Gosford City Council

Gosford City Council Laycock St Theatre Technical Specifications Updated 18/03/08 Technical Manager: Dean Harrington Phone number: (02) 43237299 Mobile Number: 0409 321 472 Fax number: (02) 4323 4327 Email address: dean.harrington@gosford.nsw.gov.au Venue: Phone number: (02) 4323 7299 Fax number: (02) 4323 4327 Website: www.laycockstreet.com Generated from the APACA Technical Specifications Template. For more details visit www.apaca.com.au

STAGE Brief Stage Description: The Laycock St Theatre is a proscenium arch form with a raked auditorium and an orchestra pit, which is normally covered to provide a thrust area. Stage is unraked with flying facilities. The sprung timber floor is constructed of two layers of 12mm OSB board on MGP battens at 300mm centres on a concrete slab. The top layer is 6.4mm tempered Masonite painted low sheen black. Screwing into surface is permitted but larger holes must be authorised by Technical Coordinator or Technician on Duty. There is a recessed cable tray with covers surrounding the entire stage. Stage distributed load limit Stage point load limit Stage rake Stage Dimensions: Proscenium Width 12m Height 5.1m Setting Line 7.5 kpa Distributed (750 kg/m2) 4 kpa Concentrated (400 kg) No Immediately upstage of the Fire Curtain 2360mm from edge of thrust. Distance From (SL = Setting Line, CL = Centre Line) SL to DS edge of apron SL to first fly line SL to last upstage fly line SL to rear wall CL to OP wall (or obstruction) CL to PS wall (or obstruction) Stage to underside of roof Auditorium: 2360mm 350mm 7780mm 8550mm 11200mm 11300mm Auditorium has raked seating with a centre aisle. Seating Capacity 396 Orchestra Lift / Pit: Orchestra Pit 11350mm Downstage 9150mm Upstage Roof slopes down towards upstage. No Grid. The Orchestra pit is covered with 5 floor sections that can be removed with a minimum of four crew. It is normally covered to provide a thrust area. Stage level at Orchestra pit level at Dimensions of the orchestra pit 8m x 3.5m 830mm above auditorium. 3000mm below stage. Orchestra pit maximum capacity 20 persons Page 2 of 15

Flying Facilities: Fly System Single Purchase Counterweight System with 17 lines and 5 motorised winches. Fly System Details Operating Position OP Side Stage Level Total number of Lines 22 (17 single purchase, 5 winches) Panorama Lines Nil Batten Drift Varies (See Hanging Plot) Batten Type 50mm O/D Pipe Batten Length 14m Batten Extensions Various lengths of pipe can be used as extensions Batten Pick-ups 4 Batten Point Load 100kg Batten W.L.L. 300kg handlines/350kg winches Cradle Capacity 300kg (12kg & 7kg counterweights) LX bars can be swung Yes Fly bars can be swung Yes SEE HANGING PLOT FOR LINE ALLOCATIONS AND FURTHER INFO Page 3 of 15

Hanging Plot: SL: Setting Line as indicated previously Line Type: SP = Single purchase, DP = Double purchase, MW = Motor Winch, HW = Hand Winch, HL = Handline W.L.L.: Maximum distributed load including bar weight Line # Distance from SL Line Type W.L.L Venue Allocation 1 350mm SP 300kg House Curtain 2 550mm SP 300kg Black Scrim 3 750mm SP 300kg Legs & Border 4 950mm SP 300kg LX 1 5 1150mm SP 300kg 6 1300mm SP 300kg Projection Screen 7 1700mm SP 300kg Legs 8 2000mm SP 300kg LX Side Booms 9 2450mm SP 300kg Mirror Ball 10 2750mm SP 300kg Legs 11 3150mm SP 300kg 12 3550mm SP 300kg Black 13 3850mm SP 300kg LX 2 & Legs 14 4600mm SP 300kg 15 5180mm SP 300kg LX 3 & Legs 16 5780mm SP 300kg Border 17 6350mm SP 300kg LX 4 & Legs 18 6980mm MW 350kg Border 19 7180mm MW 350kg Black 20 7380mm MW 350kg 21 7520mm MW 350kg 22 7780mm MW 350kg Cyc Intended Use (hiring company use) Drapery: *Type Material Colour Width Height Quantity House Curtain Velvet Velour, 50% Dark Red gathered 8000mm 6000mm 2 Borders Wool, 50% gathered Black 14000mm 2000mm 2 Borders Wool, Flat Black 14000mm 1000mm 2 Borders Wool, Flat Black 14000mm 2000mm 2 Legs Wool, 50% gathered Black 3000mm 6000mm 6 Legs Wool, 50% gathered Black 2000mm 6000mm 6 Tabs / Smother Wool, 50% gathered Black 7000mm 6000mm 2 Tabs / Smother Wool, 50% gathered Black 6000mm 4000mm 2 Cyclorama Cotton White 14000mm 6000mm 1 Scrim Sharks tooth Black 14000mm 6000mm 2 Page 4 of 15

