BYRON TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS JUNE 2013
VENUE OVERVIEW A studio style theatre with a capacity of 246, this venue is as pleasurable for performers as it is for the audience. The theatre is an ideal space for intimate live theatre, acoustic concerts, comedy, public lectures and seminars. AUDITORIUM SEATING Ampitheatre style seating laid out in three banks Capacity 246 PRODUCTION POSITIONS House seating can be retracted to facilitate production equipment and operation, except rears. Any removal of seating must be confirmed prior to tickets going on sale. ACCESS FOR SCENERY Access to back stage is off Fletcher St on the eastern side of the building Loading option Door 2, off Fletcher St: width 183 cm / height 260 cm. PLEASE NOTE: Access is via street access only, there is no loading bay parking available. FIRE SAFETY All scenery and staging elements must be adequately flame proofed. No naked flame eg candles etc ELECTRICAL SAFETY All electrical equipment must display a current Test Tag. DIMENSIONS The theatre from wall to wall is 21m wide and 16m deep. STAGE DEPTH Centre front setting line to upstage centre 2.5m Prompt & OP setting line to upstage centre 5m to Prompt L R 5m to OP Green Room Loading Bay
STAGE WIDTH Prompt wall to OP wall widest point beyond setting line 21m Centre setting line frontage 6.3m Prompt and OP setting line frontage 3.5m to Prompt Usuable Stage front row to back curtain 7m x 7m Back wall to front row 8.9m x 7m STAGE SURFACE Rake Nil Material - Timber Upstage wings concrete All flush 12 x black masonite flooring sheets (2450 x 1200mm) 6m x 5m area STAGE HEIGHT From floor to underside of lighting catwalk 65m From floor to ceiing Lowest point: 10.4m Highest point: 11m Prompt wall opening (to backstage area) Curtains OP wall opening (to backstage area) Curtains From floor to underside balcony level 40.6m STAGE DRAPES THEATRE MASKING Black wool drapes are provided to all exposed areas of the side and stage walls FRONT CURTAIN Black wool drapes on all theatre entrance doors (4 access doors, ground and level 1) STAGE MANAGEMENT CONTROL FACILITIES Talkback communication to all production areas: 1x Leon Main Station (the Leon) Clearcom & Jands compatible 3x Leon DTB/r talkback sub stations beltpacks 3 x Beyer Dynamic DT 108 headsets Front of house announce microphone Cue light system
SOUND FACILITIES LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM The (FOH) speaker system consists of five Nexo GEO speakers, and 1 x Quest Duall 18 sub. All Nexo speakers are flown from the fixed grid and provide coverage to the entire venue. The system can be run as a left, centre, right system. The (STAGE MONITORS) speaker system consists of 5 x Nexo PS10 speakers. 8 x MONTARBO MN250A theatre 5.1 surround speakers (REAR L & R) Ancillary PA: 1 x Yamaha MG 166 CX 16 channel Mixing Console 2 x 400w powered 15 JBL speakers with stands 1 x Stagepass 400i portable PA with stands 2 x EV S200 powered loudspeakers DRIVE AND CONTROL Amplification is housed in single rack in the tech bay (biobox). 2 x Camco D series amps powering the left right and centre (FOH) speakers. 1 x Nexo Amp NXAMP 4 x 1 (STAGE MONITORS) System processing is handled through 2 x Nexo analogue TD Controllers. 