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Old December 27th, 2008, 06:11 PM
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Default If you could change one thing about your theatre...

What would it be?

For me, it would be more backstage area (both vertical space and depth) for scenery and a fly system.
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Old December 27th, 2008, 07:13 PM
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I would do the exact same, more depth and height for more fly space than just our electrics and teasers...
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I'd like a 1st FoH LX that was useful for something. It's 2' down and 5' above the pros.
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Oh God. Where do I start?
I guess it would be the ability to control the houselights from the light desk.
More storage space would be nice too.
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Default Re: If you could change one thing about your theatre...

Two words...More power. I have no 220v and in a 900 seat house I have 89 working dimmers.
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Default Re: If you could change one thing about your theatre...

First I would want a real shop. Preferably off site. Then we can move on to Loading doors......
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Default Re: If you could change one thing about your theatre...

So hard to choose just one. But if I had to, I'd say to cut our apron down to normal size. A number of years ago, a past director built a 10' extension onto the apron cutting out into the pit space, so now it's nearly impossible to provide back or side light downstage, and the angle from the FOH pipe is extremely high and difficult to hit. Take it back down to a normal 4' off the proscenium and I will be reasonably content.
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I would have setup the sound system in stereo, instead of current mono setup.
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I'd add another 10' of height to my studio space. Getting an nice even wash with a 10' throw (insert slow whistful headshake here) . . .
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Default Re: If you could change one thing about your theatre...

...it would still be a pile.

I'm not sure whether I'd want a fly system or new dimmers or a shop or a new sound system or better FOH lighting positions or more working fixtures or screw drivers or a hammer or working cordless drills or a locking booth window or the 9 mics we've had stolen or more circuits or a real cyc or real house seats or house lights or a proscenium arch that wasn't reflective laminated wood.
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