House right side horizontal pipe 11 circuits (49-60) NOTE: even # 50-60 repeat forward of 1st catwalk
• House left side horizontal pipe 11 circuits (61-72) NOTE: even # 62-72 repeat forward of 1st catwalk
• Consoles:

Strand LBX Console

• 125 chan.
• Genius software
• Designer's remote
• Designer's monitor

ETC Expression 125

• 125 chan.
• Designer's monitor
• Backstage, FOH, and booth (2nd catwalk) DMX ports
• Company Switch:
• 200 Amp 120/208 3 phase; 5-Camlock E1016 connectors

Sound

Mixer- Booth:

• Soundcraft Venue

16 mic/line inputs

4 stereo inputs (3 dedicated to source machines)

Stereo main output

8 group outputs

must be operated from booth (2nd catwalk)

Mixer-House:

• Mackie 8 Bus 24 input

Processing

• Peavey Media Matrix (equalization, routing, and delay.
• Behringer 4 chan compressor (x2)
• Digitech S100 effects processor (x2)

Amplifiers ("Amp-per-speaker")

• Renkus-Heinz P2800 (x4) for four proscenium speakers
• Renkus-Heinz P2801 with X24 controller (x2) for three stadium section speakers and sub-woofer
• Crown CT-410 (x2) for patchable effects speakers
• Crown CT-210 for booth monitors.

Speakers

• Renkus-Heinz SR 6/6 (x2) proscenium L+R)
• Renkus-Heinz SR 6/9 (x2) proscenium center cluster
• Renkus-Heinz TRC 121/9 (x3) stadium section L-C-R
• Renkus-Heinz BPS15-1 Subwoofer (hangs from rear of 1st catwalk)
• Electro-Voice Sx-100 (x4) portable effects speakers
• JBL Control 1 Plus (x2) booth monitors

Sound reinforcement microphones

• AKG C-568EB (x3) Proscenium mics
• Crown PCC-160 (x4) floor mics
• Shure SM-58 (x8)
• Shure SM-57 (x3)

Source Machines

• Tascam 122 MK III cassete
• Sony CDP-L3 cd player (with auto-pause)
• Sony MDS-JE510 minidisc

Misc:

• Patch bay, mic inputs and sends backstage and FOH, speaker jacks for effects in many locations

*Corrected information on rigging measurements; lighting inventory, added information on Company Switch, Added House Mixer