DeVos Performance Hall

DeVos Performance Hall DeVos Place Grand Rapids, Michigan Technical Manual September 2004 Mailing Address: Phone/Fax: DeVos Performance Hall (616) 742-6600 / (616) 742-6590 303 Monroe NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 www.devosperformancehall.com Facility contacts: Assistant General Manager: (616) 742-6500 Director of Sales: (616) 742-6503 Director of Event Services (616) 742-6508 Stage Manager: (616) 742-6509 Box Office Asst. Manager (616) 742-6511 (do not publish number) Box Office Manager (616) 742-6203 (do not publish number) DeVos Hall Grand Rapids, MI Page 1 4/5/2005

Type of Theatre: Usage: DeVos Performance Hall Technical Specifications Proscenium Broadway, Symphony, Opera, Ballet, Industrials, Meetings, Concerts of all types Seating Information: Continental Seating, (no center aisle) Orchestra seating accessible from 1st floor Mezzanine seating accessible from 2nd and 3rd floors Balcony seating accessible from 4th and 5th floors Seating Color: Dark brown wood with light blue/green (almost gray) upholstery. Handicap seating available orchestra level, row B, access by main lobby, row S, access by elevator from Keeler Lobby Handicap seating available box seats 2nd floor house left 4-7 accessed by elevator house left outer lobby. Physically challenged may reach orchestra level rows A-H house left, or right (no steps). Handicap seating available balcony row K, accessed by elevator from main lobby Capacity: Orchestra Level: 872 Dress Circle: 34 Orch. without pit seats: 796 Box Seats: 37 Mezzanine: 865 Loge: 74 Balcony: 494 Gallery: 28 TOTAL: 2404 Total includes orch. pit seats, and all handicap seating Standard House Policy: No food, drinks, or smoking in seating area. No laser pointers allowed. No photographs or recording devices of any kind allowed. Smoking area outside front doors of theater. Concession Stands are inside Keeler Lobby 1st floor. No tape of any kind allowed for use on walls. No screws, nails, hooks, drilled holes allowed in any lobby walls or floor. Use of strobe lights require posted signs in entrance lobbies. Media not allowed use of sun guns during performances. DeVos Hall Grand Rapids, MI Page 2 4/5/2005

DeVos Hall Outer Lobby: Keeler Lobby: Main entrance to theatre. Entrances from Skyway, Grand Gallery (convention center main concourse), and Monroe Ave. Contains box office, coat checks, and elevators to seating areas on all 5 floors. Inner lobby of theatre - 1st floor - allows access to orchestra level, and mezzanine level. Novelty Sales: Please communicate with your event coordinator about any novelty sales relating to your event. The Building will sell all novelty sales during the run of your event. Commission due to the DeVos Place for Novelty sales is as follows: 6 % sales tax collected off the top, 30% house, 70% artist of net after tax, Emergency Medical Technicians: Will be scheduled and billed for all public events held at DeVos Performance Hall. Grand Rapids Police Will be scheduled and billed on Monroe Street to assist patrons entering for performance(s). Use of helium balloons Must be coordinated through your event coordinator. A charge of $180.00 will be added to your bill for use of helium balloons. Food, Snacks, Alcoholic Beverages: Absolutely no outside food and/or beverages will be served or brought into DeVos. All catering must be provided by the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel. Floorplans, Schedules: All floorplans, of your event must be approved by your event coordinator. Schedules of load-ins, event hours, and load-outs must also be approved and coordinated with your event coordinator. DeVos Place Contact Sheet: General Manager 616-742- 6189 Assistant General Manager 616-742-6515, or 6188 Director of Marketing 616-742-6198 Director of Sales 616-742-6503 Director of Event Services 616-742-6508 Box Office 616-742-6511, or 6203 Stage Manager 616-742-6509 Event Coordinator 616-742-6506 Event Coordinator 616-742-6504 Operations Manager 616-742-6505 (please coordinate your IA labor needs directly with your stage manager or event coordinator.) Stage Door: The back stage entrance is via elevator V15 from the skywalk or through the V15 Elevator Lobby from the outside. This is located on Monroe Ave. just South of the Performance Hall Lobby entrance and box office. DeVos Hall Grand Rapids, MI Page 3 4/5/2005

