Building a prompt desk!

[Oobleck1441]

So I ahev decided..
I will take on the daunting task of building a prompt desk,
in lew of trying to make our theatre a little nicer, adn smoother running.
Problem... I have no idea what to include in it..
yeah the basics like a some lights, some locking cabinets. ect..
So anyone have any ideas, or some cool things they know about?
Or maybe a website with somthing about a prompt desk?
Just somthing to ease teh process!
thanks for anything!
Oobleck1441

[Footer]

Originally Posted by Oobleck1441

So I ahev decided..
I will take on the daunting task of building a prompt desk,
in lew of trying to make our theatre a little nicer, adn smoother running.
Problem... I have no idea what to include in it..
yeah the basics like a some lights, some locking cabinets. ect..
So anyone have any ideas, or some cool things they know about?
Or maybe a website with somthing about a prompt desk?
Just somthing to ease teh process!
thanks for anything!
Oobleck1441

a good little light and a few built in monitors for stage views, cue light controls, house light panics, paging system, clearcom power supply.... what all do you want to control?

[Oobleck1441]

Originally Posted by Footer4321

a good little light and a few built in monitors for stage views, cue light controls, house light panics, paging system, clearcom power supply.... what all do you want to control?

Have any ideas about shape or construction.. I want to try to make this portable somehow.. if not thats okay.. just wondering since your my first reply!

[Hughesie]

why is your text centred?

[Oobleck1441]

Originally Posted by Hughesie89

why is your text centred?

Becuase I centered it.. should I not??

[Chaos is Born]

Well mobile is simple... put wheels on it... (obvious...) But all your connections if you can manage to get a snake that has a single connection to your board (yes a semi-large connection) that would work the best, our prompt station has clear-com control, some sound control if you need it, can also be used as a presentation podium. Microphone included (the mic can be used for presentaions or in clear com as well.)

[icewolf08]

For our SM, we have a small rack that carries Clear-Com Base, cue light control, and little lights, probably like an 8U rack or something. It connects to the system via Whirlwind snake, and we have drops for it in the booth, at the tech tables and on stage left.

As for the table itself, in the booth we have a standard office type desk. Good work surface and plenty of storage. For tech, or tables are basically plywood laid over the seats in the house. I have been working on building them better... For the ASM's backstage, or if the SM calls a show from backstage we have two podiums (one SL and one SR). They have a monitor stand and place for a script, and inside we keep things like spike tape, first aid kit, etc.

[Oobleck1441]

Originally Posted by icewolf08

For our SM, we have a small rack that carries Clear-Com Base, cue light control, and little lights, probably like an 8U rack or something. It connects to the system via Whirlwind snake, and we have drops for it in the booth, at the tech tables and on stage left.
As for the table itself, in the booth we have a standard office type desk. Good work surface and plenty of storage. For tech, or tables are basically plywood laid over the seats in the house. I have been working on building them better... For the ASM's backstage, or if the SM calls a show from backstage we have two podiums (one SL and one SR). They have a monitor stand and place for a script, and inside we keep things like spike tape, first aid kit, etc.

Best help so far! Thanks for the input. Yeah I think I'm just going to scrap the mobile and just get a nice office desk and add what we would like to it. Thanks again!

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Originally Posted by Oobleck1441

Best help so far! Thanks for the input. Yeah I think I'm just going to scrap the mobile and just get a nice office desk and add what we would like to it. Thanks again!

My question to you, as an SM what info is important to you? Also, what equiptment do you currently have in your theatre, as in is it possible to get a FOH camera feed, a conductor cam, do you have cue lights, do you have a lighting console capable of outputing a video feed?

[gafftaper]

I'm really excited about the night vision video monitor system I'm putting in my new theater for the stage manager. It's quite reasonably priced to do. Do a search and you'll find the thread where it was discussed.