1. HOURS
Hours for access need to be negotiated with JAC and, typically, the space can be booked in 4 hour blocks as follows:
9am to 1pm
2pm to 6pm
7pm to 11pm
2. DISABLED ACCESS
JAC is wheelchair accessible.
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3. TECH STAFF CHARGES
A technical representative for JAC needs to be present whenever technical equipment and other inventory are being accessed by Guest Groups. This can be either a Technical Director or Technical Operator, each with different capabilities and charge rates:
Technical Director. The Technical Director has an extensive knowledge of the equipment, facilities and capabilities of JAC and can assist in planning and set-up of productions. TD hours need to be negotiated in advance directly by the Guest Group with the assistance of the JAC representative. This negotiation needs to define the scope of work and the estimated hours required. Time is charged at the rate set by JAC and this cost is in additional to any rates defined in the Guest contract.
Technical Operator. The Technical Operator has a basic knowledge of the equipment in JAC and experience in its operation. All pre-performance time (Tech, set-up & rehearsal) required of a TO must be negotiated in advance with the TD and JAC representative and this time is charged in addition to contract charges. TO costs are included in the JAC contract rate for performances
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4. THEATRE CAPACITY
The Jericho Arts Centre is a multi-purpose facility permitting audience seating in a wide variety of formats up to 134 seats.
The JAC currently has audience risers in 5 levels at the following heights:
8 inches 15 inches 22 inches 29 inches 36 inches
There are 4 risers at each height. Each height may be bolted together to forn one complete unit 32 feet wide. They may also be separated into 2 units 16 feet wide or 4 individual units 8 feet wide. These risers are not to be used, touched, taken apart, moved or painted without prior arrangement with the company Technical Director. These are also not to be used as stage risers.
The house reserves 3 seats per performance. These house seats may be returned to the box Office for sale 1 hour prior to each performance at the discretion of Theatre Management.
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5. STAGE DRAPERIES
2 30’ x 17’10” side masking drapes on tracks. Black Coduroy – PERMANENT
3 10’ x 17’10” side masking drapes on tracks. Black Coduroy – PERMANENT
2 10’ x 17’10” Black corduroy – flat
6 5’ x 17’10” Black Corduroy – flat
1 50’ x 15’ Black Pleated traveler (in 2 pieces – 25’ wide each)
1 28’ x 14’6” White Cyclorama
1 Lobby / House division drape – black corduroy on track w/manual crank by pipe – flat – PERMANENT
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6. DRESSING / GREEN ROOM
I changing room with makeup mirror for 3 persons
I women's washroom & 1 mens washroom
I green room (waiting room with ironing board & sofas)
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7. COMMUNICATIONS
Clearcom 3 port headset system with 4 be1tpacks and 4 headsets
1 located upstage right
2 located in control booth (one for stage manager, one for lighting/sound operator)
1 spare that may be used for designer(s) during technical rehearsals or for followspot operator if required
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8. LIGHTING INVENTORY
(All lights checked, cleaned & tested Aug 2007)
Lekos 6 x 9:
21 working & good.
750w Altman
UP101 is working but has badly warped and cracked shutters.
UP101 to UP126
4 not working (# UP102, UP108 and UP120 and UP125)
Lekos 6 x 16
6 total - all good
750w Altman
UP901 to UP908
Zoom Lekos 22/05
5 total, all working,
500w Strand
UP201 and UP203 have shutter problems
UP201 to UP 205
Zoom Lekos 23/50
13 total, all working good.
575w Strand SL
All have gobo holders
Screw is damaged in UP222 so you cannot lock the rotation bracket
UP210 to UP225
6" Fresnels
27 working & good.
500w Altman (16pcs) and 500w 750FE (11pcs)
26 barn doors
UP401 to UP430
UP 404 has no plug; UP414 and UP601 for parts only
3" Fresnels
There should be 7 of these - I don't have confirmation on their status
150w Altman
UP701 to UP 707
Parcans
8 all working
UP601 to UP 607 (7pcs) 1000w Altman
UP608 & UP609 (2pcs) are working, but these are old style lights & we can’t see the UP606 needs its cable replaced and is missing the bulb retaining clip
bulb size
UP601 to UP609
Misc.
UP001 Altman 35Q 300w small Leko
UP002 16 degree 1000w very old light
Cyc Lighting
2 x Altman Strip lights - 4 circuits x 4pcs 150 flood bulbs each (total 16 bulbs in ea strip)
No coding
2 x Strand Pattern 23 with 300w “projectors” with gobo holders (old)
UP301 & UP302
Black Light
1 x 4’ x two tube black light
2 x Single Gobo Rotators
3 x Silk Flame Pots for fire effects
1 x Liquid Projector for water effects
1 x Mirror Ball with motor (16” or 18” ?)
