MPAC Facility

MPAC Specifications

Marshall Performing Arts Center, built 1974
Auditorium Specifications, updated 2001

Seating Capacity

• Main house 411 130 degree wrap around
• Orchestra 104 removable seating
• Balcony 200
• Total 715

Proscenium

• Height 18'-0"
• Width 50'-0"
• Stage has a removable 3'-8" false proscenium stage right which reduces width to 46'-4" and centers thrust stage with proscenium opening.

Stage Size

• Width 74'-0" wall to wall
• Depth 29'-0" wall to wall
• Apron 7'-0" from down stage edge to curtain line
• Wing space Stage Right: 6'-3"
• Stage Left: 6'-6"
• House level 2'-8" below deck level
• Deck Masonite over sprung pine floor. Black.
• No crossover upstage
• Stage access from house: Two portable staircases with removable handrails

Loading Dock Ground level

• Distance from stage 70'-0"
• Clearance width 7'-6"
• Clerance height 12'-0"

Thrust Stage Lift Sizes

• Lift #1 (furthest down stage)
• Upstage width 22'-9"
• Downstage width 14'-6"
• Depth 12'-0"
• Lift #2
• Upstage width 31'-10"
• Downstage width 22'-9"
• Depth 10-0"
• Lift #3 (rectangular)
• Width 31'-10"
• Depth 4'-0"

• All lifts can be lowered 11'-3" below stage level.
• Lift speeds are constant.
• Each lift travels at a different rate.
• Only two lifts can be moved at the same time.
• Lifts can be controlled from back stage left, or from hard wired 50'-0" remote control.
• Lifts are centered on 46'-4" proscenium opening.

Actor Entrances

• Stage Right Clearance Width 3'-3"
• Clearance Height 10'-7"
• Stage Left Clearnace Width 3'-2"
• Clearnace Height 10'-5"
• Actor Entrances are located on stage apron downstage of proscenium.

Actor Balconies Stage Right Width 12'-0"

• Depth 5'-7"
• Clearance Height 12'-0"
• Height above deck 12'-0"
• Stage Left Width 13'-0"
• Depth 4'-0"
• Clearance Height 12'-0"
• Height above deck 12'-0"
• Actor Balconies are located above Actor Entrances downstage of proscenium.
• Actor Balcony widths can be narrowed to 0'-0" with moveable wall panels

Vomitoria House Right Width 5'-8"

• Clearance Height 6'-5"
• Rake 14 degrees
• House Left Width 5'-8"
• Clearance Height 6'-7"
• Rake 10 degrees

Counterweight System Pipe Length 58'-0"-61'-0"

• Arbor Size 6'-0"
• Weight Capacity 6000 lbs. per line
• Hanging Depth 29'-0"
• Grid Height 66'-0"

Hanging Schedule Pipe # Distance from Plaster Line Item

• FOH #1 Open/Block & Tackle
• #1 1'-10" Grand Drape: maroon
  (Draw or Guillotine)
• #2 2'-4" Grand Border
• #3 2'-10" Black Legs
• #4 3'-10" 1st Electric
• #5 5'-4" 2nd Electric
• #6 6'-4" Open
• #7 7'-4" Black Traveler
• #8 8'-4" Open/Traveler Track
• #9 8'-10" Open
• #10 9'-10" Black Border
• #11 10'-10" Open
• #12 11'-10" 3rd Electric
• #13 12'-10" Open
• #14 13'-4" Open
• #15 14'-4" Black Legs
• #16 14'-10" Open
• #17 15'-10" Open
• #18 16'-10" Open
• #19 17'-4" Black Border
• #20 18'-4" 4th Electric
• #21 19'-4" Black Traveler
• #22 20'-4" Black Legs
• #23 20'-10" Open
• #24 22'-4" Open
• #25 22'-10" Open
• #26 23'-10" Black Border
• #27 24'-4" Open
• #28 25'-4" Black Legs
• #29 26'-4" Projection Screen: 50'-0" wide X30'-0" high
• #30 27'-4" Open
• #31 28'-4" Black Traveler
• #32 29'-4" Cyclorama
• 30'-2" BACK WALL OF THEATRE

Black scrim available: 50-0" wide, 30'-0" high.

