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The Venues ... Stourbridge Town Hall Technical Information

Sound Equipment/Systems

Performance System
  There is a new (November 2003) sound system installed in the auditorium, a new control position has been created at the rear of the balcony.
Control Allan and Heath GL2200 24:4:2
Speakers Logic Systems
1 Pair LS15 (main)
1 Pair LS12 (balcony delays)
1 Pair IS7 (stalls delay)
3 IS6 (front stalls infill)
1 Pair 15 (sub bass)
1 Pair CM12 (foldback)
Amplification Work SP2800, SP1600 and SP950
Ancillary Equipment BSS Sound Web (delays & processing)
BSS FCS 966 dual graphics (2)
Phonic DFX256 effects
Tascam MD350 mini disc player
Tascam CD160 Compact disc player
Tascam 202 Mkiii Cassette deck
Microphones - Shure SM58 (5), Shure BG 2.1 (1) AKG C451/CK8 (6), Sennheiser hand held radio microphone
EMO D.I, boxes (2)
Paging There is a custom built paging system to a number of zones, this can be done from the box office (located off the main foyer), the control room and the stage managers desk (limited call zones from this location)
Communications
Headset Communications Areac custom built system with a master control. (i.e. no individual control). There are 13 outlets around the stage and auditorium.
Headsets Beyer DT108 single sided headsets (8)
Beyer DT109 double sided headsets (2)
Show Relay Custom built Areac system to the dressing rooms props area (stage right) and foyer, with a paging facility from the control room and the stage managers desk (stage left).
Stage Lighting
Power Supply 3 Phase 100 amps per phase
Dimmers 2 Strand Permus 24 (24@ 2.5Kw per circuit)
Control

Strand MX48 (this is operated from the rear of the balcony)

(There is also an old Tempus 2 group board that can be used for focusing etc. that can be connected downstage left).

Lanterns (These are all rigged) Harmony 15/28 (18)
Harmony F (24)
PAR 64 (10)
Coda 3 (8)
Solo CSI followspots (2)
Addtional Power Supplies Available
 

There is a 3 phase 125amp per phase supply available stage left; this is fitted with a CEE Form 125amp socket outlet. In addition there is a single phase 32amp supply available under the stage for additional sound equipment, this is also fitted with a CEE Form single phase 32amp socket outlet.
These supplies are in addition to the ring main available on stage.

Note – All power supplies are protected by 30mA RCD protection.

Stage Facilities
Dimensions

The stage is raked and surfaced with boarding sheets, the stage floor is painted mid grey.

Proscenium opening - 9.14m x 4.88m,
Maximum stage depth - 9.14m
Stage height - 1.18m
Grid height – 9.14m
Wings maximum – 0.9m

Drapes/Masking The house tabs legs and border are wine red in colour, the house tabs are electrically operated from stage left, there are a pair of grey tabs mid-stage and a pair of black tabs upstage with an off white cyclorama just behind the black tabs. Both pairs of tabs are hand operated, (stage left). There are 4 black borders and 4 pairs of black legs which make up the remaining masking.
Flying Facilities There is hemp flying from a gallery stage left, there are a total of 16 hemp sets in place each with a maximum safe working load of 150Kg however 11 of these are used to fly the above legs, borders, cyclorama etc. There is a total grid safe working load of 1 Ton (1.02 Tonnes), the existing bars and lanterns account for approximately 480Kg, (this excludes the weight of the drapes which are hanging).
Audio Visual Equipment
Projectors Kodak slide projectors (2)
Bell and Howell overhead projector (1)
Screens 6ft square (2)
Stourbridge Town Hall - Bar/Foyer
Hall Bar and Foyer

Stourbridge Town Hall
Hall looking towards the stage

Stourbridge Town Hall - Wollaston Room
Wollaston Room

Stourbridge Town Hall - Tier seating
Tier seating in the main hall

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