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I am working on a bond issue proposal for our school. This is an intermediate addition for our lighting. The space is a 2000 seat auditorium/theatre with 1500 on the main floor and 500 in the balcony. It had a multi million renovation in 2008 to the facility but most of the dimmers and front light were kept. At this time maintenance isn't a problem. I don't expect the next major renovation to the facility until 2022 at least.
However I would like to try to add about 4 moving fixtures to the first house rail. It's about a 90 foot throw to the stage. Currently hung with 8x12 incandescent fixtures. And we do have a fixed row of LED's that wash color from the front as well as MH6's over the stage.
Because it's a school I have to work with a house plot. The students just aren't capable of rehanging for a show. (mostly due to upper body strength of your average 17 year old theatre kid). So I am putting in for about 4 moving zoom fixtures to fill in gaps and to use as specials. I'd like them to have gobo capability and be able to be zoomed out for area light. I've been asked to spec good but cheap <$2000 per fixture and a professional option with basically $15,000 per fixture limit. I'm leaning toward an LED option.
I would like them to have a life expectancy for the fixture of 10-15 years. It's strange but it's sometimes easier to come up with $40,000 of bond money to buy longer lasting equipment, because we're supported by our voters, than it is to spend $500 to repair a broken fixture with yearly money from the state.
I know I'm a very spoiled high school tech theatre teacher/designer so don't hate.
Thanks for the help
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However I would like to try to add about 4 moving fixtures to the first house rail. It's about a 90 foot throw to the stage. Currently hung with 8x12 incandescent fixtures. And we do have a fixed row of LED's that wash color from the front as well as MH6's over the stage.
Because it's a school I have to work with a house plot. The students just aren't capable of rehanging for a show. (mostly due to upper body strength of your average 17 year old theatre kid). So I am putting in for about 4 moving zoom fixtures to fill in gaps and to use as specials. I'd like them to have gobo capability and be able to be zoomed out for area light. I've been asked to spec good but cheap <$2000 per fixture and a professional option with basically $15,000 per fixture limit. I'm leaning toward an LED option.
I would like them to have a life expectancy for the fixture of 10-15 years. It's strange but it's sometimes easier to come up with $40,000 of bond money to buy longer lasting equipment, because we're supported by our voters, than it is to spend $500 to repair a broken fixture with yearly money from the state.
I know I'm a very spoiled high school tech theatre teacher/designer so don't hate.
Thanks for the help
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