Hey all,
I am applying for a tech director/theatre manager position at a local high school, as they are building a brand new theatre. As part of my interview, they showed me the site still under construction. The structure is poured, walls and slab are done, and electrical and framing is just going in. It will be a 250-300 seat venue, with low raked seating and a medium sized stage.
But the booth placement is what concerns me. It is about 15-20 feet above the rear of the theatre, and the vantage is way higher than I am used to in any theatre I have worked in.
My two concerns are that you can't set lights from the booth at all, having no "audience" view of the show (I do not know if they have run a DMX port to the seats to plug in a board), and if the lights are low in the theatre, the techs will basically be looking at a reflection of the board and tech table in the the glass of the booth window from that angle.
Do any of you work in a skybooth? Any tips?
I am applying for a tech director/theatre manager position at a local high school, as they are building a brand new theatre. As part of my interview, they showed me the site still under construction. The structure is poured, walls and slab are done, and electrical and framing is just going in. It will be a 250-300 seat venue, with low raked seating and a medium sized stage.
But the booth placement is what concerns me. It is about 15-20 feet above the rear of the theatre, and the vantage is way higher than I am used to in any theatre I have worked in.
My two concerns are that you can't set lights from the booth at all, having no "audience" view of the show (I do not know if they have run a DMX port to the seats to plug in a board), and if the lights are low in the theatre, the techs will basically be looking at a reflection of the board and tech table in the the glass of the booth window from that angle.
Do any of you work in a skybooth? Any tips?
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