McCoy Studio Theater
Technical Specifications
- Theater Walls
- Dressing Room
- Risers, Platforms & Staging
- Additional Power
- Communication
- Control Booth
- Lighting System
- Sound System
THEATER WALLS
The four 21' high walls are textured cinder block on the top 12', and are covered with a tectum acoustical treatment on the bottom 9'. Due to this construction and these materials, no screws, nails, tape or similar articles may be driven or placed on any wall area. Wall color is gray.
DRESSING ROOM
There is one very large dressing room, capable of handling up to large casts, or groups. There is enough space for wardrobe, however there are no closets or hanging rods. Each end of the dressing room has one bathroom, one shower, a sink, electrical outlets, and mirrors.
RISERS, PLATFORMS & STAGING
The Center has a variety of decking that can be used to assist with the many configuration options. Contact the Technical Director for availability & cost.
ADDITIONAL POWER
There are no disconnects, sister lugs, road power, or bare wire termination facilities available. The only additional utility power is available in the form of 110V duplex receptacle outlets. Please refer to the technical overview drawing for locations.
COMMUNICATION
Audio
There is a 2 channel Clearcom wired headset system built into the theater, with a main station in the control booth, plus six belt packs. Please refer to the technical overview drawing for locations.
Visual
There is coaxial cable run throughout the Educational Complex, providing the ability to send video signal to or from any location, however there are no monitors, or other video equipment available.
CONTROL BOOTH
The control booth, located on the second floor of the west wall, has three separated areas. 1) Lighting control, with fixed window and a door separating it from 2) Sound booth, with open window. Only control functions are in this area. 3) Amp room containing support equipment, patch bays, etc. This room is normally locked and accessible only to The Center technical staff.
LIGHTING SYSTEM
General
The theatrical lighting system includes enough lamps, dimming, color & control for most functions, including meetings, concerts, and theatrical productions. A member of The Center's technical staff is usually required for operation of the lighting system.
House Lights
The room has both fluorescent, and dimmable incandescent house lighting available. The fluorescent lights are controlled by switches on the wall of the theater, and the incandescent house lights can be controlled using the lighting console or by the portable "control station" in the light booth or the "wall station" inside the main theater entrance.
Theatrical Lighting Control
The dimming controller is an ETC Express 48/96 and can be operated manually as a one or two-scene preset console or programmed with cues and operated using a "GO" button. The system consists of 50 circuits of 2.4K each using ETC Sensor dimmers and 4 more circuits for house lights using ETC Unison dimmers for a total of 54 channels.
Lighting Instruments
All instruments consist of Altman leko 1000 watt, 750 watt or 500 watt fresnels and MR-16 striplights colored with red, blue and yellow. All connectors are 20 amp stage pin. There are no follow spots.
Lighting Grid
Theatrical lighting instruments are hung on a ceiling-mounted wall-to-wall pipe GRID that allows for coverage over the entire room. The lighting grid is 20' 6" from the theaters floor. Please view or download Lighting Plot (in Vectorworks or PDF) for lighting, circuit and dimensional information. Even though the intended purpose of this grid is for hanging lights, curtains or other lightweight items may also be hung with the approval of the Technical Director. Please note that the theater has no curtains. The hanging of lights, or other items must be done by a member of The Center's technical staff.
SOUND SYSTEM
Theater Audio
1 – Soundcraft Delta 24x4x2 mixing console
1 – EQ/Effects/Processing/Playback/Comm rack (see photos)
2 – Meyer UPA-1P main/front speakers (700w per cabinet)
2 – Meyer UPJ-1P delay/mid-room speakers (300w per cabinet)
4 – JBL cabs w/1-15” speaker for subwoofers (QSC powerlight 2, 3000w)
Stage Monitors
4 – EV 1202 speakers(12” & 1” horn) on 2 monitor mixes (350w per)
Input Snake
20 inputs x 8 sends(w/ ground lifts on all inputs & full XLR split)
Communication System
Clear-Com MS-222 main station w/ patch points for lighting, theater, & dressing rooms