PENN STATE UNION AND STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHARLES S. SCHWAB AUDITORIUM The Charles S. Schwab Auditorium is located on the University Park Campus of The Pennsylvania State University. University Park, Pennsylvania is located in the middle of the state, adjacent to the Borough of State College, at the convergence of U.S. Route 322, U.S. Route 220 and PA Route 26, just south of Interstate 80. The University can be easily accessed from Interstate 80, by following either Route 322 East from the Woodland exit or Interstate 99/Route 220 South from the Bellefonte exit. Access from points south and east is via Route 322 West from the Harrisburg area, and access from points south and west is via Route 220 North from the Altoona/Johnstown area. State College is serviced by air travel at the University Park Airport SCE (814-865-5511) via commuter prop on US Airways (servicing Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Washington Dulles), United (servicing Washington Dulles), and Delta Express (servicing Cincinnati/Covington, KY) to the University Park which is approximately four miles from State College. The information provided on the following pages has been prepared by members of the Union and Student Activities staff to answer the majority of your questions concerning the facility in which you will be performing during your stay at Penn State. You may also wish to visit our website at www.studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/eventmanagement If you have other questions, our primary point of contact for all events is Michael Blake, 814-867-4983. If he is unable to help you, he will direct your call appropriately. The list below includes contact information for other members of our staff. Please feel free to contact any of them for assistance. Regular office hours are Monday through Friday, from 8 AM to 5 PM. Bookings and Contract Negotiation: Heather Gummo hdg10@psu.edu 814-865-7973 Events Management Production and Technical Management: Michael Blake mcb29@psu.edu 814-867-4983 Production Manager We look forward to meeting you and doing everything possible to ensure a successful and pleasant visit to Penn State. 1
Penn State University Charles S. Schwab Auditorium A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES Technical Information TABLE OF CONTENTS General Information 3 Loading Facilities 4 Stage Dimensions 4 Stage Floor 4 Stage Rigging 5 Batten Locations 5 Stage Curtains 6 Stage Equipment 6 Projection Facilities 6 Dressing Rooms 6 Electrics 7 Lighting Inventory 7 Sound System 8 Sound Inventory 8 2
GENERAL INFORMATION Penn State is an OSHA-compliant university. The Charles S. Schwab Auditorium is a 894 seat, Renaissance style proscenium stage theatre which presents music, drama, and dance programs by nationally and internationally recognized performers in a theatre/concert hall setting. The theatre is open year round to the central Pennsylvania community. Production Manager: Michael Blake Production Office Phone: (814) 867-4983 Email: mcb29@psu.edu Crew Personnel: The Auditorium is staffed by a paid student crew who work all the events presented in our facilities under the supervision of the Production Manager. 3
LOADING FACILITIES There is no loading dock in the traditional sense. There is one small space at the SL entrance for single vehicle. Unloading must be at right angle up approximately 4 feet of concrete steps. This gets to house level in front of stage. The stage is 32 inches above house level. STAGE DIMENSIONS Proscenium opening height: Proscenium opening width: 23'-6" 42'-8" Proscenium opening width between Grand Drape: 36 0 Height of stage from audience: 2'-8" Stage width between the side draperies 40-4 Stage width from wall to wall: Stage depth from plaster line to curved downstage lip: Stage depth from plaster line to upstage black traveler curtain 46'-8" 5'-8" max. 17'-0" Stage depth from plaster line to last upstage batten (CYC) 18 0 Stage depth from plaster line to upstage wall 22 6 The stage is raked 6 rake over 20 from upstage to downstage. There is access from Backstage to the Front of House from SL through the basement. The Crossover is located upstage, behind a black traveler curtain. Crossover depth is 4 maximum. STAGE FLOOR The floor is hardwood that is finished in black with ROSCO Stage paint. The stage is on a 6" rake over 20' upstage from the plaster line. There are no trap doors and it is not waxed or polished. Tape may be used to lay ground cloths, dance floors, etc. Lag screws, stage screws, and/or drywall screws of any kind are not permitted and may not be used in the floor. 4
