Technical Specifications

The Following describes the stage and gives a summary of available equipment at Massey Theatre.

Overview
Stage Dimensions / Fly System
Audio System
Booth Equipment
Mix Location
Communications
Lighting
Power
Additional Equipment

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Overview

1) The Booking - The standard rental unit at Massey Theatre is for an 8-hour period. Your rental begins with the set-up of your event and ends when all facilities are clear and returned to their original state. Every hour (or portion) that exceeds 8 hours is subject to overtime rental - please see your contract for details.

It is the presenter's responsibility to schedule and provide times to the Massey Theatre one-month prior to the event. This includes load-in, rehearsal and show times.

Things to note when scheduling are:
The house must be available to open 30 minutes prior to the contracted start time. This means that all work in the theatre must be completed, dressed and safe to the general public at this time.

2) Crew - The 8-hour rental unit requires a minimum of three crew members to operate your show. The Massey will assist any show operators you wish to provide; however the Technical Director (T.D.) reserves the right to enforce a level of competency and professionalism befitting the venue.

Massey theatre follows the Employment Standards Act for its entire staff. This affects minimum calls, breaks and overtime. All additional wages (i.e. penalties and overtime) incurred under the act are the responsibility of the presenter.

No crew member may work longer than five hours without a meal break. The crew chief will enforce crew breaks - allow for this in your scheduling.

All crew arrangements must be co-ordinated with the Technical director at least two week prior to your event. Massey reserves the right to fully crew the event at the presenter's cost if such information is not provided (minimum 3 crew).

3) Equipment - Massey Theatre makes its equipment (excluding pianos) available to its users at no additional cost - this includes house lighting, audio and rigging. The presenter is responsible for all labour, materials and time (i.e. rental) that may be required for set-up. Please note that all house systems must be restored to their original state as part of the booking.

The presenter is responsible for any additional equipment required for the event. Should you wish Massey Theatre to provide additional equipment, arrangements must be made with the T.D. at least two weeks prior to the event. Rental and delivery charges for equipment will be added to your invoice and may be due prior to your event.

4) Media - Any recordings made of the event must be approved by Massey Theatre, the presenter and all performers - all copyright issues are the responsibility of the presenter. All locations (i.e. seats or wheelchair spots) and technical requirements (i.e. audio feeds) required for media personnel are the responsibility of the presenter and must be arranged with the T.D. one week prior to the event. All set-up must be completed at least 30 minutes prior to the event start time - aisles and exits clear, cable runs taped and matted and all cases and extra gear removed from the house.

5) By order of the City of New Westminster Fire Marshall, no open flame or pyrotechnics are allowed in the building. No execpetions permitted.

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Stage

Black Marmoleum (battleship linoleum) surface with hard crossover along upstage wall
· Proscenium width: 39'-10"
· Proscenium height: 20'
· Width of stage: 79'-9" (including wing space)
· SR wing width: 15'--- SL wing width: 24'-6" (Wings measured from edge of Prosc to offstage wall / pinrail)
· Usable depth: 30'
· Height of Stage: 40" from orchestra pit floor
· Orchestra Pit: 14' at widest depth (at Centre)
38' at widest length
Note: No screwing or nailing into stage surface.

DRESSING ROOMS

Under the stage, with easy access to outside and to Stage Left. There is NO wheelchair access to the dressing rooms.
· Two water-closets with toilet and sink
· Four 4-person dressing rooms with sink (10sq. meters)
· Two water-closets with 2 toilets and sink
· Two 8-person dressing rooms with double sinks (33.2 sq. meters)
· All dressing rooms are equipped with mirrors and make-up lights

LOADING

Stage: Truck height loading dock (3'-6")
Truck access: 48' long (with a 16' overhang to street) by 21' wide
Loading dock: 26' wide by 19'
Access ramp: 5' wide (runs perpendicular to loading dock)
Exterior Loading door: 6'-11" wide by 14'-10" high
(90 degrees to loading dock).
Interior Loading door: 5'2" x 14'10"
House: Ramp along house-right exit (via backstage)
Ramp access through lobby.

RIGGING

All flies are pin rail hemp line sets
Grid - 47' high wooden grid (unrated)
· 4 electrics (1st deadhung, 2nd, 3rd & 4th on winches)
· 10 available hemp line sets (max 250 lbs.)
Drapes
· Main Drape - red velour (dead hung - opens at centre stage with a hand pull stage right)
· 3 black travellers (flown with hand winches, operated from SR)
· 3 borders and 1 set of legs (flown hemp line sets)
(Borders at 2nd and 3rd Lx and cyclorama)
· Soft Cyclorama (flown hemp line set)

Note: All rigging is subject to the approval of the Technical Director. All flies must be operated by authorised Massey Theatre staff.

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Audio System

Console - Crest X-Eight HS 40ch (8x8x4)
· 6 - pre/post fade Aux sends to stage (Aux 1 - 6)
· 4 - pre/post fade Aux sends at booth (Aux 5 - 8)
· 8 - Submasters
· Programmable mutes.