Dimmers/Patch Panel 128 2.4 kw SCR 2 20 amp plugs each

• 6 6.0 kw SCR 6 20 amp plugs each
• 2 6.0 kw SCR 5 20 amp plugs each
• 1 50 amp plug each
• 2 6.0 kw Non-dims 6 20 amp plugs each
• 2 6.0 kw Non-dims 5 20 amp plugs each
• 1 50 amp plug each
• 2 6.0 kw Constants 4 20 amp plugs each
• 2 50 amp plugs each

Company Switch 200 Amp 3 Phase Located off stage left

Lighting Control Console

• ETC Emphasis w/ Expression III faceplate
• Computerized, DMX 512 protocol, keyboard programmable.
• 48 programmable submasters.
• Located in light booth back of the house.
• In-house console monitor.
• No manual back-up.

Beam positions

• 3 beams above audience, 130 degree wrap around
• 3 beams above stage lifts 1, 2 & 3
• 4 on stage electrics

Electrical Circuit Locations 1-96 Front of House

• 97-146 1st Electric
• 147-155 2nd Electric
• 156-164 3rd Electric
• 165-180 4th Electric
• 181-195 Grid Pockets
• 196-201 Sound Booth
• 202-213 Balcony Rail
• 214-216 Stage Left Actor Balcony
• 217-219 Stage Right Actor Balcony
• 220-223 House Right Vomitory
• 224-227 House Left Vomitory
• 228-230 Stage Left Actor Entrance
• 231-233 Stage Right Actor Entrance
• 234-243 House Floor - Around Stage Lifts
• 244-275 Stage Deck

Sound Console

• 12x8 Tascam M50 Mixer
• 4 750 watt BGW stereo amplifiers
• 1/4" Tascam 32 four track reel-to-reel
• Cassette
• DAT
• Minidisk
• CD Player

Microphone Outlets

• Stage Left 2
• Stage Right 2
• In House - center in front of Lift #1 1
• Stage Left Actor Balcony 2
• Stage Right Actor Balcony 2
• House Left Vomitory 2
• House Right Vomitory 2
• Catwalks 5
• House Balcony 2
• Grid 4

Microphone Inventory

• Shure SM58 (x4)
• Electro-Voice 658L (x3)
• RE 15 (x2)
• Shure U1-UA wireless (x4)
• Crown PCC-170 PZM (x4)

Speakers

• OAP T-102 (x4)
• Electro-Voice Sentry IV B (x5)
• Center Cluster (x4)
• JBL 15" (x2)

Speaker Outlets

• Center Cluster 4
• Upstage Wall 2
• Stage Left Actor Entrance 1
• Stage Right Actor Entrance 1
• Stage Left Actor Ralcony 1
• Stage Right Actor Balcony 1
• House Rear Wall 5
• House Balcony Rear Wall 5
• Front of House Seating Area 5
• House Left Vomitory 1
• House Right Vomitory 1
• Grid 2

Headset System

• Clear-Com 4 wire, single channel
• Stations: light booth, sound booth, follow spot positions, back stage left and right, vomitoria, & make-up room.

Audio Monitors

• Make-up room, dressing rooms, lighting control booth.

Telephone

• Light booth & office back stage left.

Make-up & Dressing Rooms

• Large 70 station communal make-up room with mirrors and make-up lights located one flight below stage.
• Separate men's and women's dressing rooms with lockable lockers, showers, sinks and toilets.
• Back stage left and right can be reached by separate stairways.

Laundry facililities are available.

Pianos

• Yamaha CF3 9'-0" Grand
• Steinway Model: D 9'-0" Grand
• Austin Jarrow Upright Grand