Access Equipment: Elevated Work Platform Tallescope Maximum reach is 9m EWP Restrictions Outriggers must be used at all times, One staff member to be located at base whilst in use. Ladders 3.6m Fibreglass Double sided Stepladder 2m Fibreglass Double sided Stepladder 8m Fibreglass Extension Ladder 5m Aluminium Extension Ladder (not for electrical use) 3.6m Aluminium Single Sided Step ladder (not for electrical use) Staging Units: 5 x Timber Rostra - 1200 x 2400 x 300mm 5 x Timber Rostra - 1200 x 2400 x 600mm 8 x Timber Rostra - 1200 x 2400 x 900mm 2 x Stair treads for each height Stage Traps: There is a recessed cable tray with covers surrounding the entire stage Safety Curtain: Safety Curtain installed Yes Safety Curtain must be unobstructed at all times Yes Distance from setting line Upstage edge of Fire curtain is considered setting line Additional Requirements Curtain remains in the down position whilst venue is not in use. Loading Dock: Access Access via car park off Laycock St. loads directly onto P side of stage. Loading Dock Height Door Dimensions Restrictions / Obstructions 830mm 2940mm High 2000mm Wide Bollards in place preventing unauthorised vehicle parking. Theatre staff will remove bollards for load ins/outs. Page 5 of 15

Additional Rigging Notes Orchestra Truss is located directly above thrust stage. CSL22" concert box truss supported from two points by two inverted chain hoists with a SWL of 750kg. This truss can be used as an additional FOH lighting position. Staging Notes: A selection of rigging gear is available for use including yuppie straps, shackles, SWR slings & round slings All flown items must be rigged with rated equipment and is subject to approval by a venue representative. Page 6 of 15

LIGHTING Positions: Stage LX Bars LX bars with circuit tube on lines 4, 13, 15 & 17 Other lines can be used as LX bars with looms and drop boxes Orchestra Bar Setting Line to lighting bar Usable bar width Notes FOH Bridge Setting Line to lighting bar Usable bar width 2m to setting line 14m 22" box truss with two inverted chain hoists 8.75m / 45 degrees 20m FOH Perches (PS & OP) Setting Line to FOH Perch 6.5m to setting line Distances are to the highest downstage point of boom or perch. Maximum lanterns per perch 8 Selecon 1200 zoom spots or equivalent Control: Lighting desk ETC Express 48/96 Control channels 192 Signal output DMX 512 x 2 Signal distribution Remote riggers available onstage Dimmer Racks: Two streams of DMX from bio box to OP side D/S. Jands DD8 distributing to dimmers with 5 spare outlets YES Total Dimmers 126 Dimmer Locations 2.4Kw Dimmer Racks Total dimmers @ 2.4kw per dimmer 84 6Kw Dimmer Racks Total dimmers @ 6kw per dimmer 42 Dimmers are centrally located on Catwalk level OP side. 1 x HP12 and 1 x HP6 are located at stage level for floor circuits (OP side) Jands HP-12WMTR Jands HP-6WM House Lights: Independent control Control positions Fade time adjustable Yes. Manual operation from bio box via separate controller. Dimmer control next to LX desk. Switch operation D/S P Side Manual Page 7 of 15

