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Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre Map

Technical Specifications

Contents:

Staff Information
General Information
Stage Information
Lighting Information
Sound Information
Dressing Room Information
Other Information

Staff Information

Kelly Thomas
Director
Telephone – (706) 729-2310
Fax – (706) 667-4916
Email – kthoma12@gru.edu
Cell – (706) 830-6268

Jason Pooler
Administrative Assistant
Telephone – (706) 667-4393
Fax – (706) 667-4916
Email – jpooler1@gru.edu

Ben Wheeler
Production Manager
Telephone - (706) 667-4099
Fax – (706) 667-4916
Email – ewheele2@gru.edu

A. Todd Sullivan
Theatre Production Coordinator
Telephone - (706) 667-4099
Fax – (706) 667-4916
Email - tsulliva@aug.edu


General Information

Location of Theatre:
Georgia Regents University Augusta
Summerville Campus
Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre
2500 Walton Way
Augusta , GA 30904

Seating
732 seats
8 spaces for persons in wheelchairs
740 total capacity in audience area
64 seating positions can be added to down-stage thrust area
804 total theatre capacity
See seating chart

Spaces for persons in wheelchairs cannot be used for regular temporary seating.
Standing room is not allowed.

Load-in/Load-out
Freight elevator is available for all load-ins
Elevator is10 ft. long, 8 ft. wide and 8 ft. tall

Theatre load-in door is 6'7” tall, 6 ft. wide

Scissor lift is also available for load-in and load-out

Elevator and lift are located directly behind theatre.


Stage Information

Stage Dimensions
Proscenium width-51 ft from wall to wall
Proscenium depth-27'6” from back wall to edge of stage
25'6” from back wall to front curtain line
Stage right wing- 25 ft long, 15 ft. deep
Stage left wing- 23 ft. long, 35 ft. deep
Grid height- 24 ft.

Stage Floor
Rosewood tongue and groove type floor( semi-dark flat finish),sprung
Rosco dance floor - black(available for rent)

Fly System
7 single purchase counterweight lines - 750 lbs capacity

Distance from Plaster Line
   
0' 1" Dead Hung Grand Valance
0'9" Dead Hung House Curtain
3'4" Counterweight 1st Electric
5'4" Counterweight Legs - Otherwise Pipe is Available
7'1" Dead Hung Border
7'9" Dead Hung Legs
11'1" Dead Hung Border
12'9" Dead Hung Legs
14'5" Dead Hung Mid-Stage Traveler
15'4" Counterweight Available Pipe
16'0" Counterweight Available Pipe
16'9" Dead Hung Legs
18'8" Counterweight Border
22'1" Counterweight 2nd Electric
22'9" Dead Hung Up-Stage Traveler
23'4" Counterweight Available Pipe



Masking ( all drapes are black )
1 Grand Valence
1 House Curtain ( opens and closes from left to right/controlled by automatic curtain motor located on stage right )
4 sets of Legs approx. 14x23
3 Borders 60x10
2 Travelers ( both are on manual pulley's and are dead hung; can not be altered)

Orchestra Pit
Pit is set up in 2 individual sections. Each section is approx 20 ft. wide x 12 ft. deep. Both sections lower to create a 6 foot deep orch. pit.
Both sections can be raised to create a 12 or 24 foot apron to the front of the main stage. The up-stage section will also lower to the down-stairs dressing and green room areas to make costume load-ins much easier.

Power
Stage Right-400 amp, 3 phase disconnect ( hook-up cables and tails are not provided)
Stage Left-no power hook-ups available
Numerous 15 amp outlets located SL, SR, rear wall and orchestra pit

Lighting Information

Show Control
1 ETC Express 24/48
1 ETC Express 48/96

Dimming
160 Kliegl 2.4 kW dimmers
1 Kliegl 2.4 kW dimmer (used for house lights only)

Lighting Positions
1. Front of house-cove position ( half oval set-up,approx. 20 circuits )
2. Front of house-truss position ( truss config. is as follows: 3 rows of 40 feet of truss perpendicular to stage-10 ft. apart, sides of truss are 20 ft long, approx. 25 ft. above stage floor, contains approx. 48 circuits-stage pin, truss is hung 3 ft. off front edge of the stage) –

Truss
Lights are focused using automatic Genie Lift. Truss comes down to floor level for hanging.

Stage
On-stage 1 st electric- Contains 11 circuits ( stage pin ), as well as 4 doubled circuits
On-stage 2 nd electric- Contains 11 circuits ( stage pin ) as well as 4 doubled circuits
3 stage left and 3 stage right boom positions (dead hung)-9 stage pin circuits are located in floor pockets on each side of stage near booms.
There are also 9 stage pin circuits located in floor pockets 3 ft. off of rear stage wall.