Cabling with twistlock connectors
4’ x qty 3
5’ x qty 7
7’ x qty 4
10’ x qty 26
12’ x qty 3
16’ x qty 3
22’ x qty 2
26’ x qty 6
28’ x qty 2
32’ x qty 4
34’ x qty 3
36’ x qty 3
50 x qty 1
56’ x qty 2
65’ x qty 1
Twofer’s
2’ x qty 3
3’ x qty 2
4’ x qty 1
2 (?) 100 foot socapex multi-cables
6 circuits per cable -load limit 2kw per circuit
Twistlock Circuits
Smoke Machine
Antari Z1100II Pro Fog machine.
5 minutes initial warm up, 10,000 cfm output
http://www.antari.com/Company%20Profile/Z-Series%20II/Z-1000II/z-1000-II.html
Dimmers
60 in Strand CD80 Supervisor: 4 x 2.4Kw plus 56 x 1.8Kw
36 in Strand CD80 AMX protocol 3 banks x 12 x 2.4Kw
Total 96 Dimmers
3 Dimmers are reserved for house, lobby and running lights
Lighting Control
1 Strand GSX memory control console - 125 channel / 200 cues (DMX protocol)
Shows are stored on floppy disc. The console has effects abilities but they must be run manually. Effects cannot be started automatically from within a cue.
The console outputs DMX protocol to a converter that transforms the signal into AMX (the dimmer control card protocol). Any DMX devices you wish to add must be added immediately from the board. An ETC Splitter is available if necessary.
Lighting Grid
See pdf drawing “Lighting Grid” a the end of JAC Tech Spec page
Located on the grid are 9 strategically placed boxes with 6 circuits in each box, wired to dimmers.
Positions starting from the left side (downstage) are as follows (all pipes noted below are at a height of 17’):
1) FOH Pipe 3 = 32 feet wide (16’ either side of center)
2) FOH Pipe 2 = 32 feet wide (16’ either side of center)
3) FOH Pipe 1 = 32 feet wide (16’ either side of center)
4) Grid Horizontal Pipe 3 = 36 feet wide (18’ either side of center)
5) Grid Horizontal Pipe 2 = 36 feet wide (18’ either side of center)
6) Grid Horizontal Pipe 1 = 36 feet wide (18’ either side of center)
Horizontal grid pipes are joined by 6 vertical pipes approximately 12’ in length
Spacing is as follows:
- First two are 2.5 feet either side of center (5 feet apart from each other)
- Next two are 6 feet to SR and SL of the previous pair
- Outside two are 8 feet to SR and SL of the previous pair
7) Proscenium Pipe = 32 feet wide (16’ either side of center)
8) Onstage LX 1 = 27 feet wide (13.5’ either side of center)
9) Onstage LX 2 = 27 feet wide (13.5’ either side of center)
10) Onstage LX 3 = 27 feet wide (13.5’ either side of center)
11) Onstage LX 4 = 27 feet wide (13.5’ either side of center)
There are currently no permanent side pipes or FOH ladders etc.
There are some single lamp wall mounting pipes
Not included in the plans:
Two FOH pipes located on the diagonal building side beams which are approximately 2 feet downstage of FOH Pipe 1 at approximately 14 feet high. These pipes may hold up to 2-3 instruments depending on the type of lamp you wish to use.
Two balcony bars (in front of the booth at the front of house) that are approximately 5 feet in length each. They are each located 3 feet from center on the balcony railing.
It is important to make a visual check of the lighting grid to confirm the above, before starting your lighting design.
9. AUDIO
PROGRAMME. SOUND (TANOY)
1 Realistic 100 watt per channel amplifier (left channel for dressing room I right channel for control booth) 1 Realistic 6 channel audio mixer
2 Shure SM58
Audio Control
1 TOA - 16 channel x 6 submasters audio mixing console
Audio Power
2 Yamaha 100 watt per channel amplifiers (one reserved for house speakers / one for stage effect speakers)
1 Yamaha 300 watt per channel amplifier (reserved for subwoofers)
1 EV - EX18 Stereo Crossover (reserved for subwoofers)
Audio PC and SFX Software
1 Generic Pentium 3 - 600 mhz audio PC (audio controlled using "SFX software")
“For 2.5 years now, United Players has run its sound playback all from computer on an incredible piece of software called "SFX. It was the best purchase UP has made in years because although we were the first to get it, now at least 6 theatres in the city are using it. If you go to the website www.stageresearch.com, you can download a demo version of the software to learn how to use it. Very very very very simple to use. I only have a couple of suggestions:
- all audio files should be in windows wav format at 16bit, 44.1khz (the files for music will be large but the difference in quality is basically unnoticeable.
