Stage Dimensions:
- Proscenium Width: 40' 0" (13m)
- Proscenium Height: 16' 0" (5.2m)
- Stage Depth plaster line to sky drop: 29' 6" (9.6m)
- Apron Depth: 5' 6" (2m)
- Wing space 6' SR (2m) and 9' 6" SL (3.2m(
- Ceiling light ports: 45' at 45-degree angle to proscenium (14.9m)
Draperies and Masking:
- Grand Drape, red velour. Line set one, on traveler track. Can be drawn or flown
- Mid-stage traveler, black velour, line set 11, on traveler track. Can be drawn or flown
- Rear traveler, black velour, line set 19, on traveler track. Can be drawn or flown
- All other curtains are black velour legs (6' x 20' (2m x 6.5m))
- All soft goods are flame-resistant
- Sky drop (pale blue) is hung on line set 19
- Fire Curtain (asbestos front drop) has manual operating lines on stage right, emergency line-cut releases on both sides, as well as temperature-activated releases in the grid
Dressing Rooms:
- Four (4) dressing rooms, all stage left. Two on stage level, two on second level
- Each dressing room has toilet, sink, shower, incandescent lighting, make-up mirrors
- Make-up counters and clothing racks accommodate seven (7) per room
Lighting System:
- Power source is located DR, approximately 10' (3m) from proscenium arch. Company Connection/Road Show Power availability is two-200amp VAC fused disconnect switches, 3-phase 120/208 volt, 4-wire fed from one 400amp breaker, which also feeds the house light dimmers. (325 is available for company use when house lights are used.) This power supply can be used in addition to or separately from stage lighting system. Rated cold-water ground is adjacent to company connection. NO COMPANY PLUG IS AVAILABLE! Connection must be via hard-wired connectors to company's distribution box. Connection must be made by a University-certified electrician. A University electrician must make the connection, remain on site during all use, and disconnect.
- Control board, ETC 48/96, located in the rear of the balcony
- Patch control is computerized. Headset stations are available.
- All lighting positions require adapter from Twistlock to 2-pin and Ground 20 amp connectors.
- All electric trusses have two schedule 80 pipes. Instruments can be double hung (above and below the wireway) if desired.
- Balcony rail lighting is approximately 60' (20m) from the plaster line. A single circuit feeds six (6) PAR 56 units (Dimmer 13), used as curtain warmers.
- Ceiling ports, approximate 40' (13m) from plaster line, Dimmers 1 through 11.
- First Electric: 3' 8" (1.2m) upstage of plaster line. 9 twenty amp circuits on 1'6" (.5m) centers. Can be flown to floor. Dimmers 16 through 18 and 20-25.
- Second Electric: 10' 6" (3.6m) upstage of plaster line. 9 twenty amp circuits. Can be flown to floor. Dimmers 26 through 34.
- Third Electric: 21' 3" (7m) upstage of plaster line. 3 twenty amp circuits. Can be flown to floor. Dimmers 35 through 37.
- Fourth Electric: 29' (9.5m) upstage of plaster line. 5 twenty amp circuits. Prehung with four Altman three-bay cyc strips. Dimmers 38 thorugh 42.
- Floor pockets: Three positions on each side, under 1st, 2nd and 3rd electrics, paired circuits in each pocket. Dimmers 44 through 46 plus 48.
- Eight pipes (trees) available for sidelighting on stage. No boxbooms or diagonals in house.
- Current inventory:
- 18 SourceFour 26
- 4 SourceFour 19
- 18 SourceFour 36
- 24 SourceFour Parnell
- 24 PAR 56 300watt
- 12 Wybron Single String Color Scrollers
- 2 1000-watt Lycian Midget follow spots
- 6 Altman 3-cell Cyc strips
GEL:
The Kenan Auditorium does not supply color media. Being a state agency in a town with no theatrical supply house, purchasing and receiving color media requires an average of three weeks.
COMMUNICATIONS:
Seven (7) ClearCom belt packs are available. Telephones are located SR, SL, and in the control booth.
PIANO:
Steinway D Concert Grand
AUDIO EQUIPMENT:
- Dual Mackie 24-channel boards
- Quad Crown 125 amplifiers
- Ashley 231 equalizers
- EV SH-150ER horn-loaded speakers, Bose 802 articulated array loudspeakers
- EV 200 monitor speakers
- Two 4x100 sixteen-channel audio snakes, with auxiliary 4x75/16 for on stage use
- Two Sony CD players
- Sony Mini-disc recorder/player
- Two Sony cassette recorder/players
- Sony DAT deck
- Audio inputs for VCR/DVD/LCD and computers
- Elmo LCD available
FLY LINE POSITIONS:
- Grand Drape
- Border/teaser
- 1st Electric
- open
- Projection Screen (cannot be moved)
- open
- Border/teaser
- open
- 2nd Electric
- Border/teaser
- Mid-stage traveler
- open
- Border/teaser
- open
- 3rd Electric
- Open
- 4th Electric
- open
- Rear Traveler
- Cyc
Please note that they are sets of DEAD HUNG LEGS between linesets 15-16, and 16-17, and a dead hung border between linesets 15-16.
AUDITORIUM SEATING:
Orchestra capacity: 728, including 11 removable seats for wheel chair accommodations and 10 ADA-approved slide in seats.
Balcony capacity: 286. (Balcony is not wheel chair accessible)
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