1 x York 4 Channel analogue Matrix MIXING CONSOLE Allen & Heath Z32 analogue console -3 2 mono, 2 stereo, 4 groups, 6 aux, 2 stereo returns, L, R, Mono sum PLAYBACK / PROCESSING 1 x Klark Teknik DN360 Dual Band EQ. (FOH) 2 x T.C. Electronics Multi FX. M-one 2 x DBX Compressor/Gate (SYSTEM PROTECTION) 3 x DBX 1231 Graphic Equaliser Dual Band. (STAGE MONITORS etc) 1 x Denon DN-C615. CD/MP3 Player 1 x Panasonic DVD/CD?Video NU-VP31 1 x Violet Audio ADP 61 Studio A/N Preamp Decoder MICROPHONES 7 X SHURE SM 58 6 X SHURE SM 57 1 X SHURE BETA 52A 2 x C214 condensor mics (AKG) 2 x C451B condenser mics (AKG) 1 x AKG hand held radio mic 5 x ACTIVE DIRECT boxes 1 x AUDIO TECHNICA Lecturn Microphone
MIC STANDS & LECTURN 13 X tall boom stands 7 x small boom stands 4 x desk mic stands (Banquet style) SPEAKER TRIM HEIGHT Bottom of speaker to stage height 4m CABLING INFRASTRUCTURE 1 x WHIRLWIND MEDUSA MULTICORE 48/10 x 45m between the stage and control room XLR connectors are used throughout Ethernet runs and Wiifi are available AUDIO POWER Audio power runs available to stage from separate 10 amp audio circuits. LIGHTING FACILITIES MAIN LIGHTING CONTROL DESK 1 x 48 Channel JANDS ESP 1448 analogue lighting console DMX RETICULATION Two runs of DMX are available to areas further detailed on the lighting plan Run A is used for venue lighting and run B is available for toured equipment. DIMMERS Analogue dimmers: 3 x 12 channel dimmer racks Connected to 32amp 3 Phase power sockets located in gantries Analogue to digital conversion via DMX cable LIGHTING GRID TOTAL AVAILABLE DIMMERS: 36 A fixed grid provides for three bridges. Bridges are numbered from 1 PS to 60 OP. Four lighting gantries are located between the bridges. SUB PATCH CABLING 60 X sub patch circuits are evenly distributed around the three bridges.
5 x 4 sub patch circuits are in parallel on either side of level 1. 7 x 4 sub patch circuits are in parallel on either side of stage level. All sub patch circuits terminate in the dimmer room patch bay. GANTRY PATCH PANELS Each lighting gantry has a patch panel located next to local dimmer, with sub patch circuits evenly distributed along the gantry. Two centre gantries have 15 x sub patch circuits Two side gantries have 15 x sub patch circuits SPECIAL EFFECT CIRCUITS N/A LUMINAIRE ALLOCATION TUNGSTEN: 11 x Pro Par 64 1kw cans 2 x Pacific zoom spots 6 x 2.1kw compact fennel 6 x 650w Fresno 3 x 600w Profiles (1 fixed spot) 4 x 750W Profiles (IRIS & SOBO HOLDERS) LED: 16 x Proshop Quad 18/Par740 LED RGBW 1 x Proshop LIQUID LED 2 x Proshop EA 3092 SUPER FLOWER 2 x Proshop EA 3080 MEGA FLOWER 10 x Proshop EA 8080 LED strips (6 STRIPS ON CURTAIN LINE/4 STRIPS MOBILE) 1 x Proshop MIRROR BALL & 2 x Proshop LED PINSPOTS LIGHTING POWER 4 x 3 Phase power is distributed to all portable dimmer locations, located in gantries (NOTE: 3 X DEDICATED OUTLETS FOR DIMMER RACKS) 1 additional outlet located at Gantries level 32 amp 5 pin A/V & PROJECTION FACILITIES 1 x Mitsubishi UD 8400U HD Projector (LOCATED IN MAIN AUDITORIUM) 9 x 4.5m Perforated Screen motor driven (LOCATED IN MAIN AUDITORIUM) 1 x BENQ SP831 Projector (LOCATED IN MAIN AUDITORIUM) 2 x Blueray Players: TCL and LG 1 x LENOXX DVD Player 1x Panasonic DVD/Vidoe Tape Player 1 x Macpro & ADAPTORS
DRESSING ROOMS & FACILITIES 1 Dressing room (Green Room) comprising 1 shower, 1 basin, 1 toilet, 2 make-up mirrors, 1 fulllength mirror, 1 fridge, 1 microwave, portable stereo system/cd player