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Technical Information  


Table of Contents

  CONTACT INFORMATION
  THEATRE FACILITIES
  STAGE RIGGING
  LIGHTING SYSTEM
  AUDIO AND VIDEO


Links to Other Information

  THEATRE & ROOM REQUEST FORM
  POLICIES FOR USE OF JOHNSON AND HENNESSY THEATRES
  GUIDELINES FOR STUDENT PRODUCTIONS IN THE HENNESSY THEATRE
  JOHNSON THEATRE SEATING CHART


General Information

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) regulations must be followed as safety guidelines for all operations. See "Policies for Use of Johnson and Hennessy Theatres" for further information. The Johnson Theatre is not a union house.   Production crews are trained students.
 


Contact Information for Tenants


Address

  Paul Creative Arts Center
  University of New Hampshire
  30 Academic Way
  Durham, NH 03824-3538


Scheduling

Michael Wood Office (603) 862-3038
  Fax (603) 862-0298
     
Theatre Technician and Front of House
Robert Henry Office (603) 862-2560
  Backstage (603) 862-3049
     
Celebrity Series
Mary DeTurk Office (603) 862-3242
  Fax (603) 862-3155

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Theatre Facilities

Loading

  Loading dock height 4 ft
  Loading door dimensions 12 ft wide x 10 ft high
  SL shop door dimensions 20 ft wide x 15 ft high
     

Parking for trucks and busses must be arranged through the producing agent, not the Theatre Technician.  The loading dock is at stage level.  There is a freight elevator from stage level to the dressing rooms for moving hampers and wardrobe material.  The dressing room doors are single 34 inch width.


Portable Equipment

  • Genie AWP-25S
  • Stepladders (6 - 8 - 10 foot)
  • Extension ladder, 24 ft
  • 20 ft high rolling tower


Shop tools may only be used with permission of the Theatre Technician.


Theatre Ground Plans

  • Johnson Theatre   PDF I  JPG
  • Johnson Theatre Section  PDF I  JPG
  • Hennessy Theatre  PDF I  JPG


Stage Dimensions

  • Proscenium dimensions: 20 ft high x 39 ft 9 in wide
  • Proscenium to curtain line: 2 ft - 1 in
  • Proscenium to crossover: 34 ft - 2 in
  • Center line to SL wall: 40 ft - 9 in
  • Center line to SR fly rail: 36 ft - 9 in
  • Apron maximum @ CL: 13 ft - 2 in
  • Apron minimum @ SL & SR: 5 ft - 6 in
  • Stage height at first row of seats: 3 ft - 4 in


Orchestra Pit

  • Dimensions
  • Headroom with cover
  • Depth from stage floor
  • Depth from audience level
  • Accommodates
  • 23 ft long x 9 ft wide @ CL
  • 5 ft - 8 in
  • 6 ft - 4 in
  • 3 ft - 0 in
  • 20 musicians


The stage apron is the orchestra pit cover and can be partially or totally removed.  The pit entrance is 1/2 flight below stage level via stage right stairs.  There is 120v power in the pit.  Chairs and music stands are available upon request.  Stand lights may be requested through the Celebrity Series Office.


Dressing Rooms

Room
  • Men's dressing room
  • Women's dressing room
  • Star dressing room

Capacity
17
17
5


All dressing rooms are well lit and can be secured.  They have mirrors, chairs, tables and garment racks.  Each has its own private lavatory with sinks, toilets and showers.   The dressing rooms and green room are two flights below stage level via SL stairs.  There is also access via the SR stairs.

Exclusive access to the green room is not always available.

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Stage Rigging

System Dimensions
  • Height of grid from stage
  • Batten out trim
  • Batten in trim
  • Total number of linesets
  • Number of linesets available for use
  • Batten length
  • Arbor capacity above pipe weight
  • Arbor capacity above pipe weight
  • Location of locking rail
  • Location of loading bridge         
  • 50 ft
  • 47 ft
  •   5 ft
  • 36
  • 19
  • 52 ft
  • 875 lbs (open batten)
  • 437 lbs (first electric)
  • SR @ floor level
  • SR @ grid


