dodd auditorium

Theatre Specifications

Theatre Specifications

Auditorium

  • Seating capacity                     1283
  • Orchestra                                 915 + 10 handicapped
  • Balcony                                    358

Stage

  • Proscenium height                18′
  • Proscenium width                 35′ 8″
  • PL to back wall                       24′ 3″
  • PL to apron                             8’8″   @ center
  • Height of grid                         40′
  • House to stage height           41 1/2″

Dressing Rooms       5 located directly under stage

  • 2 – 9 x 16 – chorus
  • 1 – 9 x 16 – divided into two rooms – greeting/changing
  • 1 – 8 x 9
  • 1 – 9 x 16 – 8 x 8 practice room – essentially a 8 x 9 dressing room

Include clothes rack and mirrors

Each have a monitor with volume control

Lighting

  • Lighting console – ETC – ION – located in balcony (no DMX ports on main floor)
  • Dimmers – 94 working dual stage circuits, 2.4K each (DMX 512 input signal)
  • Followspots – 2   2000w “Alex” Robert Juliat
  • House lights – 15 fluorescent chandeliers (6 dimmers)
  • 6 wall sconces (2 dimmers)
  • 1 fluorescent cove lights (back of balcony) – (1 dimmer)
  • Controlled through house lighting console or backstage control at dimmer rack

Sound

Sound console: Behringer X32 – Located in balcony

Sound booth equipment:

  • iMac – used for music playback, PPT, and video playback
  • 8 – ULX wireless receivers/handhelds
  • Projector interface

Intercommunication:

8 – Telex wired belt packs

  • Stage manager panel – SR
  • DSL proscenium wall
  • DSR proscenium wall
  • 2 at balcony rail
  • 1 at light board
  • 1 at sound board
  • 1 in followspot booth

4 – Telex Radiocom – wireless belt packs

Speakers

  • FOH – Mains – Renkus-Heinz STC8/94
  • Subwoofers – Under stage apron – Proshow 18”
  • Under balcony – Renkus-Heinz – TRX62H
  • Balcony – Renkus-Heinz – STX2
  • Backstage monitor (4 mounted DS/US – L/R) – Renkus-Heinz CFX121
  • Monitor outputs – 4 mix capability (A, B, C, D)
  • 8 monitor panels
    • 4 – Stage level – DS – L/R, US – L/R
    • 4 – Flyrail/Catwalk Level – DS – L/R, US – L/R

Monitors

  • 2 – Hot spots with volume control
  • 2 – EV wedge – FM-12v
  • 2 – OAPS wedge SM115B
  • 1 – Kipsh wedge – 4-SM

AV Equipment

  • Projector – Epson PRO L1750U NL – 15,000 lumen – Located on balcony rail
  • (approximately 75′ from movie screen)
    • Projector operated from sound booth in balcony
  • Movie Screen – 14.25′ tall x 19′ wide, 285″ diagonal
  • CCTV – Camera – Located center of balcony
    • CCTV Monitors SL and SR
    • CCTV Monitor – Foyer          

Riggings

  • 18 counterweight sets with locking rail (no load rail)
  • 4 electric winch for the 4 stage electrics (line 6, 9, 15, 19)

Soft Goods (hung)

  • House curtain, flys or draws (1’3″ from PL)
  • 3 black leg (7’2″, 11’3″, 16’6″ from PL)
  • 3 black borders (3’10”, 10’6″, 15’3″ from PL)
  • Black traveller full stage curtain (21’3″ from PL)
  • Black scrim (21’11” from PL)
  • White cyc. backdrop (22’8″ from PL)
  • Cream center stage curtain (12’7″ from PL)
  • Full stage movie screen (14.25′ tall x 19′ wide, 285″ diagonal, 3’2″ from PL)

Electrics – All connectors 125v 20amp

  • 1st electric: 12 dual circuits – 12 twist-lock/12 stage three-pin (5’2″ from PL)
  • 2nd electric: 12 dual circuits – 12 twist-lock/12 stage three-pin (8’6″ from PL)
  • 3rd electric: 12 dual circuits – 12 twist-lock/12 stage three-pin (13’11” from PL)
  • 4th electric: 12 dual circuits – 12 twist-lock/12 stage three-pin (17’11” from PL)
  • Balcony (2 trees L/R): 6 duplicate dual circuits L/R    (approx. 75′ from stage)
  • Beam/ceiling opening: 9 dual circuits (approx. 36′ from PL and 30′ above
  • audience floor  )
  • 7 floor pockets; 3 circuits each (2 – DS L/R, 2 – MS L/R, 3 US L/C/R)
  • 2 DS wall plates; 2 circuits each L/R Pros. wall 

Power Supply          Disconnect Company Supply

  • 175 amps (3 phase 4 wire SR w/ pigtails) – SR
  • 200 amps (3 phase 4 wire SL w/ pigtails) – SL

Loading                     Loading door center on back wall – 4’7″ from street level

Misc.

  • 1 podium/lectern
  • 35 chairs (cushioned)
  • 2 – 5′ folding tables
  • 1 – 6′ folding tables
  • 1 – 8′ folding table
  • 8 choir risers (hold 6-10 people each)
  • Choir shell (8 stanchions & 7 panels)
  • 6 band risers 4 x 8
    • 4 – 8″
    • 2 – 16″

Further questions may be directed to:

Douglas E Noble
Director of Dodd Auditorium & Events AV
1301 College Avenue
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Phone: (540) 654-1235
Email: dnoble@umw.edu

Dodd Auditorium