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Facility Information

Built in 1977, the CFL contains a main hall, a recital hall, backstage facilities, a large lobby, administrative offices, classrooms, an art gallery, and a meditation chapel. All features are handicapped-accessible.

Capacity

• Seating capacity: 1,440
• 892 main floor
• 548 balcony
• Approximately 950 for theatre and dance

House Acoustical History

Excellent for music

Spoken word is quite poor; needs reinforcement. Spoken words need to be clear and concise, but not loud.

House typically opens to audience one-half hour before performance

Reverb time: Approximately 2.25 seconds for music with an empty house

Air Handling Capabilities

• Performance area: 30,000 CFM
• Back Hall: 10,000 CFM
• No zone capabilities

Smoke detectors located backstage and in catwalks, fairly sensitive but not to chemical smoke

Emergency Procedures

Ushers in red jackets guide patrons to the nearest exit.

Stage

Thrust stage:

• Overall width (back wall): 48' 5"
• Depth (act curtain to back wall): 32' 5"
• Curved apron: 12', apron to back wall: 44' 5"
• Actual performance space for dance: 30' deep, 38-40' wide
• Ceiling height: 46'
• Proscenium stage is created with overhead 50' wide x 30' deep box truss; standard trim is 25'
• Wing space and entrances are created with legs and masking.
• Cross-over space: Hallway immediately behind stage; exit doors on both sides of the back wall
• 18 entrances to Main Hall
• Load in doors to Main Hall: 74" wide x 84" high, 113" diagonal

Orchestra Pit (three options):

1. Size of curved apron (see diagram) when at highest position
2. 22' deep, 47' wide (includes apron) when at lowest position
3. Can be built up from lowest position with Wenger platforms - 4'x8'

Stage Floor

• Resilient 7/8" sprung light-colored oak surface; underneath: rubber, wood, rubber, wood
• Excellent condition, excellent for dance
• No traps or elevators in floor
• Restrictions: no nails, paint, stage screws, cane bolts, or metal casters
• Rosco dance floor available, black/gray

Load In

Option 1 (side door to stage)

• 55' truck can back up to door
• ramp or lift must be supplied
• distance from door to stage: 10', no steps
• outside double door: 63" wide x 78" high, 103" diagonal
• main stage door: 74" wide x 84" high, 113" diagonal

Option 2 (loading dock)

• 40' truck can back up to dock
• dock door: 10' high x 11'10" wide
• distance from dock to stage: 80'
• Three double doors from dock to stage
  1. dock door: 76" wide x 85" high, 113" diagonal
  2. west hallway: 71" wide x 85" high, 113" diagonal
  3. main stage: 74" wide x 84" high, 113" diagonal

Dressing Rooms

• Green Room with make-up mirror and private bathroom located directly behind stage - phone number: 563-387-1660
• Two separate cast rooms (11'5" x 11'7") located down one flight of stairs directly behind stage
• hanging racks and full length mirrors
• large connecting common room with lounge area
• 12 make-up mirrors with lights
• wardrobe outlets: 110/120
• Laundry facilities available near dressing rooms: 1 washer, 1 dryer
• 2 steamers
• No shower facilities in building
• Quick change booths can be set up back stage
• Men's and women's restrooms located directly behind stage

Electrical System

• Power tie in for road gear located back stage right
• Two 200 amp boxes, two 100 amp boxes
• 3 phase, 5 wire, 208 volts
• Campus electricians responsible for tie in
• AC power outlets: 8 down stage, 6 upstage, 4 in the wings, 4 in the pit
• Need to know pig tail type for tie in
• Shore power available with prior notice

Masking

• 5 pair of flat black belours legs: 25' high x 12' wide
• 2 pair of flat black velour legs: 25" high x 8' wide
• 2 flat black velour curtains 25' high x 25' wide
• 1 black sharkstooth scrim 48' wide x 25' high
• 1 front teaser 50' wide x 6' high
• 4 borders 50' wide x 4' high
• 1 cyc. border 50' wide x 5' high
• 1 dark rust velour front curtain on traveler track
• 1 natural colored muslin cyclorama 48' wide x 25' high, not seamless

Sound

• Control booth located center balcony, 90' to plaster line

Sound Systems (in-house mixer: Soundcraft Delta DLX 24 channel)

• 4 group mixing buses, 6 aux. sends
• Main stereo mix bus
• Four band semi-parametric EQ on mono channels
• Direct outs