STAGE RIGGING Schwab does not have a grid or fly system. The stage house has (7x) total line sets on electric hoists. There are (4x) support battens, each 38'-0" long, with an 800# capacity. Three of the battens carry their own wire ways for in-house lighting, with a 1300# capacity. Hoist controller panel is located stage right. There is a black wraparound curtain hung on a traveler track around the stage. Additional hanging points are not available. BATTEN LOCATIONS Note: Schwab Auditorium has no grid. Battens may only be used to support scenery and lighting fixtures. All battens are 38 0 long and are 1-1/2 Schedule-40 pipe. DISTANCE: SET #: HOUSE HANG: COMMENTS: 0'-0" Plaster line 0'-7" 1 Grand Teaser Blue Dead Hung 1'-0" 2 Grand Drape Blue Dead Hung Traveler 2-6" 3 #1 ELECTRIC Wire way w/20 circuits 4-10" 4 #1 Batten 7-2 " 5 #2 Batten 9'-4" 6 #2 ELECTRIC Wire way w/20 circuits 11'-4" 7 #3 Batten 13'-4" PROJECTION SCREEN cannot be removed 15'-4" 8 #3 ELECTRIC Wire way w/18 circuits 17'-0" 9 Upstage Traveler Drape Black Dead Hung Traveler 18'-0" 10 #4 Batten Cyclorama (30 wide max viewable) 5
STAGE CURTAINS The Grand Drape is directly behind the Grand Teaser. Both are blue in color. The Grand Drape can only be traversed and the operating position is stage left. There is a permanent black curtain on a traveler track around the stage. The house has (2x) sets of legs, and (2x) borders with no fullness sewn in. DRAPERY: HEIGHT: WIDTH: COLOR: Leg Panel 21'-0" 8'-0" black Borders: 5'-0" 38'-0" black 1 each 25 Genie personnel lift 1 each 10 step ladder 1 each 8 step ladder 1 each 6 step ladder 1 each hand truck 2 each 4 wheel dolly LECTERN: There is 1 lectern available for lecturers. STAGE EQUIPMENT PROJECTION FACILITIES There is a dedicated space for projection equipment in the center of the control booth located at the rear of the balcony level. Distance from control booth to the stage is 88 feet. The house has a Panasonic DZ770 7000 Lumens, DLP projector. DRESSING ROOMS PRINCIPAL DRESSING ROOM: There is one principal or Star dressing room at stage level, located directly off stage left. It has a capacity for two performers and contains limited furnishings, mirrors, and a small private restroom with toilet and sink. CHORUS DRESSING ROOMS: There are two chorus dressing rooms, located in the basement, one of which will hold 12 performers and the other 8 performers. Each room contains tables, chairs, mirrors, lights, and sinks. The restroom facilities are located at the end of the hall, and are shared with the audience. There are no shower facilities in the building. No elevator access is available. Basement access is via stairs stage left only. GREENROOM: There is a furnished greenroom area located in the basement, directly below the stage which is available for use by the performers. No elevator access is available. Basement access is via stairs stage left only. The theatre does not contain a washer or dryer. An iron and ironing board are available for use. 6
ELECTRICS Control Console: Dimmers: House lights: Company Switch: Lighting Positions: Onstage Lighting: Follow Spots: Fixture Inventory: The lighting control console is an ETC Element 60/500. It is located at the rear of the orchestra level on the house right side of the auditorium. There are 96 ETC Sensor 20 ampere dimmers in the stage lighting system. House lighting is via an ETC Unison architectural lighting system, independent of the stage lighting system, although they may also be controlled by the stage lighting control console. The company switch is 100 amps, 3 phase-5 wire Cam-Lok panel, with Female, J-Series