Seating and accessibility
Please note that there are stairs down to each row of seats, with handrails available for rows A through R.
Those in seats 1-19 can best access their seats through the left entrance to the auditorium from the lobby, while those in seats 20-38 are best suited to enter through the right entrance.
Each row descends a step from Row S to Row A. Patrons enter and exit the auditorium from directly above the last row (S). The last row is only 55 feet from the stage, which sits three feet high. Handrails are offered for each row along the staircase and seating for wheelchair, scooter and walker users is located in the last row of the auditorium. Hearing assistive devices available at no charge at the bar before the performance.
Technical information
- Proscenium opening width 38 feet wide by 18 feet high
- Stage depth from apron to cyclorama 40 feet
- Stage depth from apron to main curtain 11 feet
- Stage right wing space 10 feet
- Stage left wing space 25 feet
- The loading dock is located upstage left at stage level. It is truck bed height. The door is 10 feet wide by 11 feet six inches high.
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There is a house lighting plot. Please see drawing for details. Please note that booms are not normally included in the house lighting plot.
Control
- MA Lighting grandMA2 light with fader wing
- MA Lighting onPC backup
- DMX is distributed throughout the room using two Pathways Octo Nodes
- 288 Strand C21 dimmers (dimmer per circuit)
- Dimmers reside on a Strand Shownet network
- Guest console access to the lighting network is provided through a Pathways Quattro node
Circuits
All circuits are 20A 125V new style twistlock.
- 31 in the Front of House, six in SL box boom, six in SR box boom
- 10 on Concert pipe
- 24 on first electric line set # 4
- 24 on second electric line set # 12
- 24 on third electric line set # 19
- 12 on cyclorama electric line set # 23
- 18 on fourth electric line set # 27
- 32 on floor, two in the orchestra pit
- 60 circuits stage left wall at 22 feet AFF – 10 socapex
- 24 circuits stage right on cable drops from grid – four socapex
- One circuit on each electric is reserved for work lights
Instruments
- 33 Strand SL zoom 15-32 degree 575 W located in the FOH catwalk only
- Six ETC Source Four 14 degree 750 W
- 20 ETC Source Four 19 degree 750 W (four permanently located in box boom)
- 20 ETC Source Four 26 degree 750 W (two permanently located in box boom)
- 56 ETC Source Four 36 degree 750 W
- 12 ETC Source Four 50 degree 750 W
- Six ETC Source Four 70 degree 750 W
- Six ETC Source Four 90 degree 750 W
- Four ETC Source Four Lustr+ 19 degree LED (four permanently located in box boom)
- 12 ETC Source Four Lustr+ 26 degree LED (two permanently located in box boom)
- 20 ETC Source Four Lustr+ 36 degree LED
- 22 Selecon seven inch Rama Fresnels one kilowatt, comes with barn doors
- 36 ETC Source Four Pars 750 W normally narrow lenses
- Five Altman Spectra Cyc 200 LED cyclorama lights (line set #23)
- Eight Altman Spectra Cyc 100 LED ground row
- Nine Vari*lite VL1100TS moving lights 1200 W
- Three Vari*lite VL1100TSD moving lights 1200 W located on FOH winch only
- Two Robert Juliat Roxie followspots LED located in booth only
- Two Arri three inch Fresnels 300 W comes with barn doors
- Two Martin Atomic 3000 strobe lights
- Two Chauvet black lights LED
- 12 Chauvet COLORado 2-Quad Zoom Tour pars LED
All ETC Source Four lens tubes are the EDLT version.
Colour media
We stock all Roscolux two digit and three digit colours.
Auxiliary power
- 400A 3 phase 5 wire Down Stage Left with Cam-lock connectors
- 200A 3 phase 5 wire Down Stage Left with Cam-lock connectors
- 200A 3 phase 5 wire Down Stage Right
- 100A 3 phase 5 wire Up Stage Centre with Cam-lock connectors
All Single Pin Electrical Tie-Ins require ESA inspection at an additional cost.