DeVos Performance Hall Stage Specifications Proscenium Width: 58 0 Proscenium Height: 33 Stage: Edge grain maple, brown stain. 43 plasterline to upstage wall. May be fastened into with lags and stage screws. 3 6 above house floor. No permanent steps from stage to house, portable steps can be arranged for. No traps through stage floor Sprung stage floor Access House from backstage: Stage Left - through door to North West lobby stairwell, Stage Right backstage staircase to lobby stairwell, 2 nd floor. Curved Stage Apron: at center 10 2 to plasterline at procenium 2 11 to plasterline Orchestra Pit: curved 8 9 deep x 65 wide. Screwjack lift. Projection Throw: 85 control booth to plasterline Followspot Throw: 175 spot booth to plasterline. 15 degree from CL spot booths are located at balcony level (5 th floor), (1) house right and (1) house left. (no center spot location) booth power 30 amps, 120 v, single phase booths can accommodate 2 spots per booth House spots (2) @ 1.6K. (2) @ 1K super troopers Stage Left Wing Space: 40 deep x 50 wide x 24 high Stage Right Wing Space: 40 deep x 20 wide House Curtain: Guillotine or traveler. Operates from SR. Guillotine from flyrail, 2nd level. Color: green. Flyrail: Reversed Rail, Double Purchase System. Rail located stage right, 2nd level. Counterweight: available - 37,360 lbs. Capacity of arbors: 1800 lbs. Pipe battens: 1 1/2 ID pipe Length linesets 1-3 - without extensions 60 Length linesets 3-48 without extension 63 5 extensions 5 sets are available. 5 lift lines per lineset Grid: Walking grid above secondary underhung grid. Stage deck to walking grid 80 Rigging steel above walking grid 8 Secondary grid is 4 below walking grid accessible by crawling down through wells. DeVos Hall Grand Rapids, MI Page 4 4/5/2005

Upright sheaves j-bolted to secondary grid for linesets. See lineset schedule for measurements from plasterline. Sheaves are kickable, but limited by obstructions in wells. Welded spreaders and hangers. Hanging points in high steel through wells Well locations: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 L & R Lineset pick-ups: 0, 15, 30 L & R Can rig between house curtain and fire curtain. Walking grid surface: subway grating Linesets: 48 plus valance and main rag. (see attached lineset schedule) Lineset high trim: 71 9 Lineset low trim: 4 0 Winch driven linesets: (1) for orchestra shell ceiling pieces. Orchestra Shell: George Izenour house. Side walls full height of orchestra shell are hinged to proscenium and upstage walls. (see attached lineset schedule.) Shell sidewall does not store flush against the US and DS walls. Cable Picks: To pin rails stage right and left. Pin rails 28 from stage deck. 1 sheave needed to swag cable from end of batten to offstage drop point. 80 sheaves available for setting pick points NOTES: If downstage symphony ceiling is hanging in storage position: linesets 6-10 are unusable. Ceiling can be struck if arranged prior to load-in. Longest length of ceiling is 60, splitting center. If upstage ceiling is in place: linesets 13-48 are unusable. Upstage orchestra ceiling hinges to upstage wall. Will be in closed position except for symphony dates. Obstructions on lineset schedule are listed to give you reference as to which way sheaves may be kicked, and how far. About the grid: cannot rig to secondary underhung grid Primary grid (walking grid) grating is not rated for rigging points. may only be used for cable picks. Rigging must be done from the rigging grid, 8 above the walking grid. Beams run upstage/downstage and are available at center and every 5 feet stage left and stage right. Dead hang rigging points will come down through wells, available at center and every 5 feet stage left and right. Bridle points may pass through subway grate walking grid. *Standard hanging position of soft goods. All rags with the exception of the valence and main rag are stored in hampers and hung during an advance call or load in of an event. DeVos Hall Grand Rapids, MI Page 5 4/5/2005

