Staller Tech

STALLER CENTER TECHNICAL INFORMATION

The following addresses are for TECHNICAL CONTACT ONLY. Any other inquiries will not be answered.

Production Manager:	Liz Silver phone: (631) 632-7236 email: esilver@notes.cc.sunysb.edu	Technical Director	Liz Lamendola phone: (631) 632-7249 email: elamendo@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Snail mail address:	Staller Center for the Arts room 2031 SUNY at Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY 11794-5425
Fax machine number:	(631) 632-7354

New Directions to theatre loading dock:

Long Island Expressway (interstate 495) East (from New York City - Midtown Tunnel) to EXIT 62 : Nicholls Road (county road 97) Take Nicolls Road (CR 97) NORTH toward Stony Brook.
After 6.3 miles on Nicolls Road north you will have passed Suffolk County Community College, Route 25 (Jericho Tpke.), and you will come to Route 347 (Nesconset Highway). Route 347 is the first really major intersection, with at least 5 lanes in all four directions.
After Route 347 proceed 2.2 miles passing two traffic lights. The second light is the 1ST (south) entrance to the Stony Brook campus and the University Hospital. Pass this entrance.
At the third traffic light is the second (and the main) campus entrance. On both sides of the road there is a white sign stating "Stony Brook - main entrance". Make this left. At the traffic light turn right and then make the next left onto John Toll Dr. (maybe 50 yards from the traffic light).
The road curves slightly to the left. After the grey wall on the left you will see three ramps/loading areas next to one another. pass all of these. On the left you will see a tall windowless brown brick extension of a building (looks rather like a fly loft). Pull into the next loading dock on left (immediately after the large windowless brown brick building segment close to the road). This is the Staller Center theatre loading dock.
If you come to the stop sign you have gone 50 yards too far.
If you get lost, but are on the campus, ask directions for the Student Union building, the front of which is across the street from our loading area on John Toll Dr. If you ask for directions to the Staller Center that will probably get you to the front of the building; likely not where you want to be...
Staller Center offices are on the second floor, above the lobbies.
Stony Brook is about a 2 hour drive from New York City in average conditions. absolute best case 1 hour, in rush hour maybe 4 hours or more.
Maps:
- Of the area: Yahoo! map
- Of the campus: University server (Staller Center in grid 4E lower left.)

MAIN THEATRE TECHNICAL INFORMATION:

This is the more verbose version with all the gruesome details. A simplified version is also available
And there is a page with no information about the space, just equipment inventory