Stage Luminare: Profiles Make Model Angle Detail / Accessories Watt Total ETC Source 4 25-50 Gobo holders, Iris 575w 16 ETC Source 4 15-30 Gobo holders, Iris 575w 4 Selecon Zoomspot 1200 18-34 Gobo holders 1200 w 8 Selecon 650 Zoomspot Gobo holders 650w 6 Selecon Pacific 23-50 Gobo holders 1k 10 Selecon Pacific 12-28 Gobo holders 600w 6 CCT Silhouette 30 22-40 Gobo holders 1k 16 Fresnel s Make Model Detail / Accessories Watt Total Selecon Rama 175 HP Barndoors 1.2k 10 Selecon Compact 1200 Barndoors 1.2k 4 Selecon Acclaim Barndoors 500w 5 CCT Starlette Barndoors 1k 20 PC Make Model Detail / Accessories Watt Total Selecon PC 1200 Barndoors 1.2k 4 Par Cans Make Model Angle Detail / Accessories Watt Total Par 64 NSP/MFL & WFL 110v with splitters. 1k 40 Par 56 NSP/MFL & WFL 240v 300w 18 Par 16 MFL 240v 50w 10 Wash Make Model Detail / Accessories Watt Total Selecon LUI 4 way cyc battens 1k 8 CCT Coda 3 way cyc battens 500w 7 Follow spots: Make Model Angle Detail / Accessories Watt Total Clay Paki Shadow 1200 8 colour, iris, strobe 1200w 2 Strand Cadenza Iris 2k 1 Additional Lighting: Item Make Model Detail / Accessories Watt Total Mirror Ball 20" Multiple speed motors 1 Strobe Martin Atomic 3000 3k 1 Colour Changers Martin CX2 2 Page 8 of 15

Patching: Location Quantity Numbering Detail / Accessories (PS to OP) FOH Bridge 26 10amp outlets, 3 x 15amp GPO's Perches 16 10amp outlets Power: 3 Phase Outlets 2 x 50amp D/S OP side stage level Cabling: 240v Extension Cable The theatre has a good stock of extension leads to accommodate the venue s standard lighting rig and most other rigs. Looms 1 x 30m 6-way weiland 6 x 10 way 240v drop boxes with 20m loom and tails Page 9 of 15

AUDIO Control Positions: Control Room Main sound console is located in open fronted bio box at rear of auditorium. Auditorium Located at rear of stalls Rows N 17-20 & M 17-20 Total seat allocation 8 Other Touring mixers can be setup on stage and patched into main console. Main console cannot be moved from bio box. Control & Amplification: Primary Mixer Soundcraft k3 Theatre, 44 mono, 4 stereo, 8 aux sends, 8 groups, 4 x matrix Secondary Mixer Allen & Heath GL2400, 24 ch, 6 aux, 4 groups, 4 matrix Amplifiers EQ FX FOH - Crown Xs900 FOH SUBS - Crown XLS602 Foldback - Crown XLS402 (2) dbx 1231 (3) dbx 231 (1) Lexicon MX400 (1) TC Electronic M300 (1) Yamaha D1500 Delay Compression / Limiter / Gates (5) dbx 266xl compressor/gates (1) dbx 223xl Crossover Speakers: FOH Speakers (2) Turbosound TL1501 (2) JBL JRX118S Subs Foldback (2) JBL EON15G2 (4) JBL EON10G2 (2) JBL JRX112M (2) Yamaha MS40 Page 10 of 15

Playback Item Make Model Detail Total CD Player Denon DN-D4500 Dual CD/MP3 Player 1 CD/Cassette Denon D-T645 CD/Cassette Combo 1 CD Player Stanton C400 Single CD Player 1 CD Recorder HHB CDR-830 CD Recorder 1 MD Player/Recorder Sony MDS-E10 MD Recorder/Player 1 Microphones: Make Model Detail / Accessories Use Total Shure SM-58 5 Shure SM-57 5 Shure Beta 52 1 Shure SM-98 4 Shure MX418C Lecturn Mic 1 AKG C451 1 Rode NT5 2 Audio Technica AT33 2 Crown PCC Floor Mic 6 Shure U1 Wireless Bodypack 2 Shure U2 Wireless Handheld Beta 87 2 Shure ULX1 Wireless Bodypack 12 Shure ULX2 Wireless Handheld Beta58/SM58 2 Shure SC1 Wireless Bodypack 14 Shure SC2 Wireless Handheld 10 Shure UC1 Wireless Bodypack 2 DPA 4066-F Headset Microphone 4 Countryman E6 Ear set Microphone 2 Shure WL93T Sub miniature Lavaliere 14 Shure Beta 53 Headset Microphone 5 Shure WL50T Sub Miniature Lavaliere 3 Accessories: Item Model Detail / Accessories Total Microphone Stands Boom Arms 15 Microphone Stands Straight round base 3 Microphone Stands Short boom 5 Drum Mount Shure A98D 2 Line Patching: Location Quantity Numbering Detail Orchestra Pit 40 1-40 2 x 20 way with splits to bio box P Side D/S Stage Level 20 S1-S20 20 way with splits to bio box Orchestra Pit 16 Return multicore from bio box to amp racks in pit. Cabling: Audio Cable The theatre has a good stock of cable to accommodate the venue s equipment. Multicore (1) Klotz 24/4 Smartlink 50m for use onstage Page 11 of 15

