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Technical Information

Arts Center Technical Information

The Arts Center at Lake Superior State University employs a small team to manage the daily technical needs of the building. This team is comprised of one Technical Manager and a handful of current Lake State students. Students working for the Arts Center are exposed to the many technical aspects of a performance venue, allowing them the opportunity to gain experience setting up and working on live events. The Arts Center Technical Manager supervises the student workers and offers them training on the various equipment used for events and productions.

Below is a list of equipment at the Arts Center. For the most current inventories, or for an exact quantity of equipment, please contact the Technical Manager using the form below, or by calling (906) 635-2184.

Construction Facts and Equipment

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Building

  • 71,201 gross square feet
  • Total project cost: $15,300,000
  • Auditorium
    • Capacity: 674
    • Proscenium stage
    • No borders, only legs and full stage curtains (travelers)
    • All soft goods are black, except main curtain (gold)
    • Orchestra pit
    • Control booths for lights, sound, and projections
    • 270 dimmers (some of which control non-dims and work lights)
  • Multiple spaces
    • Classrooms
    • Rehearsal and practice spaces
    • Meeting spaces
    • Faculty and staff offices
    • Superior Nursing Simulation Center
  • Art gallery
  • Dressing rooms for men and women located just backstage (private bathroom with toilet, sink, and shower)
  • Scene shop with loading dock
    • Bay doors creating straight path from loading dock, through scene shop, to stage
  • Box office and cloak room
  • Concessions room (no 220V)
  • 225 black chairs (shared between spaces)
  • Total project cost: $15,300,000

Stage Dimensions

Stage
  • 44′ Wide
  • 32′ Deep
  • 20′ High
Apron
  • 44′ Wide
  • 6′ Deep at ends
  • 12′ Deep at center
Wings
  • 20′ Wide

Black Box Dimensions

  • 22′ Wide
  • 33′ Deep from stage right corner (back wall is slanted)
  • 37′ Deep from stage left corner (back wall is slanted)
  • 10′ High

Design

  • TMP Architecture Inc.

Construction

  • Devere Construction Company Inc.

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Console

  • ETC Nomad (EOS Family, Cobalt and Hog)
    • Windows 10 PC
    • Dual Monitor (One Touchscreen)
    • Eos Motorized Fader Wing (10 Faders)
    • No Control Wing (Virtual)
    • ETC Gadget II (2 DMX Outputs)
    • 4 sACN Outputs on Catwalks
    • Maximum Output of 12 Universes

Fixtures

  • Colortran 5/50 Series Ellipsoidal
    • Lens Options: 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50 Degree
  • Colortran 6″ Fresnel
  • Colortran 8″ Fresnel
  • ETC ColorSource PAR (Deep Blue)
  • Lighting & Electronics Inc. PAR 64
  • (Retired) Altman 14″ Focusing Scoop
  • Chauvet Professional Ovation B-2805FC
  • (Retired) Colortran Far CYC 4-Cell
  • Lycian M2 Modular System Followspot (Medium Lens)
  • Elation Professional DARTZ 360 (Beam)
  • (Retired) Robe ColorWash 575E AT (Wash)
  • (Retired) Robe ColorSpot 575E AT (Spot)

Overhead Lighting Positions

There is no fly-system in place, so lighting must be hung from the fixed catwalk system or the grid system between catwalks using a lift.

Circuits and dimmers are 2:1, meaning that each circuit is permanently paired with another circuit and controlled together by one dimmer address. When viewing the number of circuits on each catwalk below, keep in mind that there are actually twice the number, but act in a similar manner as what a two-fer would accomplish.

In addition to the circuits listed below, there are a few dedicated circuits for rehearsal, decor, and non-dim work lights. There are also a few circuits located at floor level in each stage corner, orchestra pit, and along connector catwalks that run from mid-house to upstage.

