EWCguy
Active Member
I've been doing part-time TD work at the college where I work (in another dept) for the past 15 years. From day one, I recognized that the current location of the control booth for sound and lights was not optimal. The first thing I did was remove the window panes from the front of the booth that prevented easy viewing of the stage and made it impossible to hear live sound. Live sound is still a problem as what I hear in this cave at the top of the house area is very different from what is heard on the floor.
From the stage, this is what you see... just over 520 seats in three sections (you see center and house left seating) on our main level, then two "lecture halls" above (as per house left) which can be curtained-off (as seen house right) making up another 180 seats or so. The control booth is that white/black area between the lecture halls. It sits above the main entrance doors to the house.
What I'd really like to do is to build a control area in the back 3-4 rows of the center seats. It would have to be aesthetically pleasing as well as a little isolated so that communication by the techs isn't disruptive to the audience. From what you see pictured, are there any other ideas for relocating the booth?
Thanks!
~ Aaron
From the stage, this is what you see... just over 520 seats in three sections (you see center and house left seating) on our main level, then two "lecture halls" above (as per house left) which can be curtained-off (as seen house right) making up another 180 seats or so. The control booth is that white/black area between the lecture halls. It sits above the main entrance doors to the house.
What I'd really like to do is to build a control area in the back 3-4 rows of the center seats. It would have to be aesthetically pleasing as well as a little isolated so that communication by the techs isn't disruptive to the audience. From what you see pictured, are there any other ideas for relocating the booth?
Thanks!
~ Aaron