Drawings:
- Jpeg images: groundplan section
- DXF format CAD files: groundplan section (dowload .zip file)
Theater Picutures
Seating capacity: 1050
Dimensions:
- Proscenium:
  - Width: 46' - 4"
  - Height: 29' - 10"
- Depth:
  - Plaster line to last pipe batten: 25' - 7"
  - Plaster line to rear wall: 34' - 0"
  - Plaster line to downstage edge of apron: 12' - 2"
  - Last pipe batten to rear wall: 8' - 0"
  - Please read below about orchestra shell stored dimensions and reference the groundplan and section to better understand the conditions if you require more than 25' depth.
- Width:
  - Wall to wall: 89' - 8"
  - Center line to SR wall (usable space): 42' approximately
  - Center line to SL wall (usable space): 39' - 6" approximately
  - Wing space: Assuming a playing area opening (drape to drape) of about 40' (our typical) then the remaining wing space completely offstage of the legs is:
    - Stageleft: 11' to the fly rail.
    - Stageright: 14' give or take a foot for items on the wall.
- Height:
  - Stage floor to grid: 62' - 5"
  - Stage floor to "clouds" above apron: 26' - 2"
  - Stage floor to most pipe battens "gridded": 57' - 0"
  - Stage floor to bottom of pin rail/patch panel loft stageright: 17' - 10" (14' 5" in some areas)
  - Proscenium height: 29' - 10"
- Front of House:
  - 200' Cable run to lighting control booth
  - 250' Cable run to FOH mix position
  - 140' Line of sight from projection/camera position
- Loading dock:
  - Location: stageright
  - Height: 51"
  - Loading area 'garage door' 10' 7" W x 11' 7" H
  - Loading dock edge to garage door 11' 3"
  - Maximum opening of doorway between stageright and loading area 7' 4" W x 12' 1" H
  - Largest objects that could travel from outside the building to the stage via the loading dock:
    - Largest box size: approximately 7' 4" W x 10' 6" L x 11' 6" H
    - Longest object less than 8" W approximately 30' L may be accommodated
  - Please note: trucks longer than 30' protrude from the dock into the street, blocking traffic. Drivers should be prepared to disconnect their cab if necessary during load in and out to permit campus traffic to pass. Preferably trailers can be moved to a non-protruding position within a reasonable period of time from the completion of loading or unloading.
  - Given approperiate advance notice there can be sufficient space adjacent to the loading area to park 4 large vehicles (3 48' trailers and a bus or whatever.) Additional vehicles may need to park on a sidewalk across the street from the loading area or other areas increasingly distant from the loading area.
Hydraulic stage lift / elevator / pit:
- Location: downstage of proscenium
- dimensions: 45' - 6" x 10' - 0" approximate; trapezoid; see groundplan.
- Designated stops:
  - Stage - level with stage
  - Seating - 3' 1" below stage
  - Orchestra - 8' 2" below stage; usually played at 7' 6" below stage with one 8" step at each entrance
  - Pit / trap room - 17' 4" below stage
  - The lift is able to stop at any level between these however access is inconvenient and must be requested, discussed, and planned for in advance.
- Control: remote unit on lift itself or console on stageright.
- Maximum load approximately 5000 pounds.
Power:
- 3 separate company switches are available.
- Each panel (or company switch) provides a 3 phase, 400 Amp, 120/208 Volt, 5 wire service.
- Located on stageright.
- Bare wire leads required, our electrician will tie in.
- 1 220V "dryer plug" receptacle for vehicle shore power use. Note: this service is connected to one of the company switches.
- About 6 separate 20A "edison" or "U-ground" wall receptacle circuits are available onstage. If you need a lot of wall power and do not have your own PD then please discuss this in advance.
Lighting:
- Control:
  - (1) ETC Insight 3 control console.
  - (1) wired ETC RFU (6 pin XLR type receptacles available at FOH lighting position and stageright for said RFU, originating in control booth)
  - (4) Permanent in house DMX ports available:
    - Stageright to control booth
    - Control booth to stageright
    - Control booth to FOH lighting position vicinity
    - Stageright to FOH lighting position vicinity
- Dimmer per circuit

- 2 Permanent house electrics (linesets B and C) have 35 circuits each
- 60 Additional circuits available for overhead use on stage; 32 on stageleft and 28 on stageright.
- 20 Circuits in 5 floor pockets upstage of playing area.
- For a complete breakdown of all circuit locations by number click here
Instrument inventory (including normally hung units) :
- ETC Source 4:
  - (60) 36 Degree (6X9)
  - (40) 26 Degree (6x12)
  - (40) 19 Degree ; all are normally hung on first bridge and in first slot.
  - (30) 10 Degree ; all are normally hung on second bridge and in second slot.
- (30) Altman 8" fresnels - 1 KW
- (62) PAR 64 cans - 1 KW normally MFL or WFL but we can probably meet your needs for some NSP or VNSP
- (8) 4 Circuit farcycs - 500 W, all are normally hung on permanent electric #2 (line set C)
- (2) Lycian Super Arc 400 followspots - 400 W
Additional lighting equipment
- (8) Booms (maximum sidearm height of 14')
- (48) Sidearms
- Color frames for all units.
- (34) Template holders for source 4 units.
- (28) Other somewhat suboptimal template holders for source 4 units (loose fit, require clip to shutter.)
- (10) Glass template holders for source 4 units.
- (10) Irises for source 4 units.
- (32) "Square" 8" barn doors for PAR or Fresnel units.
- (14) "Trapezoid" 8" barn doors for PAR or Fresnel units.
- Additional, well aged, less desirable units also available (see inventory).
- Pin connector extension cable, two-fers, etc. (see inventory)
Normally hung fixtures:
- First bridge: (24) 19 degree Source 4
- Second bridge: (24) 10 degree Source 4
- First slots (box booms): (8) 19 degree Source 4, house left and house right
- Second slots (box booms): (4) 10 degree Source 4, house left and house right
- First and second electrics (linesets B and C): (2) 16" scoops each for worklights
- Second electric: (8) 4 circuit farcycs (upstage side of truss)

