Uncle Dirtnap
Active Member
A few months back the high school I volunteer at put on Forever Plaid. We built these clever LED lighting towers - 15 feet high, 2 feet wide,1/2 ply backing, built very light - they are maybe 60lbs a piece. We overbuilt the bases: we had the wood and space, and the guy building them made 5ft x 2 ft 'sleds' out of 3/4 ply, mounted to the backs with 10' 2x4 jacks linking them. Complete overkill, but we had the room.
The play has been selected to play again at the state Thespian conference, but the theatre we are going to be in is smaller - mainly, we have about 1/2 as much depth to the stage and I need to figure out the minimum amount of space I need for safety and stability. They need to be free standing, and actors go between them.
Are there any rules of thumb for those calculations? It would propably be the same for traditional jacks, but I can't find any of the info in my ancient college theatre textbooks.
Thanks!
-rj
The play has been selected to play again at the state Thespian conference, but the theatre we are going to be in is smaller - mainly, we have about 1/2 as much depth to the stage and I need to figure out the minimum amount of space I need for safety and stability. They need to be free standing, and actors go between them.
Are there any rules of thumb for those calculations? It would propably be the same for traditional jacks, but I can't find any of the info in my ancient college theatre textbooks.
Thanks!
-rj