Stereo PA
· 4 - Jason J23 mid high cabinets (2 per side)
· 1 - JBL 2202H 12" Speaker (300 watts each)
· 1 - JBL 2445J 2" Driver (150 watts each)
· 1 - JBL 2380A Horn Lens

· 2 - JSI J31-1 sub cabinets (1 per side)
· 2 - JBL 2240 18" speakers per cabinet (600 w each)

· 2@ QSC PLX 3402 power amps (Subs)
· 2@ QSC MX 1500a power amps (Mids)
· 2@ QSC MX 1500 power amps (Highs)
· E.V. EX24 crossovers

4 Monitor Mix
4 pre-fade aux patchabel to 4 locations on the stage.
· 4 Yamaha Q2031A - 31 band graphic EQ (located in booth)
·2 QSC PLX 1602 power amps (Aux 1 & 2)
· 2 QSC MS 1500a power amps (Aux 3 & 4)

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Booth Equipment

1 Denon CD/cassette combination deck (DN - T620)
1 Denon CD/cassette/MP3 combination deck (DN - T640)
2 TC Electronics M one-XL Digital effects unit
1 Presonus ACP 88-8 channel compressor/gate unit (with send/return snake)
1 DBX 31 band EQ (Main Speakers)

Mix Location

Booth located at rear of lower seating (under balcony)
82' to stage front (allow at least 150' cable run to prosc.)
Monitor mix in booth
Microphone lines - 30 patchable inputs from the stage. 5 locations
Monitor patches - 8 (various stage positions)

Equipment

Microphones
· 6 - Shure SM 58
· 5 - Shure Beta 58a
· 1 - Shure SM 57
· 1 - Shure Beta 52
· 3 - Shure PG56
· 3 - AKG C3000 Condenser Mics
· 2 - Audix ADX-50 Condenser Mics
· 3 - BK 1
· 4 - Aduio Technica Microlines
· 2 - Crown PCC
· 6 - Passive DI
· 2 - JDI Stereo DI

Note: This venue is unsuited to VHF wireless equipment, always bring UHF.

Monitor Speakers

· 4 - EV SX300 Monitors (flown)
· 8 - EV SX300 Monitors (wedges)

Assorted microphone (XLR), speaker (1/4"), and snake cables
Assorted microphone and speaker stands

Note: All instruments and audio equipment by client must include relevant connection cables (ie. guitar patch cables)

Communications

2 channel Clear-Com
· Patchable: backstage / fly rail / lighting / audio / spot

Program sound to booths and dressing rooms
· Stage management announce to dressing rooms (available on request)

Lobby Feed
· music / chimes (available on request)

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Lighting

System
Console - ETC Insight 2x
· 324 Channels
· 108 Submasters (2 pages)
· 600 Cues
· Effects
· DMX protocol 512 protocol

Dimmers - 3 - Colortran 1 Series 96 racks
· 2.4 kW dimmers
· Presently 270 dimmers wired circuit per dimmer

Equipment

House Hang Includes

· 9 area front wash (Source Four 750watt Ellipsoidals)
· Two colour top-wash (Par 64s)
· Two colour side-wash (Altman 6x12's and 6x16's)
· 6 Altman 6x12 750w specials in FOH 1
· 6 Altman 6x16 750w specials in FOH 2
· 4 - Source Four 575w 50 degree instruments (stage specials)
· Altman Ellipsoidals in various locations around theatre as specials
Follow Spots - 2 Xebex 2kW xenon short arc spots. Operators are an additional cost.

Any additions or changes to the house hang must be approved by the Technical Director prior to your contract date.

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Power

Tie in, tie out and daily amperage use are separate charges.

· 400 Amp three phase service available (with 100' feeder run to stage right)
· 70 Amp three phase tie-in (stage right proscenium wall)
· Assorted 15 Amp circuits onstage

* Stage power is on same ground as house audio system

* Please discuss your power requirements with the Technical Director prior to your contract date.

Additional Equipment

LCD Projector
· Panasonic PTLB50U LCD Projector
· 2300 lumen
· 20'W x 16'H image on the Cyclorama
· VGA input only

· Enclosed wooden lectern (H 3'-7"x W 2'x D 16")
· 50 Wooden institution chairs
· Stage risers (*available only with prior arrangement **)
· 5 Smart Stage 4'x8' riser system - can be legged up to 8" or 16" high
· 5 4'x8' folding risers at 24" high
· 7 Choir risers - Wenger "Tourmaster" 3 step collapsible risers
· Wooden Production Tables (for placement in audience seating)
· 20 music stands
· 20 music lights

Performance pianos (by special arrangement)
· Yamaha U3 upright grand (black)
· Seiler 8' concert grand (black)

Scene Shop

Available by separate rental
· Table saw / radial arm saw / band saw / drill press

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