Rosie
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How do you define "state-of-the-art" and "industry standard"? And how can you hope to know what meets the criteria for every area of a theatre?
I'm being asked by the powers that be (and control the money) what needs to be done in our space to bring everything to industry standard as well as what it would take to become state-of-the-art. We host events for a public school district, rent our facility for community events, dance competitions, etc, and bring in small-scale touring productions and concerts for our regular season. Because of the variety of events and size of our space (800 seats), I certainly don't expect what would be considered industry standard for a large arena venue or state-of-the-art for a concert hall would be the same expectation for our venue.
Does anyone happen to know of a resource to compare what is considered current industry standard for different departments as well as the projected direction things are moving for the future? For example, for lighting I know that in the next 10 years, we will likely want to replace many of our conventional fixtures with LEDs. But how do I plan for sound improvements? Rigging innovations?
Is it all just conjecture?
I'm being asked by the powers that be (and control the money) what needs to be done in our space to bring everything to industry standard as well as what it would take to become state-of-the-art. We host events for a public school district, rent our facility for community events, dance competitions, etc, and bring in small-scale touring productions and concerts for our regular season. Because of the variety of events and size of our space (800 seats), I certainly don't expect what would be considered industry standard for a large arena venue or state-of-the-art for a concert hall would be the same expectation for our venue.
Does anyone happen to know of a resource to compare what is considered current industry standard for different departments as well as the projected direction things are moving for the future? For example, for lighting I know that in the next 10 years, we will likely want to replace many of our conventional fixtures with LEDs. But how do I plan for sound improvements? Rigging innovations?
Is it all just conjecture?
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