Audio:

Mixing consoles:
- Allen&Heath GL-4000 : 24 Channel (4 stereo) in, 8 main out, 10 aux sends, 11x4 matrix, et cetera.
- (1) Ramsa WR-54416 : 16 channel in, 4 main out, 4 aux sends
Playback:
- (1) Denon C680 CD player
- (2) Nakamichi DR-3 cassette decks
- (1) Otari MX5050 2 track 1/4" tape reel to reel deck
- (1) Sony MCI 2 track 1/4" tape reel to reel deck
Processing:
- (1) Rane GE-60 2 channel 1/3 octave equalizer
- (1) Lexicon MPX1 effects processor
- (1) Sabine FBX-900 "feedback exterminator"
- (1) Lexicon PCM 42 digital delay processor
Loudspeakers:
- (1) "Main Cluster" (Altec) permanent full range mono speaker system for house, located above stage apron.
- (4) Klipsch KSM-1 (wedge stage monitors, portable)
- (2) Turbosound TXD-580 (full range, additional house coverage, portable)
- Note: house coverage speaker systems have 1/3 octave rane eq inline to align response to the hall.
Amplifiers:
- (2) McIntosh MC7300 Amplifiers (4 channels @ 300 W)
  - "Main Cluster" (1 channel)
  - Stage monitor 'A' position, stage right and left (1 channel)
  - Turbosound positions, apron stage right and left (2 channels)
- (1) McIntosh MC7270 Amplifier (2 chanels @ 270 W)
  - Stage monitor 'B' position, stage right and left (1 channel)
  - backup for main cluster (1 channel)
- (1) Crown D150A amplifier for control booth monitor speakers.
- (1) Spare Crown D150A amplifier
- (1) Spare Crown D75 amplifier
13 Microphone receptacles (3 pin XLR) dispersed throughout the theatre connected to control room 1/4" stereo patch panel (9 of these are available onstage both stageright and stageleft)
12 Channel whirlwind snake from stage right swing panel room to control room 1/4" stereo patch panel
Wired clear-com intercom system:
- MS-200 main station
- (12) Various beltpcks
- (10) Various single muff headsets
- (2) Double muff heatsets (normally reserved for spotlight operators)
- A communications connection can be made available virtually anywhere in the theatre
Wireless communication:
- (1) Telex Radiocom BTR-300 base station, full duplex, supports up to 4 beltpacks
- (2) Telex TR-300 wireless beltpacks
- This system can be and normally is connected to the wired in house system
- See below for RF information.
Assorted microphones, microphone stands, cables, etc. for limited sound reinforcement situations. (see inventory)

Radio frequency information:

Always in use before and during performances:
- 181.9 , 182.6 , 213.575 , 215.875 MHz (lobby)
- 464.500 MHz with 12.5 KHz "channel space" aka "brown dot" (building/campus wide)
- note that other FCC licensed frequencies in the range around the above may be in use by other Stony Brook campus departments.
Others possibly in use by mainstage audio equipment:
- Frequencies in the ranges of 692 to 716 MHz and 782 to 806 MHz
- 171.045 , 171.905 MHz
Others possibly in use by mainstage communications equipment:
- 182.000 Mhz
- 205.925 , 205.450 , 204.925 , 204.125 MHz

Fly system:

For a lineset schedule click here
The fly rail is located stage left
Total number of linesets: 41 (includes 2 electrics on winch motors, excludes fire curtain)
Weight:
- Manual lineset arbor capacity (in addition to pipe weight): approximately 850 lbs
- Linesets "B" and "C" are driven by electric winch motors and have a static arbor load. Each winch driven "lineset" has a maximum load capacity of 1200 pounds.
- Total weight available (in addition to all pipe-weights and normally hung goods): approximately 5200 pounds.
Battens:
- Distribution: approximately on 6" centers unless noted.
- Construction: 1.5" (ID) black pipe. All battens comprise at least two sections of pipe joined with an internal black pipe sleeve
- Linesets "B" and "C" are welded 1.5" and 1.25" pipe in a somewhat triangular-trapezoid truss configuration (see section)
- Out trims: (height above stage floor when gridded)
  - Linesets 1 through 38 grid at 57' give or take a few inches.
  - Lineset 39 grids at 58' - 7"
  - Linesets "B" and "C" grid at 49' 6" (see section)
- Length:
  - Linesets B and C (winched electrics) are 49' 8" long
  - Manual lineset system pipes vary from 51' to 56' ; only 3 are shorter than 53' and may be exchanged with the batten from another lineset if necessary.

Soft goods:

Permanent:
- (1) Main curtain: gold manual guillotine (located on line 1)
- (1) Black velour traveler: (located on line 36) usually used as most upstage pair of legs in open position, and may be closed for full black backing.
Normally hung:
- (4) Pair of black velour legs: tormentors are 28' x 9' ; #1 and #2 are 28' x 16' ; #3 are 28' x 12'
- (4) Black velour borders: 10' x 60' (including teaser)
- (1) Seamless sky blue cyclorama: (located on line 39) 55' x 32'
Also available:
- Sharkstooth scrims (30' x 60'):
  - One each: Black, Sky blue, Dark blue
- One full stage black velour flat curtain in two panels: each is 28'H x 30'W (normally providing a center split)
- (2) Legs 16' x 36'
- (2) Legs 12' x 28'
- (2) Borders 10' x 60'
- Various other blacks and goods in varying condition that are rarely neded

Dressing rooms:

All dressing rooms are located two floors below stage level.
All dressing rooms have:
- Private showers and bathrooms
- Mirrors with make-up lights
- Audio only monitor and paging reception; paging microphone available for stageright or stageleft
There are:
- 2 Chorus rooms, each holding up to 16 people
- 2 Midsize rooms, each holding up to 8 people
- 3 Small rooms, each holding up to 4 people
There is a wardrobe room located in the dressing room area equipped with:
- Washer and dryer
- Ironing boards and irons
- Two steamers
- Sewing machine and sewing supplies
- 4 Rolling hanging racks: 3 sturdy 6' racks and 2 consumer grade 3' racks
There is a green room located one level below stage level, between stageright and dressing rooms.
Dressing rooms are most easily accessed from stageright, however may be reached from stageleft via the same path as the offstage crossover.
The only available offstage crossover entails going down 2 floors and back up 2 floors on the other side.
Note: Not all dressing rooms are available for all productions. Please discuss dressing room requirements well in advance of your production.

Orchestra shell:

General description: Acoustically designed, steel, counter weighted, motor driven orchestra shell. Rear wall and ceiling fold and store (raised) against rear wall of stage. Side walls fold and store against upstage side of stage left and stage right walls of proscenium.
Erected dimensions:
- Width: 36' - 6" (upstage) - 49' - 6" (downstage)
- Depth: 21' - 3" (to plaster line)
- Height: 24' - 5" (upstage) to 27' - 6"(downstage)
Stored dimensions:
- Upstage: 36' - 6" centered on rear wall.
- Clearance: 12' - 9" approx.
- Depth: 8' approx.
Access when erected: 1 door stageleft and 1 stageright (see groundplan)

Other:

Platforms and railings (see inventory)
TV:
- There is closed circuit TV showing the main stage on channel 12.
- The angle, quailty, and size of the image are poor.
- Nonetheless if you would like to use this system you must be able to tune channel 12 (a video "line input" will not suffice)
- Normally this is used solely to provide a monitor for patrons awaiting latecomer seating.
- connections are available in various locations, most notably stageright.

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