Lighting Equipment
48 Source 4 ellipsoidals (575 watt)
Source 4 lenses
2 - 50 degree
11 - 36 degree
24 - 26 degree
10 - 19 degree
4 - 5 or 10 degree

12-scoops,14 inch (1000 watt)
12-ETC Source 4 Pars with narrow, medium, and wide flood lenses (575 watt)
16-Par 64 fixtures, medium flood lenses (575 watt)
6-Fresnells, 10 inch (750 watt)
4 sections of ground row, 8' long, 4 circuits per unit, contains 150 watt bulbs (each section is available with floor trunions as well as hanging hardware)
6-Altman 3 cell cyc lights (1000 watts per cell)

* We have various amounts of cable and two-fers in different lengths. (Enough to accomodate our standard lighting set-up )

No follow spots available.

Sound Information

Mixing Positions
1. Back stage
2. House
3. Booth
All positions contain power hook-ups, left and right outputs, monitor outputs, clear-com outputs as well as lighting control.

House Consoles
1. Mackie 24-4
2. Peavey MD 3B 12x2
3. Mackie DFX 6x2
4. Mackie 406M 6x2

House Speakers/Amplifiers
Theatre house speaker cabinets (two Meyer UPJ-1P units on each side) are inserted in recessed walls on both the left side and right side of the main stage. Each is powered by its own power amp with built in cross-overs.

Monitor speakers are powered by its' own individual power amp. located in amp. rack on back-stage left wing.
( amp.type-Peavey CS 800 )

Type of Monitor Speakers
one pair Peavey 115H speakers (rectangular)
one pair Peavey International 118's
one extra Peavey CS 800 amp. is available for use

Microphones
3 Audio Technica Unipoint 853a ( unidirectional choir mics. )
4 AKG 1000 condensor
8 Shure SM58 ( 2 with on/ off switches )
4 Shure SM57
6 ElectraVoice 635A ( instrument mics )
4 Shure Beta 87A wireless ( can be used with 4 hand-held mics or with 2 lavalier mics or one of each )

Microphone Stands
10 boom stands
4 straight stands
8 short instrument floor stands

Playback Rack
1 Sanyo dual tape deck
1 Teac single tape deck
1 Tascam A630 single tape deck w/ 3 disk changer
1 Sony single CD deck
1 Technics single CD deck
1 Denon DN-C630 single CD deck

Communication Gear
6 TTI belt packs and head-sets ( cable also provided )

Miscellaneous Gear
1 100 ft. 6 channel sound snake ( xlr inputs only )
1 100 ft. 16 channel sound snake ( 16 xlr inputs w/ 4 ¼ inch connections )
1 100 ft. 24 channel sound snake ( 24 xlr inputs w/4 ¼ inch connections )
1 Peavey Univerb II digital processor
1 Ultra-curve digital equalizer
Sound cables ( various lengths of microphone, speaker, power, and hook-up cables are available )

Dressing Room Information

Chorus Dressing Rooms
There are 2 large dressing rooms located one floor below stage level. Each have their own mirrors, sinks, lights, restroom and showers.( will accommodate about 25 people in each room )

Star Dressing Rooms
There are 2 star dressing rooms on the stage level. Each have individual restroom facilities but without a shower. (each accommodates two people)

Green Room
Green room is located one floor below stage level. One wall is completely covered with mirrors from floor to ceiling and also contains a piano for warm-up purposes. ( will accommodate about 30 people ) If chairs are needed in green room, they must be requested.

Scene Shop
Scene Shop can accommodate large groups over 25. It is located on stage level.

Other Information

Shell - Theatre does not own a portable shell.

Special Effects Equipment
2 Mini-strobe lights

Platforming
9 Wenger 4x8 platforms with adjustable legs ( 8 inch, 12 inch and 23 inch )

Backline Gear
Theatre contains no backline gear for use or rental.
Local rental contacts : 1. Jay's Music (706)736-1250
Moretz Production Service (706)724-6566
Tracer Audio ( 706)832-0122

Video Gear
Theatre contains no video gear for use or rental.
Local rental contacts : 1. Augusta State Media Center (706)737-1703
American Audio Visual (706)868-5977

Piano
Theatre has one 9 ft. Steinway grand piano available for rent. Tuning is extra.

Upcoming Events

Augusta West Dance Studio
presents:

Augusta West Dance Studio Recital

Wednesday, May 29 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 30 7:00 p.m.
Friday, May 31 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 1 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 1 7:00 p.m.

Georgia Regents University
Conservatory Program presents:

Chamber Music Institute Concert

Friday, June 7, 7:30 p.m.

Kane & Co. Dance Productions
present:

Kane & Co. Dance Productions Recital
TV Land

Saturday, June 8 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 8 6:00 p.m.

Services are available for persons with disabilities. Some services may require two weeks advance notice. Click here for contact information.