- if you are playing any kind of "looped" effects, like wind, rain or anything that is rather constant in sound texture, you will only need about 30 seconds of a clean wave file and then just tell the software to loop the cue as many times as you want. It really has no limits.
- THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT: If you are playing a thunder effect and 3 seconds before the first effect ends, you want to play the same effect on top of the first, COPY the actual AUDIO FILE and rename it "thunder2" or something like that. If you try to use the same file twice (on top of each other before stopping the first playing of it), the computer will go nuts. Basically, it will sound like skipping etc.
- final bit of basic info for SFX, when you fade out any effect, the FADE OUT properties allows you to STOP the effect after the fade is complete. DO THIS!! Otherwise, you are wasting CPU and memory on a file that you don’t need playing anymore.”
* NOTE: use this PC must be requested in writing in advance and approved by Technical Director
MD PLAYERS
There are2 Sony mini-disc players with auto-pause
MD players at the theatre. BUT...only one of them works properly
1 Sony 5 tray compact disc player
1 Tascam stereo cassette player
SPEAKERS
Currently there is only FOH left and right installed. These are full range 250 watt Yamaha cabinets. The theatre owns 2 x JBL 175 watt sound effect playback (Control 28) speakers with mounts that allow them to be screwed to any wall or wooden surface. These speakers are pretty much the pride and joy of the UPV sound system so if you wish to use them, you will HAVE to take care of them. The biggest problem will be cabling to them as there isn’t that much speaker cable around. The amps are all in the booth, so it is at least a 75 foot run to get you just to the Proscenium. Then, there are also 3 (4?) Realistic 100w full range cabinets. They aren’t the greatest, but if you want offstage wind or rain or just basic stuff like that, they will work fine. Again, cabling to them will be a concern.
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10. LADDERS
We own a full sized A-frame ladder with center extension but when it is in its lowest position, it just clears the lights. So we avoid using it if we can. Then there are two step-ladders. I believe one is 14 foot, and one is 12 foot. The 12 is most useful for dealing with gear hung above the audience risers.
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11. PRODUCTION DEADLINES
Regardless of the size or type of production you intend to produce, production deadlines must be met to ensure a smooth experience at the JAC:
Prior to contract signing
- agreement stating required times
- confirmation of 3rd party insurance coverage
- full contact details for production staff
- project details / statement
- pro forma income & expenditure plan (budget
- publicity and marketing plan
- technical requirements
- design concept discussed
- front of house requirements
- box office requirements
- special considerations
1 month prior to load-in
- completed set design submitted to Technical Director
2 weeks prior to load-in
- completed lighting/sound designs submitted to Technical Director
- complete intended production schedule submitted to Technical Director
1 week prior to load in
- confirmed production schedule submitted to Technical Director
- complete list of your inventory submitted to the Technical Director
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12. OPERATING RULES AND PROCEDURES
1) There is to be no eating or drinking in the green room, dressing rooms, back stage or control booth.
2) Smoking is prohibited within the building unless required on stage by an actor.
3) Persons not working on the production are not permitted anywhere back stage or the control booth.
4) All scenery construction and painting must be organized with ~e technical director prior to commencement.
5) All paint used in the theatre on any scenery must be water-based. No enamel (oil) paint is permitted.
6) If you require the stage floor to be painted a specific colour you are responsible for providing the paint. Painting of the stage floor must be requested in advance with the Technical Director. Upon closing of your production, you will also be required to paint the floor black prior to leaving the facility unless the Technical Director has approved leaving the floor as is.
7) Open flame or pyrotechnics are not permitted without permission in advance from the Technical Director.
8) Any special stage effects including, but not limited to, smoke machines, snow, water or flying must be arranged and approved in advance by the Technical Director.
9) Drilling, screwing and/or nailing into the stage or stage floor is not permitted.
10) The green room and dressing rooms must be cleaned on the closing night of your event. This includes the removal of all garbage to the metal garbage cans at the front door of the arts centre.
11) A complete inventory of all gear you wish to bring into the theatre with your event must be submitted to the Technical Director no later than I week prior to load-in date.
12) Any equipment belonging to the JAC or United Players including but not limited to lighting, sound, scenery, costumes and properties is not to be used without permission and/or supervision by the house technician or Technical Director.
13) The control booth, office and balcony and all of their contents are off limits. The house technician or technical director must be present for the control booth to be used.
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13. DEPOSIT
A deposit of $250 cdn dollars is required at the time of signing of your rental contract to guarantee your rental time at the lAC. Provided that there is no damage to property at the JAC, this deposit may be rolled over into the contracted costs. Once your production has closed, your load-out is complete and the books have been closed on your box office receipts, JAC management will determine whether this roll-over is possible.
E & OE – all details subject to confirmation
Information compiled by Darren W. Hales
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14.
SEATING PLANS & LIGHTING GRID
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