Middlebury College Center For The Arts Dance Theatre
Introduction
Building Contacts
General Information
Introduction
Built in 1992 as part of Middlebury College's Center for the Arts, the Dance Theatre is a unique space. Covering 4,400 square feet, the room serves as the dance program's main classroom and studio, and is a fully equipped theatre as well. Designed as a multi-configuration space, there are only two right angles in the room. As most touring companies prefer a proscenium set-up, the information in this packet focuses on that configuration. Additional information concerning non-proscenium configurations is available upon request.
Building Contacts
Jennifer Ponder, Lighting Designer and Technical Director for Dance
(802) 443-5822
Center for the Arts fax number: (802) 443-2057
General Information
Capacity and Load-in
Auditorium capacity: 145
Load-in point is at stage level through four sets of double doors, 86" high and 53" wide with no center obstruction. The load-in point is a parking area rather than a dock and is unsuitable for a semi-trailer.
Dressing Rooms
There are two choral-type dressing rooms with mirrors, costume hanging racks, sinks, toilets, and shower/tubs. The men's dressing room seats six, the woman's seats twelve. They are on the stage level and have paging monitors. There is a green room with a small kitchen. An iron and ironing board are available.
Stage Dimensions
Proscenium opening: 36'0" wide, 19'0" high
Proscenium depth: 24'0" from plaster line
First audience row: 14'0" from plaster line
Wing space stage right: varies by wing (see floor plan)
Wing space stage left: 9'0"
Grid is on 9'4" centers (see light plot).
There are no flies and no act curtain.
Masking
Wings: There are four sets of soft black legs. A fifth set is hung in an L-shape to provide cross-over masking.
Black traveler hung on a walking track 34'0" upstage of plaster line.
White filled sharkstooth scrim hung on a walking track 34'6" upstage of plaster line.
Black sharkstooth scrim is available, deadhung 3" front of white scrim.
Lighting System
Dimmers
372, dimmer per circuit, ETC 2.4 kw dimmers
Control
ETC Expression: 250 channel, 48 submasters, 400 cues per show. A B/W monitor is available for tech table. This board does not do part cues.
There is no company switch.
Repertory Light Plot
As the theatre is our main teaching studio, technical access is limited. The enclosed repertory plot provides an excellent basis to light most productions. In addition to specials, minor changes in the rep plot are possible. Detailed focus information is available upon request. A company's plot is requested 30 days after contracts are signed. To maximize your tech/dress rehearsal time, color is requested two weeks prior to your arrival. Your plot and color will be in the air upon your arrival.
Inventory of units available as specials
18 Colortran 40 degree @ 1K
5 Colortran 40 degree @ 1K with iris
2 Colortran 20 degree @ 1K
12 Colortran 15/35 degree zoom @ 1K
11 Colortran 25/50 degree mini-zoom @ 500w, iris available
8 Colortran 6" fresnel @ 1K
4 Colortran 8" fresnel @ 2K
Sound System
Amplifiers
6 QSC MX 700 200 watts per channel
Speakers
4 grid mounted Electro-Voice 2220 with fixed S200 EQ. One pair mounted upstage left and right, one pair mounted over audience house left and right. In most cases, additional performer reinforcement is unnecessary, however a speaker can be placed in 2 stage left and right.
Playback
1 Minidisc player
1 Panasonic DAT SV 3700
1 Tascam CD player
1 Technics RST 265 cassette deck (no pitch control)
2 Otari 5050 B II reel to reel 7.5 or 15 IPS with pitch control
Communications
Clear-Com 2 channel system with headset and beltpack. Eight stations.
One-way paging system in dressing room, green room, and connecting hallway
Miscellaneous Items
Stage floor
Robbins Bio-Cushion III, force reduction, resilient floor with a D.I.N. rating of 68. Flat black finish on maple. A Rosco studio floor in black or white is available. No stage screws, nails, jacks, or other hardware applications are allowed.
Crew
Non-union students. Dressers and wardrobe assistants are not available.
Scheduling
All load-in, tech/dress and spacing rehearsals must be arranged around our daily teaching schedules. Typically these calls are held between 6:30 and 10:30pm. Other rehearsals are possible on Saturdays, or by special arrangement.
A second 1600 sq. ft. studio with the same floor at the stage is available for company use, subject to our class schedule.