Johnson Theatre Lineset Schedule

LINESET NUMBER HOUSE HANG DISTANCE FROM PLASTER LINE NOTES
Line #0 Safety Curtain 0' - 4" Winch operated stage left
Line #1 Grand Teaser 1' - 5 1/2"  
Line #2 Guillotine 2' - 1"  
Line #3 Grand Drape 2' - 11 1/2" Fixed, does not close
Line #4 1st Electric 3' - 9" Permanently wired
Line #5 Open Batten 4' - 7"  
Line #6 Strip Lights 5' - 5" Used as worklights
Line #7 Open Batten 6' - 3"  
Line #8 Open Batten 7' - 1"  
Line #9 No. 1 Border 7' - 11"  
  Line #10 No. 1 Legs 8' - 9" Pivot mount
  Line #11 Open Batten 9' - 7"  
  Line #12 Open Batten 10' - 5"  
  Line #13 Strip Lights 11' - 3" Used as worklights
  Line #14 Open Batten 12' - 1"  
  Line #15 No. 2 Border 12' - 11"  
  Line #16 Mid-stage Traveler 13' - 9" Closes stage left
  Line #17 Open Batten 14' - 7"  
  Line #18 Open Batten 15' - 5"  
  Line #19 Open Batten 16' - 3"  
  Line #20 Open Batten 17' - 1"  
  Line #21 Open Batten 17' - 11"  
  Line #22 Open Batten 18' - 9"  
  Line #23 No. 3 Border 19' - 7"  
  Line #24 No. 2 Legs 20' - 5" Pivot mount
  Line #25 Open Batten 21' - 3"  
  Line #26 Open Batten 22' - 1"  
  Line #27 Strip Lights 22' - 11" Used as worklights
  Line #28 Open Batten 23' - 9"  
  Line #29 Open Batten 24' - 7"  
  Line #30 Open Batten 25' - 4"  
  Line #31 No. 4 Border 26' - 3"  
  Line #32 Up-Stage Traveler 27' - 1" Closes stage left
  Line #33 Open Batten 27' -10"  
  Line #34 Open Batten 28' - 9"  
  Line #35 Cyclorama Lights 30' - 5" 60 Ft. batten
  Line #36 Cyclorama 34' - 2" 60 Ft. batten


The counterweight system is a single purchase manual system.

The safety curtain is winch operated.   The controls are located stage left at the proscenium.


Soft Goods

  • Grand Teaser
  • Guillotine drape
  • Grand drape
  • Full stage travelers
  • Leg pairs
  • Borders
  • Cyclorama
  • Blue velour
  • Blue velour
  • Blue velour
  • Black, two @ 24 ft high
  • Black, four @ 24 ft high x 12 ft wide
  • Black, five @ 12 ft high x 50 ft wide
  • White, permanent @ lineset #36


The guillotine is flown at the rail stage right.  All travelers operate from stage left.

The grand drape is fixed in place and does not close.

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Lighting System

Dimming Equipment
  • ETC Expression 3 console is located in light booth at back of house
  • ETC Reflection backup console (also use as worklight control) located stage left
  • ETC Remote focus unit
  • ETC Sensor racks located below stage level
    • 192 dimmers @ 2.4kw


Johnson Theatre Lighting Circuit Schedule

CIRCUIT NUMBERS

 DESCRIPTION LOCATION NOTES
1 - 30 Front of House Light Bridge  
31 - 34 Box Boom No. 1 Stage Left  
35 - 38 Box Boom No. 2 Stage Left  
39 - 42 Box Boom No. 1 Stage Right  
43 - 46 Box Boom No. 2 Stage Right  
47 - 76 1st Electric Lineset No. 4 Permanently wired
77 - 82 Grid Drop Box Downstage Left  
83 - 88 Grid Drop Box Lineset No. 6 Downstage worklights
89 - 94 Grid Drop Box Centerstage Left  
95 - 100 Grid Drop Box Centerstage Left  
101 - 106 Grid Drop Box Lineset No. 13 Centerstage worklights
107 - 112 Grid Drop Box Upstage Left  
113 - 118 Grid Drop Box Lineset No. 27 Upstage worklights
119 - 124 Grid Drop Box Lineset No. 35 Cyclorama lights
125 - 130 Grid Drop Box Lineset No. 35 Cyclorama lights
131 - 136 Grid Drop Box Upstage Right  
137 - 142 Grid Drop Box Centerstage Right  
143 - 148 Grid Drop Box Centerstage Right  
149 - 154 Grid Drop Box Downstage Right  
155 - 158 Wall Box Stage Right  
159 - 162 Wall Box Stage Left  
163 - 166 Floor Pocket Downstage Left 6'-3" from plaster line
167 - 170 Floor Pocket Centerstage Left 12'-11" from plaster line
171 Floor Pocket Centerstage Left 24'-2" from plaster line
172 - 175 Floor Pocket Upstage Left Center 34'-0" from plaster line
176 - 179 Floor Pocket Upstage Right Center 34'-0" from plaster line
180 Floor Pocket Centerstage Right 24'-2" from plaster line
181 - 184 Floor Pocket Centerstage Right 14'-11" from plaster line
185 - 188 Floor Pocket Downstage Right 6'-3" from plaster line
189 - 192 Wall Pockets Apron SL & SR  


There is a DMX 512 remote plug-in station off stage left.  The remote focus unit can be patched either SL or SR at the proscenium.  There is also a connection house right.