DeVos Hall Lineset Schedule Line Set Location from Plasterline House Hang length of batton 00 6" VALANCE 60 9"- 11" obstruction 0 1' 6" MAIN RAG 60 1 2' 2" 60 2" 4"- 2' 5" obstruction 2 2' 10" 61 3 3' 6" 63 4 4' 2" 63 5 4' 10" 63 5' 3" - 5' 4" obstruction see notes page 5 6 5' 6" 63 5' 10" - 6' 1" obstruction 7 6' 2" 63 8 6' 10" 63 9 7' 6" BORDER* 63 7' 11" - 8' 2" obstruction 10 8' 3" LEGS* 63 11 9' 1" 63 9' 11" - 10' 1" obstruction 12 10' 3" 11' - 11' 1" obstruction see notes page 5 13 11' 2" 63 14 11' 10" 63 15 12" 6" 63 12' 7" - 12' 8" obstruction 16 13' 2" 63 13' 10" -13' 11" obstruction 17 14' BORDER* 63 18 14' 8" LEGS* 63 19 15' 4" 63 20 15' 10" 63 21 16' 4.5" 63 16' 8"-16' 11" obstruction 22 17' 63 23 17' 8" 63 24 18' 3.5" 63 25 19' 63 19' 7" - 19-8" obstruction 26 19' 8.5" 63 27 20' 4" BORDER* 63 28 21' MIDSTAGE TRAVELER* 63 29 21' 8" 63 22' 5" - 22' 7" obstruction 30 22' 7.5" 63 31 23' 5.5" 63 32 24' 3.5" 63 33 25' 63 25' 2" - 25' 5" obstruction 34 25' 8" BORDER* 63 35 26' 4" LEGS* 63 36 27' 63 37 27' 8" BLACK BACKDROP (4 LEGS)* 63 28' 2" - 28' 3" obstruction 38 28' 4" 63 39 29' 63 40 29' 8" 63 31' - 31' 2" obstruction 41 31' 3 " 63 42 31' 10" 63 43 32' 6" 63 44 33' 2" BORDER* 63 33' 9" - 34' obstruction 45 34' 1" BLACK TRAVELER* 63 46 34' 9" 63 47 35' 5" 63 48 36' 1" CYC* 63 36' 8" - 36' 10" obstruction DeVos Hall Grand Rapids, MI Page 6 4/5/2005

ELECTRICS Power: (1) 500 AMP 3-Phase downstage left (2) 400 AMP 3-Phase downstage left (usual lights) (1) 100 AMP 3-Phase upstage right (1) 200 AMP 3-Phase Roving Transformer UL/UR (usual sound) House Lighting: Control Location: Center FOH in enclosed booth Stage Lighting Control: ETC Expression 3 Console Architectural Control: ETC Unison Dimmers: 240 ETC Sensor, capacity 20 amp 48 channel ETC touring rack Road Transfer: DL / stage pin patch panel DMX transfer: DL Cable distance from SL to FOH booth: 250 DMX available in cove FOH Lighting Positions: 3 rd Cloud (Cove) - 32 circuits transferable DL All FOH fixtures are (34) ETC S4-10 degree not removable from their Box Boom Left 12 circuits transferable DL hanging positions. (12) ETC S4 19 degree (8) ETC S4 26 degree Box Boom Right 12 circuits transferable DL (12) ETC S4 19 degree (8) ETC S4 26 degree Mezzanine Rail 30 circuits, not transferable No permanent fixtures hung here Balcony Rail 18 circuits, not transferable (12) ETC S4 5 degree (6) ETC S4 10 degree Balcony rail fixtures are in 3 groups of: (4) 5 degree and (2) 10 degree. These groups are located (1) at center and the other (2) are 16 feet SL and SR of center. These fixtures cannot be moved or swapped out for other fixture types. General Lighting Instrument Inventory (24) ETC S4 19 degree (92) ETC S4 26 degree (48) ETC S4 36 degree DeVos Hall Grand Rapids, MI Page 7 4/5/2005