Accessories
- 10 eight feet or 12 feet boom stands
- 12 - Floor Plates one mirror ball 20 inch with American DJ DMX controlled mirror ball motor
- Two Diversitronics ESM-DMX Strobe caps for ETC Source Fours ellipsoidal fixtures
- 12 City Theatrical drop in iris for ETC Source Fours (#2180)
- Six City Theatrical drop in iris for Strand SL’s (#2186)
- 24 A size City theatrical sandwich gobo holders (#2150)
- 24 B size City theatrical sandwich gobo holders (#2160)
- 24 A size City theatrical tab gobo holders (#2050)
- 24 B size City theatrical tab gobo holders (#2060)
- 12 B size City Theatrical glass gobo holders (#2173)
Front of house mix position
- Digico SD12 Digital mixing console located in the rear of the theatre only
- Two Denon DN-700C CD players
Booth
- Digico S21 Digital mixing console with Dante card, 32 inputs from stage
- Two Denon DN-700C CD players
- One HHB CDR 830 BurnIT Plus CD recorder
Speaker system
- The main speaker system is a flown d&b audiotechnik speaker system consisting of a T-Series centre line array (seven Ti10 speakers) with Q-Series fill boxes on each side (one Qi7 and one Qi10 speaker per side)
- Two 27A subwoofers permanently mounted in the ceiling
- Seven E5 speakers cut into the front edge of the stage as front fill
- If required, there are two V-SUB subwoofers that can be placed on each set of stairs to the house on either side of the stage
- BSS Soundweb London (blue) controls all processing, time alignment and EQ
- The speaker system has been setup using SIA Smaart Live. Speakers are powered by d&b d80 and d6 amplifiers.
Monitor System
- Digico SD12 Digital mixing console
- 10 d&b audiotechnik M6 monitors
- Two d&b audiotechnik M4 monitors
- Three d&b audiotechnik d80 amplifiers
- Two JBL PRX715XLF self powered subwoofer
- Four JBL PRX712 speakers
- One Radial Engineering 56 channel Convertible V12 Modular three way mic split
- Standard configuration is 11 mixes plus a listen mix
- Normal setup is stage right
- Six Sennheiser 2000 wireless in-ear monitor transmitters (additional charge applies)
- Six Sennheiser EK2000 comes with IE-4 earphones
Microphones
- Four AKG C414 XLS (two stereo matched pairs)
- Two AKG C451E with CK1 capsules
- Four AKG C391B
- One AKG D112
- Three Audio Technica ATM 25
- Three Audio Technica AT 4033
- Three Crown PCC 160
- Four Neumann KM184
- Six Sennheiser MD 421-II
- Two Sennheiser MD 441
- Two Sennheiser e 609
- One Sennheiser e 901
- Two Sennheiser e 902
- Eight Sennheiser e 904
- Four Sennheiser e965
- One Shure Beta 52
- Four Shure Beta 57
- Four Shure SM 57
- Four Shure Beta 58
- Two Shure SM 58
- One Shure Beta 91
- Four Shure Beta 98 D/S
- One Helpinstill Model 180 piano sensor installed in the Yamaha Grand CFIII nine foot piano
DI’s
- 12 Countryman Type 85 active DI's
- Four Countryman Type 85S active stereo DI
- Two Passive DI’s
Wireless Microphones
- 12 Sennheiser 2000 wireless receivers (additional charge applies)
- Eight Sennheiser SKM 2000 comes with e965 capsule handheld transmitters
- 12 Sennheiser SK 2000 wireless belt packs
- 12 Countryman E6 headset mics for Sennheiser SK 2000 wireless belt packs
- Eight Sennheiser MKE – two Gold lavaliere microphones for Sennheiser SK 2000 wireless belt packs
Microphone stands
- 18 K&M tall boom stands (black)
- Eight K&M short boom stands (black)
- Six K&M round base stands (black)
Program sound and paging
- Paging is available from stage right and the booth
- Monitors are located in each dressing room, hallway, green room, technical office and control booth
Intercom
- PS464 Clear-com power supply four channel main station (located in the booth)
- Two remote stations (located stage right and at the lighting console)
- Clear-com Freespeak II wireless intercom with six beltpacks
- Eight Clear-com belt packs
- Eight DT108 Beyer Headsets
- Two Clear-com HS-6 handsets
Power
- Technical power is provided specifically for the audio system
- 60 amp three phase disconnect comes with camlocks located upstage centre
- 2–20 amp 125/250 volt circuits are available stage right and stage left for monitor racks
- 15 amp 125 volt circuits and 20 amp 125 volt circuits are also available
Video Projectors
- Christie Digital Roadster HD10K-M 1080 HD DLP projector (11,000 lumens) comes with hanging frame
- Christie Digital Lens ILS 1.16-1.49HD
- Christie Digital Lens ILS 1.8-2.6HD
Screens
- 10 feet by 18 feet Draper Truss-style Cinefold with front or rear projection surface
Playback
- Two Denon DN-500BD Blu-ray players
Line set schedule
- Line one: Main curtain - 50 per cent fullness, flies only - burgundy, 22 feet high by 46 feet wide, nine inches to plaster line
- Line two: One border, seven feet high by 48 feet wide, one foot seven inches to plaster line