receptacles. This is the only source of power available for use. It is located in the basement, below the stage, and is directly accessible through a small hatch located offstage left. The auditorium ceiling has three (3x) FOH Cove lighting bays with (4x) 20 amp stage Pin circuits available in each. The Coves provide a 45 degree angle of light at the Plaster Line and are equipped with three (3x) ETC Source 4-26 degree fixtures and one (1x) ETC Source 4-19 degree fixture per bay. There are four boom positions, two on each side of the house, along the balcony rail. There are 3 battens with electrical wire-ways onstage. These three (3x) battens are on electric hoists that can be operated stage right. (See page five for locations) Electric # 1: (20x) 20 amp stage pin circuits and 2 work light circuits Electric # 2: (10x) 20 amp stage pin circuits and 2 work light circuits Electric #3: (16x) 20 amp stage pin circuits circuits shared with backstage pockets There are four (4x) surface mounted boxes backstage and six (6x) surface mounted boxes in the balcony. Backstage Pockets: (16x) 20 amp circuits total circuits shared with #3 Electric Balcony Pockets: (26x) 20 amp circuits total Two (2x) Altman Comet follow spots are available, which operate from the projection booth at the rear of the balcony level. This table lists the remainder of the house inventory that is available for use: MFG. Model No. Type Wattage Quantity Strand SL19 19 degree ERS 575 20 Strand SL26 26 degree ERS 575 18 Strand SL36 36 degree ERS 575 28 Strand SL50 50 degree ERS 575 10 Strand 12091 6" Fresnel Spotlight 750 18 Strand 12091 8 Fresnel Spotlight 1000 18 ETC Source4 Par Par Can 750 52 7
SOUND THE SCHWAB AUDITORIUM HOUSE SOUND SYSTEM is designed to be capable of sound pressure levels in excess of 100 (db), with frequency response from 20hz to 20khz. THE HOUSE MIX SITE in Schwab Auditorium is permanently located at the rear of the orchestra level on the house right side of the auditorium, in an open area adjacent to the house right center aisle. The system operator has an unimpeded view of the stage and a clear line of sight to the house loudspeaker system. MIXING CONSOLE: There is a Yamaha M7CL-48 Digital Mixing Console at FOH. PLAYBACK: There is a Denon DN-500C Compact disc player with ipod Dock at FOH MAIN LOUDSPEAKERS: Electro-Voice EVA-2082 (5x) line array cabinets suspended on center line, above the proscenium arch. Mounted on the floor in front of the stage are (2x) Electro- Voice QRX-218S dual 18 subwoofers. FOH equalization is provided by Symetrix Radius processing. STAGE MONITORS: Electro-Voice ELX112 (8x) stage monitor wedges. There are (4x) mixes available via auxiliary sends from the House Console. MICROPHONE INVENTORY: The House has a full selection of microphones available for use: Shure: (10x) SM58 AKG: (1x) D112 Audio-Technica: (4x) AT4041 (8x) SM57 (4x) C3000 (2x) AT2020 (1x) Beta52 (10x) AT2021 (1x) Beta91 (1x) AT2010 (4x) Beta98AMP (1x) AT410 (4x) KSM32 Countryman: (6x) Type 85 (4x) MX393/C (2x) Type 85s WIRELESS MICROPHONES: The House system has (8x) Audio-Technica 3000 Series Wireless Systems. Each system is outfitted with either T341b handheld transmitters or T310b body pack transmitters. Body packs can be fitted with a selection of either AT831lapel microphones, ATM350CW clip on instrument microphones, ¼ instrument cable, BP893CW Earset Microphones, BP894CW Earset Microphones, or Countryman E2 Earset Microphones. INTERCOM: Single channel Clear-Com intercom system is available with (8x) beltpacks and headsets. HEARING ASSIST: The Auditorium has an induction loop system that covers the main and upper balcony seats. MONITORING: Monitoring of stage is distributed to the lobby, all production areas, and dressing rooms. COMPANY SWITCH: The company switch is 100 amps, 3 phase-5 wire Cam-Lok panel. All Receptacles are female, J-Series. This is the only source of power available for use. It is located in the basement, below the stage, and is directly accessible through a small hatch located offstage left. There are also 120 volt, 20 amp circuits on both sides of the stage and the upstage wall. 8