AUDIO VISUAL Projectors: Type Model Detail / Accessories Total Liesegang DV-560 flex 4500 ansi lumens, 1:1.5-2.2 zoom lens, 1:2.2-4.1 zoom lens & 1:0.8 fixed angle short throw lens 1 Epson EMP-821 2600 ansi lumens 1 Screens: Projection Screen Front/Rear Projection screen. Twin white lace out with steel frame. Flown or free standing. Screen dimensions AV Playback Equipment: 4m x 3m Item Model Detail / Accessories Total Denon DN-V300 Professional DVD player 1 Toshiba Tecra S3 Laptop computer for presentations 1 Projector Rigging Points: Projector has a mounting assembly and can be rigged from any horizontal lighting bar. Cabling: The theatre has a good stock of coaxial and RCA cable to accommodate the venue s own equipment. There is a run of VGA cable from Bio box to d/s P side stage level & a run of coaxial cable from bio box to FOH Bridge. Page 12 of 15

BACKSTAGE Communications: Stage Managers Desk Stage Managers desk is located in prompt corner. The desk can be moved within this area and is fitted with a light, phone and comms unit. There is also a conductors & and fly rail view camera feed to D/S P side. Talkback Master Unit Total sub stations 14 Total headsets 14 Jands Ezicom 2 ch Master station Talkback patching located at: Fly rail x 2 D/S P Side D/S Op Side Follow spot positions FOH Bridge x 2 Bio Box x 4 (includes Master Station) Orchestra Pit Other positions can be run to any position within in the theatre. Paging / Show relay Paging to the dressing rooms is available from d/s p side or bio box. Show relay is distributed to all dressing rooms. Stage Monitor TV Monitors set up in dressing rooms, d/s p side, d/s op side, orchestra pit and foyer. Camera located above bio box at rear of auditorium. Q Light System In house Q light system available Dressing Rooms: NO Dressing Room Capacity Toilets Shower Details Dressing Room P Side 25 1 1 Shower available in disabled toilet subject to availability. Small kitchenette with fridge and hot Dressing Room OP Side Laundry / Wardrobe: Washing Machines Dryers Drying rooms Iron / ironing board Clothes racks 6 25 2 2 water dispenser. (1) 8kg Commercial Washing machine front loader (1) 9kg Commercial Dryer N/A (1) Iron & (1) Ironing Board Page 13 of 15

Production Facilities: Production Desk Production desk can be setup in auditorium with accommodation for 2 people with talkback, desk lighting, DMX for lighting desk or additional display for lighting desk. Production Office No. Limited space available in dressing rooms. Phone Fax Access to phone in Bio Box or Admin office. Yes. Fax Machine in Admin Office. Access to phone for internet access Broadband Internet access available via in house wireless network or hardwired connection. See Technical staff for wireless network key or access to network connection. Greenroom: (Kitchenette in P side Dressing room) Tea / Coffee facilities Fridge / freezer Microwave Running water Stage Door: Access Yes Yes Yes (available in Admin Office) Yes Stage Door is located beside the loading dock. Access during bump-in / out will be controlled by the duty technician. During performance periods the duty technician will control access 90 minutes prior to a performance to 60mins after the completion of the show. ADDITIONAL FACILITIES & INFORMATION Orchestral: (1) Yamaha C7 Grand Piano (Relocation & Tuning at extra cost) (24) Music Stands with sconces (1) Kawai Upright Piano (1) Yamaha P120 Electric Piano Page 14 of 15

VENUE: Venue Contacts: Venue Address 1 Laycock St, Wyoming, NSW, 2250 Venue Postal Address P.O. Box 9083, Wyoming, NSW, 2250 Staff Contacts: Administration Susanne Mutukura Phone Number (02) 43237299 Email Address susanne.mutukura@gosford.nsw.gov.au Fax Number (02) 43234327 Box Office Judy Hopkinson Phone Number (02) 43237299 Email Address judy.hopkinson@gosford.nsw.gov.au Fax Number (02) 43234327 Venue Plans: Venue Plan Available Yes. A PDF can be emailed upon request Venue Section Available Yes. A PDF can be emailed upon request Page 15 of 15