: Technical Specs

Stage and Backstage Facilities

For additional information contact Memorial Auditorium Technical Director Mickey Hipp at (423) 757-7534 phone, (423) 757-5326 fax, or hipp_m@mail.chattanooga.gov.

 

FLY SYSTEM:

HOUSE CURTAIN: Operates as a guillotine or traveler from SL deck.

RIGGING SYSTEM:

Type: Single and double purchase counterweight
Weight: 100,000 lbs. available
Line Sets: 39 sets of double purchase, 13 sets of single purchase.  Each set has 7 lines.
Arbors: Double purchase arbors have 3,500 lb. capacity.  Single purchase arbors have 1,400 lb. capacity.
House Pipes: 73'-6" long
Hemp sets are operated from SR fly floor. 40 spot wheels and 10,000 ft. of hemp available.

ELECTRICS ON STAGE:

OVER STAGE (All dimensions are from smoke pocket):

Four electrics (4) at 6'-4", 16'-8", 26'-1", and 37'-1". Each electric has 32 dimmer circuits and 2 non-dim circuits. Each electric has two receptacles. Each receptacle is 3-pin stage type. Each circuit has a 20 amp load capacity.

ON DECK: None

ORCHESTRA PIT:

There is a hydraulic-lift orchestra pit which is adjustable from basement level to stage level. Pit length is 59'-2". Pit width is 14'-8" at its widest point, 9'-7" at ends. Pit area is 730 sq.ft.

STAGE:

Memorial Auditorium features a proscenium stage with floating oak surface. Stage is 44 ft. deep from curtain line to rear wall, 97 ft. wide from fly rail to fly rail, and 65 ft. high from stage deck to grid.

Stage apron height from front orchestra seating level is 4'-0".
The proscenium opening is 81'-7" wide by 30'-2" high.

LOADING DOCK:

Loading ramp is on west side of the Auditorium at stage right.
Loading Door: 14'-0" high by 11-6" wide
Loading Dock: Dock is 42" high. Two semi trailers may be parked side by side at one time.

DRESSING ROOMS:

All dressing rooms are on basement level, accessible to stage by elevator and stairs. There are four (4) "star" rooms and four (4) chorus rooms (capacity for 16 per room). All dressing rooms have toilets and showers, lighted vanity mirrors, carpeting, electrical outlets, and individual temperature controls.

Adjacent to the dressing rooms is a green room/show office with kitchenette, wardrobe room with washer and dryer, and rehearsal room/dance studio with mirrored walls, floating wood floor and ballet barre.

Also on basement level is a 9,500 sq.ft. general purpose area that can be used for prop storage, crew catering or meet and greets.

HOUSE SOUND:

CONSOLE:

Yamaha PM1800-24
24 channel input - 8 group masters inputs
4 matrix outputs
6 auxiliary send outputs
8 channel mute selection

SPEAKERS:

3 house clusters (left, right, center)
2 balcony delayed clusters (left, right)
25 under balcony support speakers
38 stage apron support speakers

COMMUNICATIONS:

Audex Hearing Impaired System
Dressing room monitor and page system
Intercom System: Telex Clear-Com System with 12 belt packs and headsets

HOUSE COCKPIT:

Located left of center, orchestra seating area
86 ft. from stage apron
Size: 8 ft. deep by 16 ft. wide
Location is permanent

HOUSE ELECTRICS:

FOLLOWSPOTS:

4 Xenon Super Troupers
Located in upper balcony booth
Not removable

LIGHTING CONSOLES:

Strand Light Palette 3 (Not Portable)
Strand Light Board M (Portable)

FRONT OF HOUSE:

Catwalk 1: 62' to stage
32 Dimmer circuits, 2 Non-Dim circuits
Catwalk 2: 45' to stage
25 Dimmer circuits, 2 Non-Dim circuits
Box Boom 1: 21' to stage
8 Dimmer circuits each side
Box Boom 2: 37' to stage
8 Dimmer circuits each side