Stuart R
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Background: school theatre program with a 24' wide x 16' deep thrust stage plopped at one end of a cafeteria. [There is a proscenium opening behind, and the stage extends another 16' back.] The administration wants us to figure out how to install a movable barrier that would go across the stage apron and mask the stage from the rest of the room. [It is evidently unsightly.] I'm not opposed to the idea, since it would let us do things like paint, hang and cable lights, and do quieter set work while lunch and other activities are in progress in the rest of the room.
The entire room is 120' long and 60' wide, with large timber joists (the bottom chord of roof trusses) spanning the 60' width at 8' intervals, and one of these is in the right spot to hang a curtain track or a motorized screen housing.
The rub is that we'd only be able to mask the middle 50% (30') of the full width, and must leave 15' open on either side open to allow for egress. Further, there is not enough space on either end of the joist to store 3-4' of soft goods hanging from a track, so walk-along curtains are out.
So, we are wondering if a (vertically) retractable vinyl screen or banner would work. The panel would end up being about 30' wide x 14' (visible) tall. There are companies that make motorized projection screens of this size, but we'd want ours printed with graphics, so I guess it'd be more akin to a giant trade show banner? See the attachment for a basic mock-up.
Do any of you have any suggestions on where to start with this search?
Many thanks -
Stuart R in Miami
The entire room is 120' long and 60' wide, with large timber joists (the bottom chord of roof trusses) spanning the 60' width at 8' intervals, and one of these is in the right spot to hang a curtain track or a motorized screen housing.
The rub is that we'd only be able to mask the middle 50% (30') of the full width, and must leave 15' open on either side open to allow for egress. Further, there is not enough space on either end of the joist to store 3-4' of soft goods hanging from a track, so walk-along curtains are out.
So, we are wondering if a (vertically) retractable vinyl screen or banner would work. The panel would end up being about 30' wide x 14' (visible) tall. There are companies that make motorized projection screens of this size, but we'd want ours printed with graphics, so I guess it'd be more akin to a giant trade show banner? See the attachment for a basic mock-up.
Do any of you have any suggestions on where to start with this search?
Many thanks -
Stuart R in Miami