- Line three: One leg, two panels, 50 per cent fullness, 24 feet high by 12 feet wide, two feet one inch to plaster line
- Line four: One electric, truss batten, three feet to plaster line
- Line five: Spare, four feet six inches to plaster line
- Line six: Spare, five feet five inches to plaster line
- Line seven: Spare, six feet 10 inches to plaster line
- Line eight: Spare, truss batten, seven feet seven inches to plaster line
- Line nine: Spare, eight feet three inches to plaster line
- Line 10: Two border, 12 feet high by 48 feet wide, nine feet one inch to plaster line
- Line 11: Two legs, two panels - 50 per cent fullness, 24 feet high by 16 feet wide, nine feet 10 inches to plaster line
- Line 12: Two electric, truss batten, 11 feet three inches to plaster line
- Line 13: Midstage traveller - 50 per cent fullness, travels from stage right, 24 feet high by 46 feet wide, 12 feet eight inches to plaster line
- Line 14: Spare, 13 feet seven inches to plaster line
- Line 15: Spare, 14 feet five inches
- Line 16: Spare, truss batten, 15 feet to plaster line
- Line 17: Three border, 12 feet high by 48 feet wide, 16 feet nine inches to plaster line
- Line 18: Three legs, two panels - 50 per cent fullness, 24 feet high by 16 feet wide, 17 feet seven inches to plaster line
- Line 19: Three electric, truss batten, 18 feet nine inches to plaster line
- Line 20: Spare, 20 feet three inches to plaster line
- Line 21: Spare, truss batten, 21 feet one inch to plaster line
- Line 22: Four border, 12 feet high by 48 feet wide, 21 feet nine inches to plaster line
- Line 23: Cyclorama electric, truss batten, 22 feet five inches to plaster line
- Line 24: Stage right up/down (German), truss batten
- Line 25: Four legs, two panels - 50 per cent fullness, 24 feet high by 16 feet wide, 23 feet eight inches to plaster line
- Line 26: Spare, 24 feet five inches to plaster line
- Line 27: Four electric, truss batten, 26 feet to plaster line
- Line 28: Upstage traveller - 50 per cent fullness, travels from stage right, 24 feet high by 48 feet wide, 27 feet to plaster line
- Line 29: Spare, 27 feet 10 inches to plaster line
- Line 30: Spare, 28 feet eight inches to plaster line
- Line 31: Cyclorama/white scrim, scrim is hung downstage, 24 feet high by 46 feet wide, 29 feet six inches to plaster line
- Line 32: Stage left up/down (German), truss batten
- Line 33: Unobstructed upstage wall, 32 feet to plaster line
Extra drapery
Borders
- One to eight feet high by 48 feet wide, black velour no fullness
Legs
- One pair – each panel 24 feet high by 12 feet wide, black velour with 50 per cent fullness
Scrims
- 1-22 feet high by 48 feet wide, sharks tooth black
Blackout drop
- 2-20 feet high by 24 feet wide, black velour no fullness
Silks
- 6-28 feet high by five feet wide, white silk drapes
Rigging information
- A mesh grid allows for spot lines in only four positions on the horizontal plane of the stage, 22 feet eight inches and seven feet eight inches stage left of centre and seven feet four inches and 22 feet four inches stage right of centre
- The theatre owns 12 one ton beam clamps for hanging points
- Skyjack SJIII 3219 scissor lift
- Six feet, eight feet, 10 feet and 12 feet tall step ladders
- 12 four feet by eight feet by six-inch risers. Riser legs are available – contact the technical department for details.
- Four four feet by four feet by six-inch risers
- Four two feet by eight feet by six-inch risers
- Wenger Diva concert shell – walls only no ceiling panels
- 50 Manhasset music stands
- 36 Manhasset music stand lights
- 70 Wenger Musician chairs black - straight back and armless
- Four black wooden stools 30 inches tall
- 48-inch Clearsonic drum shield - five panels
- Four rubber backed dark grey carpets, four feet by eight feet
- Two lecterns – solid oak with Littlite and Countryman Isomax 4 microphone
- One Steinway Model D nine-foot Concert grand piano on stage only
- One Kawai upright piano located in the orchestra pit.
- Additional charge applies for mandatory tuning of piano prior to use.
- One Roland RD800 stage piano
- One Fender ’65 Twin Reverb guitar amplifier
- One Gallien-Krueger 1001RB-II bass amplifier & Gallien-Krueger 410RBH bass amplifier cabinet
- One Yamaha Absolute Hybrid Maple five-piece drum set with Zildjian A cymbal set
- Five rolls Harlequin Reversible black / grey dance floor (approximately 44 feet by two metres per roll)
- One Le Maitre Radiance Haze Machine (additional charge applies)
- One Le Maitre G150 Fog Machine (additional charge applies)
- Laundry facilities are available at the theatre
- The theatre has an iron, ironing board and professional steamer
Production questions?
Our technical services team will be happy to help you with any technical questions relating to our performance spaces.
905-338-4162
TechOCPA@oakville.ca