  • Balcony (Tech Deck/Followspot Deck) – 6 circuits
  • Front of House Catwalk 2 – 0 circuits
  • Front of House Catwalk 1 – 18 circuits
    • Primarily used to light the apron and specials
  • 1st Electric Catwalk (Located just downstage of proscenium opening) – 24 circuits
    • Primarily used to light just upstage of the proscenium wall
    • Cannot light apron due to position and the attached acoustical cloud/FOH speakers
  • 2nd and 3rd Electric Catwalk – 27 circuits
    • Primarily used to light upstage
    • Also used to provide back light for downstage
  • 4th and 5th Electric Catwalk – 27 circuits
    • Primarily used to light the cyc
    • Also used to provide back light for center stage

House and Stage Work Lighting

  • ETC Source 4WRD PAR (House Lighting)
  • Times Square SB64 (Stage Work Lights)

Accessories

  • Barn Doors
  • Booms and Bases
  • Donuts
  • Gel Frames
  • Gobo Holders
  • Stage Pin Extension Cable (M-F)
  • Stage Pin to Edison Adapters
  • Top Hats

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Front of House Audio

  • Device amplification for front of house is provided by QSC – CX series 1202, 1102, 902, two channel amplifiers
  • A Peavey MediaMatrix X-Frame 88 digital signal processor is used for geographic signal distribution
  • An EV loudspeaker and subwoofer system is hung overhead in front of the stage main curtain at house center, left and right
  • Ground fills and subwoofers are installed along the lower front edge of the stage apron
  • Sound board can be set up in sound booth, backstage, or center of house

Microphones

  • Audio-Technica ATM89R
  • Audix OM3
  • Audix OM5
  • Sennheiser e604
  • Sennheiser ew300 G3 – Beltpack Transmitter
  • Shure Beta 52a
  • Shure Beta 56a
  • Shure SM57
  • Shure SM58
  • Shure SM58 Beta
  • Shure SM81-LC
  • Shure ULXD1 Wireless Bodypack Transmitter
  • Shure ULXD2 Handheld Transmitter with SM58 Microphone Capsule
  • Shure WL185 Cardioid Lavaliere Microphone

 Direct Input Boxes

  • ProCo DBI
  • Radial J48
  • Radial JPC

Sound Boards/Mixers

  • Mackie 14 Channel Line Mixer
  • Peavey i8500 400 Watt Powered Mixer
  • PreSonus StudioLive 32 Series III (32 Input Channels)

Monitors

  • Electro-Voice T221
  • Electro-Voice T22M
  • Peavey PVX 12 Speaker

Microphone Stands

  • Atlas Sound Short, Medium, Tall
  • Atlas Sound Boom
  • Konig Meyer Proline Tripod Stand

Other

  • Alesis ML – 9600 Masterlink Disk Recorder
  • Barcus-Berry Buffer/Preamp
  • Barcus-Berry Standard Preamp
  • Clear-Com Communications system throughout theater
  • DBX 1231 Dual Channel 31-Band Equalizer
  • EBTech Hum Eliminator
  • Peavey CS1400 2-Channel Amplifier
  • Peavey Feedback Ferret-D
  • Tascam CD-200SB Solid-State/CD Player
  • TeleQ Phone Ringer
  • Wenger Orchestral shell (no cloud cover)

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A video switcher in the booth and back stage allow for various types of inputs to be converted to HDMI. Each video switcher outputs to a fiber optic HDMI cable to travel to the projector. A VGA input straight to the projector is also available in the FOH catwalk, above the projector. We recommend using devices with a built-in HDMI port to avoid any problems that may be caused by adapters.

Projector

  • Hitachi CPHD9320 with Hitachi SL902 Lens – Front Projection Only, located overhead in center of audience section

Projection Surfaces

  • Draper Custom 20′ x 40′ Seamless Vinyl – at Proscenium Opening
  • Rosco 20′ x 60′ Powder Blue Cyclorama – at Upstage Wall
  • Rosco Black Sharks Tooth Scrim – at Upstage Wall

Video Devices

  • Blu-ray & DVD Functionality
  • Denon DN-500AV

Adapters

  • Wireless VGA
  • Wireless HDMI
  • VGA to HDMI
  • HDMI Extender over Cat5e/6
  • HDMI Audio De-Embedder

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Main Floor Layout

Main Theater Layout

Rigging Section

Rigging Plan

Seating Chart

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Fill out the form below to email the Technical Manager of the Arts Center at Lake Superior State University.

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