CONFERENCE & EVENTS VENUE HIRE INFORMATION WELCOME TO THE ASB WATERFRONT THEATRE! The ASB Waterfront Theatre complex offers a number of versatile event spaces perfect for your next function or event, with state-of-the-art in-house staging and production facilities the ASB Waterfront Theatre is Auckland s newest premier function venue. ASB Waterfront Theatre is the home of Auckland Theatre Company one of New Zealand s leading theatre companies who present a main bill season to over 75,000 people from throughout Auckland and whose work is seen throughout the country. 1
ALL VENUE HIRE & FUNCTION SALES ENQUIRIES Bernadette Norfo (starts Monday, 18 July 2016) Sales & Event Manager, Auckland Theatre Company bernadette@atc.co.nz Mobile: + 64 21 920 953 Office: + 64 9 309 0390 SEATING Exact seat plans and function layouts should be confirmed with the Event Coordinator for accuracy. ASB WATERFRONT THEATRE STALLS Total seats 473 Stage Extension Stalls AA19 AA26, BB12 BB33, CC10 CC35 44 Wheelchairs Stalls E19, E22, E25 3 Less Possible Seats Offsale Boxes Stalls Box A1 A5 & Box B6 B10 10 Audio Operating Position Stalls H20 D25, J17 J27 17 ASB Seats Stalls G20 G29 10 House Seats Stalls D23 D28 & K1 K4 10 CIRCLE Total seats 218 Less Possible Seats Offsale Boxes Circle Box C11 C15 & Box D15 D20 10 TOTAL CAPACITY 691 Wheelchair & Companion Seats The theatre has three positions for wheelchair patrons in Row E of the Stalls with level access via Doors A. Each wheelchair position has a companion seat either side. As a matter of policy, wheelchair and companion seats will be priced at the equivalent of the lowest priced seating reserve of the house. 2
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VENUES Our venues are flexible spaces that can be used in various configurations. Please talk to us about how you envision your event working, but as a guide our venues can accommodate the capacities below: CAPACITY CHART VENUE Theatre Cocktail Banquet Villa Maria Gallery 60 100 60 Villa Maria Gallery and Balcony - 140 - AUT Atrium - 180 120 Café - - 70 Entire Level 1-300 200 Main Stage - 300 200 Logan Campbell Yard (outdoors) - 100-500 - HIRE RATE CARD RATE Standard Hire Rates Notes ASB Waterfront Theatre $5,000 For each performance $2,500 Pack-In/Out and non-performance days Villa Maria Gallery Full Day $2,000 Four hours or more Villa Maria Gallery Half Day $1,000 Less than four hours AUT Atrium Full Day $2,000 Four hours or more AUT Atrium Half Day $1,000 Less than four hours All rates exclude GST. NZ Dollars. Policy Hire periods must include pack-in and out time Corporate or Performance hire of the theatre include foyers for patron access times only Hire of the Villa Maria Gallery includes guest access to the Gallery via the foyers, not use of the foyers 4
T H E AT R E V E N U E HIRE INCL USIONS Air Conditioning Audio-Visual Catering Staff Cleaning Confetti may incur surcharge Dressing Rooms Electricity Metred basis Green Room Lighting Merchandise Sellers $35/hr per seller Production Office Sound Stage Drapes Ushers & Cloak $35/hr per usher Venue Technician $55/hr per technician Wardrobe $200 access fee Wi-Fi $200 per day O T H E R S PA C E S VENUE HIRE INCL USIONS Air Conditioning Audio-Visual Projector and screen in Villa Maria Gallery included Cleaning (standard) Catering Staff Draping Electricity Furniture Some included Lighting Merchandise Sellers $35/hr per seller Security Sound House sound system* Ushers & Cloak $35/hr per usher Venue Technician Meet & greet only* Wardrobe $200 access fee Wi-Fi $200 per day All rates exclude GST. NZ Dollars. Staff time is a minimum 3-hour shift. *See venue technical specification for details on house technical systems. 5
TICKETING ASB Waterfront Theatre operates a full-service box office and ticketing service using Patronbase which all clients are required to use. Ticketing charges Rate Notes Transaction Fee Nil All channels Inside Charge $4.00 Per ticket sold Subscription Inside Charge $2.00 Per ticket sold by company on subs Schools Tickets $2.00 Reschedule/Cancellation Additional Inside Charge Complimentary Ticket Printing Fee $2.00 Per ticket 50c Credit Card Commissions 2.5% Credit card commissions cannot be applied as outside charges Courier Delivery $8.00 Mail Delivery & Venue Collection Nil Additional Box Office Staff $25 Per hour, three hour minimum call All rates exclude GST. NZ Dollars. FOOD & BEVERAGE ASB Waterfront Theatre has an in-house full-service food and beverage operation which offers a range of menus and options to suite your needs. Our in-house catering team, led by Head Chef Brian Sewell and Director of Guest Experience Geeling Ching will ensure that your guests enjoy the finest culinary experience. Functions Our in-house caterer is the preferred operator for all food and beverage. Beverage Villa Maria Wines has pourage rights for all wine sold at the bar, the Café and served at functions. 6
AUDIO VISUAL ASB Waterfront theatre has an in house staging and audio visual department to assist you with all your Audio Visual requirements. To discuss your requirements please contact Josh Bond our Venue Technical Manager on: Josh Bond Venue Technical Manager, Auckland Theatre Company josh@atc.co.nz Mobile: + 64 21 056 1048 Office: + 64 9 309 0390 CAR PARKING Parking for Hirer Vehicles & Personnel There is no parking on site for hirer vehicles or for personnel. There are street and car parking locations in the Wynyard Quarter. Follow this link for car parking locations and public transport information. Customer Parking The Wynyard Quarter has several car parks and the large Downtown car park is 10-minutes walk through the Viaduct. Follow this link for car parking locations and public transport information. ATC has evening and weekend access to a car park in Brigham Street, five minutes walk from the ASB Waterfront Theatre. ATC sells these parks to patrons as part of the ticket transaction. Pack-in & Pack-out Managed access for trucks with sets and equipment can be accommodated in the shared driveway. See the venue technical rider for detailed information on production vehicle access. 7
NAMING RIGHTS Naming Requirements ASB has the naming rights of the ASB Waterfront Theatre. Accordingly, the theatre must always be referred to with the ASB ; there are no exceptions permissible. Use of the official logo of the ASB Waterfront Theatre, as shown below, is mandatory in all advertising, programmes and other places the name of the venue is shown. As the naming rights sponsor of the function room, the Villa Maria Gallery must always be referred to as the Villa Maria Gallery ; there are no exceptions permissible. As the naming rights sponsor of the Level 1 main foyer, the AUT Atrium must always be referred to as the AUT Atrium ; there are no exceptions permissible. Failure to comply with the naming rights requirements in any instance will be a breach of the hire contract. 8