Speakers

• House mains: 4 Peavey SP3-G three-way speakers
• Center house: Horn loaded suspended cluster
• Subs: Peavey Model 18-SUB-4
• Side fills: 6 Peavey Impulse V two-way speakers

Outboard Mixer: Souncraft Spirit Live 4 24 channel

• 4 group mixing buses, 6 aux. sends
• Main stereo mix bus
• 4 band semi-parametric EQ on mono channels
• Direct outs

Amplifiers

• 1 Peavey CS800, 2 Peavey CS400

Effects

• 2 DBX 166A Dynamics Processors
• 2 Alesis MidiVerb 4
• 2 Peavey Q431F 31-band Graphic Equalizers
• 1 Peavey Q231F dual 31-band Graphic Equalizer

Monitors

• 4 Gollehon S1 two way enclosures
• 2 Yamaha SM12H two-way enclosures
• 4 Community MVP 15" two-way

Microphones

• 6 EV RE11
• 1 EV RE10
• 3 Peavey PVM 45
• 1 Peavey PVM 480
• 2 AKG D3900
• 1 AKG D3800
• 2 AKG 414
• 2 AKG 451
• 4 Shure SM57
• 4 Shure SM58
• 2 Shure SM81
• 3 Crown PCC160
• 4 Nady 650 wireless lavaliers
• 3 Vega U2020 wireless handheld or lavalier
• 2 Sennheiser 421

Playback\Recording Decks

• Akai 4-track reel to reel, 10" reels
• Technics 1500 2-track reel to reel, 10" reels
• Nakamichi MR-2 cassette deck
• Tascam 302 double cassette deck
• Tascam DA-30 MKII DAT deck
• Tascam CD-RW 750 CD recorder
• Technics SL-Pg480A CD player SL-PG
• TEAC CD-P1250 CD player
• Sony JE520 mini disk

Miscellaneous Sound

• 2 Countryman 85 active direct boxes
• 3 Rapco DB-100 passive direct boxes
• 4 straight mic. stands
• 12 boom mic. stands
• 4 short mic. stands

Communication: Telex Intercom

• 8 headsets, unlimited stations

Lighting Systems

House lights

• Controlled from control booth
• Audience is signaled at top of show and at intermission with flashing lobby lights

Light Board

• ETC Express 48/96

Dimmer packs

• Front of House: 2 Strand 12 channel 2.4k
• Floor\Truss: 4 Strand 12 channel 2.4k, 1 Strand, 6 channel 6.0k

Front of House Lights

• 54 circuits divided between two light bays
• 12 Berkey Colortron 6", 12°, 1k, ellipsoidal
• 12 Altman 6", 12°, 1k, ellipsoidal
• 12 Strand 6", 14°, 1k, ellipsoidal, 6 with iris
• 6 ETC Source, 15°-30°

Available Light instruments

• 48 Altman 4½", 25°-50° baby zoom, 750 watt
• 24 Par 64, 1k
• 16 Fresnel 8", 1k
• 40 ETC Source 4 par, 575 watt
• 4 ETC Source 4 50°
• 14 ETC Source 4 Jr. 25 °-50°
• 6 Sky cyc.: 4 section, 1k per section
• 2 Ultra Arc II long throw follow spots

Air Towers

• 2 Genie 25'

Light Trees

• 8 varying between 8'-12'

Keyboards

• Wissinger positiv organ
• 1978 Sipe organ: Large, 44-stop, mechanical action
• Piano: Steinway 9' concert grand
• Zuckerman Italian virginals
• Zuckerman Stein forte-piano
• Harpsichords:
  1. Bizzi 18th Century French Double
  2. Zuckerman French Doubl

*Full time keyboard technician/tuner available

Dance Rehearsal/Warm-Up Space

• Located in the Regents Center (close to the CFL)—must be pre-arranged
• 36'6" x 69"4" space, suspended hardwood floor
• Full length mirrors along one wall, bars along opposite wall

Miscellaneous

• MEC Handy Herman 24' aerial work platform
• Ladders: 6', 8', 14'
• Wenger four step choral risers: 10 sections
• Acoustical canopy of transparent acrylic suspended above the stage, three sections, adjustable height
• Wenger 4' x 8' platforms: 8", 16", 24" legs
• 35mm slide projectors, screens
• 62 Manhasset music stands