Houselights: Fog, Haze, Pyrotechnics: No shore power is available. SOUND House Sound: House Speakers: Components: Control Booth: Typical Amp rack location FOH mix position power: Distance: Intercom: Hearing Impaired system: VIDEO: Projection System: (20) ETC S4 50 degree (4) ETC S4 5 degree barrels (no bodies) (8) ETC S4 10 degree barrels (no bodies) (72) PAR 64 (can do almost all fixtures either narrow or medium, shorter supply of very narrow and wide lamps. (12) Strand 8 Fresnels (8) Strand 4 cell Cyc Light (8) 7 6 Altman MR-16 Mini-Strip (3 circuit, 750 watt per citcuit) (8) PAR 56 Strip (4 circuit, 900 watt per circuit, medium lamps) Dimmable only from control booth Are controlled by the Fire Marshall of the City of Grand Rapids. Inform your stage manager as soon as possible of any special effects your event may require, so proper arrangements can be made. A Grand Rapids pyrotechnics permit is required and must be filed with the city at least two weeks prior to the first show. Control - Yamaha PM 3500-44 channel / 8 out Center Cluster. JBL Component Cabinets Crown Microtech Amplifiers back of orchestra - enclosed booth, or set in back of orchestra level - killing seats 21-29 in Row R. 80 from plasterline, no overhang DSR (road power: (1) 100 A 3-phase, common ground) Or (1) 200A 3-phase roving transformer UL/UR (2-3) 20 amp, (not isolated transformer) Amp racks to FOH 250 (up, over & around) Clearcom 1 channel (assorted beltpacks and stations) dryline interface to all stations house intercom / dressing room paging system available 72.9 Frequency. N 12/x11 Wiliams Sound Headphone (mono) There are (2) 7 x12 (16x9 aspect ratio) front projection screens permanently mounted to the walls directly offstage of the proscenium arch, one on each side of the house. There is (1) 7000 Lumen SXGA 3-CCD DLP projector for each screen permanently mounted into the front of the Dress Circle Seating. There are also (2) 7 x12 (16x9 aspect ratio) rear projection drop- DeVos Hall Grand Rapids, MI Page 8 4/5/2005

down screens in front of the balcony, one on house right and one on house left. There is (1) 5800 Lumen LCD projector for each side that is permanently mounted to the building structure. On/off, balcony screen up/down, and advanced projector control is via the Crestron control panels in the lighting control booth and headend room. Head-end Equipment: There is a video head-end room with patch bay and preview monitor located in the 3 rd floor lobby on the South side of the building. It can be accessed from the stage via the spiral staircase to the fly rail and 3 rd floor exit door. It is the termination point for all of the permanently run video cables and is also the signal processing and generation point for the projection system. There is a 10 x10 space available for temporary production equipment in front of the racks and additional space available behind the racks. Processing is through a Folsom ImagePRO multi-format signal processor to scale the input signal. There is also a Crestron control panel and an LCD preview monitor mounted in the racks. The racks also contain Magenta Research AV receivers that can be patched into transmitters located at camera locations via lowskew Cat5 cables. There are (5) portable transmitters for RGBHV and (5) portable transmitters for composite video. In addition, there is one portable receiver that can be located at any of the locations for signal output. Please call your stage manager and discuss the best format in which to produce anything that might be played over the inhouse system. 3x4 video masked to 16x9 seems to be the best. Camera Locations: There are cable runs from various locations in the theatre to the head-end room. Each location has a box containing (1) triax cable, (2) audio tie lines, (2) low-skew Cat5e cables, and (2) Cat6 cables. Each location has a 120V 20A duplex outlet from the same electrical service as the projectors and head-end room. Camera locations are: Gallery A (4 th floor, North side) Gallery B (4 th floor, South side) Mezzanine A North (2 nd floor, front of the Mezz.) Mezzanine A South (2 nd floor, front of the Mezz.) Dress Circle North (2 nd floor, close to the stage) Dress Circle South (2 nd floor, close to the stage) Control Booth*+ (back of orchestra) Stage Left (upstage side of proscenium wall) Stage Right (upstage side of proscenium wall) Upstage Right (back wall of theatre, stage right) *Control booth box has (1) additional triax cable. +There are (4) audio tie lines from the sound console to the patch bay in the head-end room DeVos Hall Grand Rapids, MI Page 9 4/5/2005

