LYDIA MENDELSSOHN THEATRE  

Specifications at a Glance

Address:

Mailing & Venue Address:
University Productions
911 N. University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1265

Seating Capacity:
· 644 maximum, including:
· Orchestra: 410 + 6 wheelchair + 8 companion
· Balcony: 220

Stage Specifications:
·Proscenium: 29'-11" wide x 16'-10" high
· Plaster line to back wall: 24'
· Plaster line to front of apron: 5'
·Orchestra pit: 6' deep x 24' wide
· Stage floor to grid: 36'

Rigging:

· Single purchase counterweight
· 29 line sets; 13 regularly free
· Batten length: 31'-5" minimum
·Arbor capacity: 36 full weights @720 lbs.

House Drapery Hang:
· House Curtain - manual, guillotine with split in the center, no traveler
· Two pair legs, black, 10'w x 22'h
· Two travelers, black, 18'w x 22'h
· Three borders, black, 40'w x 8'h
· Two dead-hung sidetabs on traveler tracks, SL & SR, black, 27'w x 22'h

Lighting:
·Company switch: DSR wall, 200 amps, 3 phase, 4 wire
· House control board is an ETC Expression 2X
· 190 dimmers, one dimmer per circuit
· Full-stage lighting instrumentation

Sound:
· House board (Mackie cr-1604-vlz mixer) accepts 16 inputs and 6 outputs
·Clear-Com production intercom to all production positions
· Audio monitor to all dressing rooms
· Video monitors located SR, in green room, and main floor lobby.

Dressing Rooms:
· All dressing rooms have mirrors, dressing tables, showers, toilets, and costume racks.
· Green room located a half flight below stage level
· Two dressing rooms, each for seven persons located one flight below stage level
· Two ensemble dressing rooms, each for thirteen persons located two flights below stage level
· Wardrobe/wig room located two and a half flights below stage level

Loading:
·Garage Door: 9'-8" x 5'
· All scenery must be lifted to stage level via a center stage elevator. After the set is onstage, the elevator is inoperable because the lift platform is part of the stage floor.
· Elevator trap dimensions: 8' x 9'

Information Systems:

·Wired - ethernet 10 and 100 Base-T, located in box office, 8 circuits located throughout backstage, etc. These circuits can be activated and made available with advance notice.
·Wireless - U-M Wireless on-stage and in the auditorium and main lobby. Please refer to http://www.itcom.itd.umich.edu/wireless/ for information regarding access and settings .

-all wired network circuits are protected by the School of Music, Theatre and Dance's firewall. This firewall is part of the University of Michigan's Virtual Firewall. Please verifying in advance that your needed services are available by contacting the SoMTD's firewall manager at 734-936-5565 or hpr@umich.edu

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