MarshallPope
Well-Known Member
So, today I went to the first show (The Wiz) in my old high school's brand-new PAC. A few thoughts:
There are only 1061 seats, but 1600 students. How does this make sense?
Fluorescent house lights. Again, who thought of this? The fixtures look nice. 4" tubes pointing down. But WHY are there not dimmable incandescents in them? I cringed each time the lights were turned off and the (100?) fixtures flickered off.
The video production sound board was positioned at the back of the orchestra section. For light, they had a chunky LED flashlight on a mic stand. Made me laugh.
Sound: Ugh. I'm not sure if it was the system or an idiot at the board, but it was impossible to understand a good bit of the songs. WAY too much distorted midrange.
Mics taped to faces. My new pet peeve.
Fly system: Double purchase with 5 or 6 motorized linesets. I'm assuming that they are for the electrics, but I have yet to go up to the flyrail to check it out. When the Emerald City gates came in, the batten was visible. I'm not sure if there just wasn't enough fly space or what.
Orchestra pit lift. I'm jealous. Period. I wish my university PAC had one... that would save so much work...
Lighting: Ion system with 2 fader wings. I was only able to briefly look at it. The lighting for the show was decent, but I definitely expected more flash for the premier production.
Floor Pockets: More than enough. Along the cyc line, there are 7 boxes, each with 3 stage pins, DMX on some, 2 XLR's, and 2 edisons. There are quite a few clearcom outlets backstage, at video camera positions, at auditorium entrances, etc.
-In case anyone is interested, here is the grand opening press release. I highly doubt the "115 moving light fixtures throughout the theatre space" so I'm not sure exactly how accurate it is, but anyway...
...LINK...
Anyway, just a few thoughts. I am going to see the show again tomorrow, so I'm sure I will have a few more thoughts...
There are only 1061 seats, but 1600 students. How does this make sense?
Fluorescent house lights. Again, who thought of this? The fixtures look nice. 4" tubes pointing down. But WHY are there not dimmable incandescents in them? I cringed each time the lights were turned off and the (100?) fixtures flickered off.
The video production sound board was positioned at the back of the orchestra section. For light, they had a chunky LED flashlight on a mic stand. Made me laugh.
Sound: Ugh. I'm not sure if it was the system or an idiot at the board, but it was impossible to understand a good bit of the songs. WAY too much distorted midrange.
Mics taped to faces. My new pet peeve.
Fly system: Double purchase with 5 or 6 motorized linesets. I'm assuming that they are for the electrics, but I have yet to go up to the flyrail to check it out. When the Emerald City gates came in, the batten was visible. I'm not sure if there just wasn't enough fly space or what.
Orchestra pit lift. I'm jealous. Period. I wish my university PAC had one... that would save so much work...
Lighting: Ion system with 2 fader wings. I was only able to briefly look at it. The lighting for the show was decent, but I definitely expected more flash for the premier production.
Floor Pockets: More than enough. Along the cyc line, there are 7 boxes, each with 3 stage pins, DMX on some, 2 XLR's, and 2 edisons. There are quite a few clearcom outlets backstage, at video camera positions, at auditorium entrances, etc.
-In case anyone is interested, here is the grand opening press release. I highly doubt the "115 moving light fixtures throughout the theatre space" so I'm not sure exactly how accurate it is, but anyway...
...LINK...
Anyway, just a few thoughts. I am going to see the show again tomorrow, so I'm sure I will have a few more thoughts...