Projector Locations: In addition to the camera locations, there are two locations with boxes containing (2) low-skew Cat5e cables and (2) Cat6 cables. Each location has a 120V 20A duplex outlet from the same electrical service as the projectors and head-end room. These were designed as locations for additional projectors, but in actuality any of the camera or projector locations can be used as inputs or outputs depending on if a transmitter or receiver is used and the patch. Locations are: Control Booth (back of orchestra) Upstage Center (on back wall of theatre at center) Keeler Lobby Monitors: LOADING: Loading Dock: Parking passes, truck storage: There are (2) 40 WXGA LCD monitors (16x9 aspect ratio) permanently installed near the steps to the back of the orchestra seating on either side of the inner lobby. They are typically used for lockout video after the performance begins. There is a 3-CCD camera and stereo microphone mounted in front of the control booth that provide image and sound for these screens. On/off and volume control is via the Crestron control panel in the lighting control booth. (2) Truck docks and (1) vehicle ramp from street level up to dock level are located on Lyon St. between DeVos place and the Amway Grand Hotel. The push to center stage is 390 feet. Coordinate your loading Dock needs with your DeVos Place contact ASAP. You must arrange outside staging for trucks and plan for staggered load in times. Forklift is available if requested in advance Parking is extremely limited around the DeVos Place. Please coordinate very closely with your stage manager. Trucks may need to be marshaled across the street, depending on the size of your load-in, and other events in DeVos Place. Please obtain parking passes from your stage manager if using alternate staging location. Cars or trucks parked in loading zones, or without appropriate passes will be subject to tickets or towing DRESSING ROOMS: Dressing rooms are located directly outside the stage right door A (2) Makeup stations, 9-3 x 10 6 Attached wheelchair accessible bathroom with 1 Toilet, 1 Shower, 1 Sink B 2 Makeup Stations, 9-3 x 10-9 DeVos Hall Grand Rapids, MI Page 10 4/5/2005

Attached wheelchair accessible bathroom with 1 Toilet, 1 Shower, 1 Sink C 2 Makeup Stations, 9-3 x 10-2 Attached wheelchair accessible bathroom with 1 Toilet, 1 Shower, 1 Sink D 2 Makeup Stations, 7-0 x 10-5 Attached wheelchair accessible bathroom with 1 Toilet, 1 Shower, 1 Sink E 8 Makeup Stations, 14-7 x 17-9 Attached bathroom with 2 Toilets (1 wheelchair accessible), 2 Showers (1 wheelchair accessible), and 2 Sinks F 8 Makeup Stations, 14-7 x 17-9 Attached bathroom with 2 Toilets (1 wheelchair accessible), 2 Showers (1 wheelchair accessible), and 2 Sinks G 8 Makeup Stations, 14-2 x 15-11 Attached bathroom with 2 Toilets (1 wheelchair accessible), 2 Showers (1 wheelchair accessible), and 2 Sinks ***Usual Company Management office*** Women s chorus room: Men s chorus room: Green Room: Multipurpose Room: H 9 Makeup Stations, 12-6 x 21-9 Attached bathroom with 2 Toilets (1 wheelchair accessible), 2 Showers (1 wheelchair accessible), and 2 Sinks ***Usual Stage Management Office *** Lower level at bottom of stairs stage right. Comfortably can seat 16-20 cast members. Bathroom and shower facilities are sufficient to operate as chorus room. Lower level stage right access to stage only. Dressing room is far stage left, must walk through trap room under the stage. Cast members will walk past theatre support storage area to arrive at dressing room. Comfortably can seat 16-20 cast members. bathroom and shower facilities are sufficient to operate as chorus room. Lower Level, directly across corridor from Men s Chorus Room. 25 x 45 with a 7 ceiling. Empty room, can be used for overflow dressing room space or storage. No water, mirrors, or bathrooms. 78 x 50 - Frequently used for shared catering / wardrobe and hair room. Lower level. At bottom of stairs stage right, around corner, and down ramp. Elevator access to scene shop and dressing room corridor. No water, mirrors, or bathrooms. (2) washer, (2) dryer Available up ramp and around corner from multipurpose room. padlocked for use by touring productions only. No charge for use DeVos Hall Grand Rapids, MI Page 11 4/5/2005

