thelatinist
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About four years ago I inherited the position of tech director at a small boarding school with only a little high school theater tech to recommend me. As the most technologically savvy member of the faculty, I was the default choice when the previous tech director left. Since then I've been learning on the job and reading voraciously, trying to get up to speed.
About our theater:
Built eight years ago in an existing space, but professionally designed.
Smallish stage with hardly any wings to speak of.
Moveable seating.
Piping above the house for theater in the round.
Lighting:
Strand C21 Dimmer Rack with 96 20-amp channels, single processor
10 Coemar 250-Watt moving heads (4 spot, 6 wash) useful mostly for lighting effects at school dances, etc.
Compulite VectorOrange lighting console
Altman Shakespeares, 8" Fresnels, and (shudder) StarPars
Sound:
Crown amps
JBL speakers
Sure Beta mics
6 Sennheiser wireless belt packs
2 Sennheiser handhelds
24-channel mixer
JBL PA
JBL 48-band GE
JBL digital effects rack that we've never used because of buzz
I've got great student techies and an excellent student stage manager.
I'm sure there are other things I'm forgetting, but those are the basics.
ETA: Oh, and a Clear-Com wired intercom.
About our theater:
Built eight years ago in an existing space, but professionally designed.
Smallish stage with hardly any wings to speak of.
Moveable seating.
Piping above the house for theater in the round.
Lighting:
Strand C21 Dimmer Rack with 96 20-amp channels, single processor
10 Coemar 250-Watt moving heads (4 spot, 6 wash) useful mostly for lighting effects at school dances, etc.
Compulite VectorOrange lighting console
Altman Shakespeares, 8" Fresnels, and (shudder) StarPars
Sound:
Crown amps
JBL speakers
Sure Beta mics
6 Sennheiser wireless belt packs
2 Sennheiser handhelds
24-channel mixer
JBL PA
JBL 48-band GE
JBL digital effects rack that we've never used because of buzz
I've got great student techies and an excellent student stage manager.
I'm sure there are other things I'm forgetting, but those are the basics.
ETA: Oh, and a Clear-Com wired intercom.