Company Switch

  • Capacity is 400 amps, 3 phase, 5 wire
  • Cam-loc main tie jumpers: 1 ea. green, white, black, red and blue
  • The company switch is located off stage left
  • Connections to portable equipment must be made by qualified personnel


House Lights

  • Strand Accent system with presets and manual sliders
  • House lights are controlled from the light booth or stage left
  • House lights are not tied to the lighting console


Instrument Inventory

QUANTITY DESCRIPTION MANUFACTURER LAMP
70 6 in Fresnel  Altman 65Q   500w
15 8 in Fresnel   Altman 75Q 1000w
11 8 in Fresnel, screw feed Altman 175Q 1000w
2 3.5 in ellipsoidal Colortran   500w
50 6 x 9 ellipsoidal  Altman 360Q   500w
1 6 x 9 ellipsoidal, with iris Altman 360Q   750w
25 6 x 12 ellipsoidal Altman 360Q   750w
8 6 x 12 ellipsoidal, with iris Altman 360Q   750w
20 6 x 16 ellipsoidal Altman 360Q   750w
3 6 x 22 ellipsoidal Altman 360Q   750w
40 36 deg ellipsoidal ETC 436   575w
45 26 deg ellipsoidal ETC 426   575w
10 19 deg ellipsoidal ETC 419   575w
4 PAR 46 Altman PAR46   200w
4 PAR 56 Altman PAR56   300w
20 PAR 64 Altman PAR64 1000w
12 14 in scoop Altman 154   500w
4 12 in beam projector Kliegl 3440   500w
6 12 cell borderlight, three circuit Altman R40   120w
15 15 cell borderlight, three circuit Altman R40   120w
4 4 cell cyc light, four circuit Altman Sky-Cyc 1000w
2 4 cell cyc light, four circuit Colortran Far Cyc 1000w
2 Follow spot Altman Orbiter   600w
2 Follow spot Altman 902 1000w


All lighting instruments are lamped as specified.  Cable and instruments have 2P&G grounded pin connectors.  The 15 cell borderlights are used as worklights.  The UNH Dept. of Theatre and Dance stocks Roscolux colors.  Quantities may me limited on some colors.  Some Lee and GAM colors are also available.  There is a limited selection of gobos.


Other Equipment and Hardware

  •   8        10 ft stage booms
  • 50        6 in four way barn doors
  • 15        8 in four way barn doors
  • 30        6 in high hats
  • 32        single sidearms
  • 40        Altman gobo holders
  • 16        Source Four "B" gobo holders

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Audio and Video

Johnson Theatre House System
  • Mixing console
  • Amplifiers
  • Main speakers
  • Fill speakers
  • Cassette / CD
  • Minidisc
  • Ramsa WR-S4424
  • (2)  Crest CA-12
  • (2)  EAW JF260e
  • (2)  EAW JF80
  • Denon DN-T620
  • Sony MDS-E10


The mixing console is located in the sound booth at back of  house.  Main speakers are left and right on the proscenium wall.  Fill speakers are located left and right above the main cross aisle. There is no center cluster.  Two sixteen channel snakes are run between the sound booth and off stage left and right at the proscenium.


Johnson Theatre Monitor System

Show Preview
  • Amplifiers
  • CD Playback
  • Monitor speakers
  • (2) Crest FA-601
  • (1) Sony CDP-C335
  • (2) Community CSX-X2


The system is located off stage left at the proscenium. Interconnection with the house system is possible.


Headset and Monitoring Systems

Headsets are Telex single channel. Eight headsets are available. There are headset runs to stage left, stage right, SR at fly rail, light booth, sound booth, orchestra pit, and house left and house right follow spot positions. There is stage audio monitoring to light booth and to the dressing rooms and green room.

There is no paging or intercom system to either the dressing rooms, green room or to the front of house.


Video

A video projector capable of front and rear projection is available. The projector is Panasonic model PT-L780. Please contact Mike Wood for more information.

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