FPA - Auditorium Technical Information

KEVIN HOLLY  847-327-7059
Technical Theatre Coordinator

Here is a view of our stage from the balcony. The prosceniuum opening is 60 feet wide and 18 feet tall.

This is taken from the auditorium balcony.

This is the Soundcraft K2- 24 channel mixing console that we use for just about all of our sound applications. To its left is the double-rack of audio equipment. The booth monitor speakers are visible hanging above the mixer. This is the ETC Insight III lighting console. It features 108 submasters, two faders for cue control (near the center), and the ability to record about 600 cues, using any and all of our 192 circuits. Effects, groups, and selectable screen displays are some of the other features.

This is the catwalk in our auditorium. It contains 42 circuits, and is mostly filled with ETC Source Four 19 degree ellipsoidals for frontlight and PAR 64s for worklight.

These are the Colortran ENR dimmer racks. We have 192 dimmers, dimmer per circuit. To the right is the cabinet where we store our gels, and the stairs on the far right side of the picture lead to the catwalk.

This is the fly rail for the Auditorium counterweight system. There are 29 battens, numbered with 1 being the grand curtain (farthest downstage), and 29 being the Cyc (farthest upstage). In between battens 18 & 19 is a winch used to lift heavy objects. Four battens are electrics. There are also four travelers, four borders, and three sets of legs. Normally open are battens 5, 6, 8, 13, 15, 19, 21, 26 and 27.  They can be used for various purposes from hanging drops or for rigging purposes.

Auditorium seating chart