Musician s Locker Room: Scene Shop: of washer/dryer, but user groups are responsible for any repairs. Please arrange for use prior to event. A number of wardrobe racks are available for use. Irons, steamers, and ironing boards are not available in house. Lower level at bottom of stairs stage right. Contains symphony lockers. No water, mirrors, or bathrooms. 110 x 28. Located 25 feet outside of the SR stage door. Minimum door size from scene shop to stage is 19 9 tall x 10 0 wide. Minimum corridor width between shop and stage is 9 8 wide. Shop has two dual-tub utility sinks and a mop sink. All rates for labor, equipment etc. are subject to change without notice. DeVos Hall Grand Rapids, MI Page 12 4/5/2005

STAGEHAND LABOR I.A.T.S.E. Labor: DeVos Performance Hall, and IATSE Local 26 have a signed labor Agreement. The Agreement is very comprehensive, please coordinate your needs as specifically as possible with your event contact. Listed below is a brief synopsis of the contract. Please contact your event coordinator for current applicable rates. Performance Rate : 3 1/2 hours, inclusive of 1/2 hour prior to schedule start time. All other show hours will be paid at their applicable hourly rate. Conditions: Between 12am-8am: Performance events: time and one half will be paid Industrial events: two times the regular hourly rate will be paid. After eight hours in one day, (excluding performance rate hours), time and one half will be paid. Employees will be paid one full hour at applicable hourly rate, for any fraction of an hour worked. Meal penalty will be incurred after five hours. One regular hour of pay, in addition to their current rate of pay, will be paid hourly, until meal break is provided. 6 hour turn-around - (an employee working without six hours between calls for the same event will continue to be treated as working overtime for the duration of the work day until such time as he/she receives a break of at least six hours.) Performance Events: Four hour minimum Load-in, Four hour minimum Load-out. Industrial events: Four hour minimum Load-in, stagehands who work the event, then go directly into the Load-out will be paid at their applicable hourly rate until load-out is complete, all other conditions apply. Stagehands who are called back to do a load-out only will be paid a four hour minimum. If any theatrical, or musical production is filmed, taped or broadcast for any commercial purpose, those employees will receive additional wages equal to the wages each received (double time) for working the portion taped. (Whether based on straight time, overtime rate, or performance rate.) Holiday pay is two times the straight time hourly rate for all hours worked, (or two times the straight time performance rate in the event of a performance.) Stagehands called by department will work as assigned to departments only. For DeVos Performance Hall any work on the grid is considered rigging. DeVos Performance Hall will have a Head Carpenter, Head Electrician, and Head Sound assigned to all events. DeVos Performance Hall will have a department head for each department that has equipment in use, i.e., Props, Wardrobe, Projection, Carpentry, Electrics, Sound, etc. The Head Electrician and Head Sound positions in DeVos Hall are booth positions and can not run deck cues during the performance. Truck Loaders are a separate department, and do not cross department lines. Likewise, hands do not unload or load vehicles. A department head will not be assigned to the truck loading department. Loaders will be paid the hand rate, subject to the four hour minimums and other conditions listed. DeVos Performance Hall and the Union will honor all yellow card attractions. DeVos Hall Grand Rapids, MI Page 13 4/5/2005