Technical & Facility Information
A major renovation of the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts (RLCA) was completed October, 1990.
Information listed below is current as of February 2017.
Seating Capacity:
Orchestra Level 621
Orch. Removable 53
Handicap Accessible 16
Balcony 534
Total Seats: 1224
Loading Door
Loading access and parking for trucks and buses is via the loading drive on Pine Street (see attached map). The drive is approximately 120' long. Parking in the drive is by advance arrangement only. (208 Pine St Jamestown, NY should get you to where you want to be)
Loading doors are located U.S.L. and door access is 8' 0"w x 10' 0"h.
The doors are truck height and level with the stage.
Trucks can back directly to the doors. RLCA has one (1) - 16' 0" x 3'2" steel ramp and one (1) - 5' 0" x 5' 0" aluminum dock plate available.
Dressing Rooms
All are fully climate controlled, equipped with mirrors, make-up lights, sinks, wardrobe racks, show program, and page monitors.
4 Dressing Rooms are located below stage level with capacities of:
1 @ 10 persons
1 @ 9 persons
1 @ 8 persons
1 @ 4 persons
The Men and Women's restrooms located below stage level contain one shower each.
1 Dressing Room/Quick Change is located on stage level D.S.L. It has a capacity of 1 person and is equipped with a mirror, make-up lights, run blues, sink, wardrobe rack, show program, and page monitor.
All Dressing Rooms can be locked and have their own key. Keys available upon request.
Wardrobe
Stage Dimensions
Width of proscenium opening: 37' 11"
Height of proscenium opening: 22' 0" (to the bottom of the Main Valance)
Grid height: 52'6"
Distance from plaster line to back wall: 29' 6"
Distance from apron front to plaster line at cntr.: 6' 6"
Distance from orchestra pit front to plaster line at cntr.: 12' 10"
Distance from orchestra pit to first row of seats: 11’ 6"
Wing space stage right: 9' 3".
Wing space stage left: 14' 9".
Access to audience from the stage is via stairs on the ends of the apron and from backstage house left.
Height of stage deck from the house floor: 3' 6".
*See drawings section, below, for information regarding wing space obstructions.*
Stage Floor
Masonite panels over a maple strip floor on wood sleepers over concrete. Painted matte black.
The floor is moderately resilient. Black marley flooring that covers the entire stage is available to rent.
Orchestra Pit and Musician Information
Pit dimensions are 35' 0" x 11' 0".
The pit floor is 8' 10" below stage level. The pit is currently covered.
Access to the pit is through a standard size door leading to the dressing room area.
The pit contains a Steinway upright piano, 3' 6" x 3' 6" conductor's podium (adjustable to 22" or 28" high), and 5 duplex and 16 single A/C wall outlets controlled by a total of 4 - 20amp. circuit breakers.
The RLCA also owns a Steinway 9' 0" model D Concert Grand stored onstage, upstage left. An artist's bench is available. (The Piano cannot be moved to the pit & cannot sit on orchestra pit cover)
20 stands and 25+ chairs are available.
Some clip lights are available with advance notice.
Rigging System
Type: Double-purchase counterweight
Lines sets: 29 (not including the Main Curtain)
Arbor Capacity: 1,200 lbs. (Enough weight is on-hand to load all arbors to capacity)
Batten description: 1-1/2" dia. schedule 80 steel pipe with 5 pick-up points ea. Battens are 47' in length.
Batten capacity: approx. 550 lbs.
Line sets are changed only with advance arrangement.
Main Curtain, Set # 9 (Movie Screen), Set #15 ( Mid-stage Traveler) and Set # 16 (Rear Projection screen) are permanent and cannot be moved.
See attached Line Set Layout and Hanging Plot for further information.
Main Curtain
Lighting
FOH Console: ETC Ion 1000 with 2 fader wings (1x20) and 2 touch screens
Console location: The console can be located in the control booth house right at the rear of the balcony, backstage stage left, at the road console location under the balcony house left (using this location removes half of the ADA compliant seating), or the projection booth at the rear of the balcony.
Dimming: 280 Colortran dimmers @ 2.4kw circuits in racks. Distributed via FOH Cove SL and SR Opera Box Positions, SL Umbilical Drops, SR Pigtails, and various umbilical LX linesets over the stage. All end connections stage-pin - limited cabling inventory.
DMX: Distribution is primarily overhead on stage - limited cabling inventory.
All electrics are powered by Fixed Circuit Umbilical Drops. See Repertory Light Plot for Further Details. A substantial inventory of Source 4 ERS, PAR, PARNel is available - Contact Technical Director to verify current inventory. Please refer to the attached Repertory Lighting Plot for further details.
Electrical Service:
1 - 100 amp three-phase service for sound is located S.L. with bare-tail connection. This service is tied to the same isolated ground as the house sound system.
1 – 200 amp three-phase service for company power is located S.L. with Camlock connection. 1 - 800 amp three-phase service for lighting is located S.L. with bare-tail connection.
5 - 20 amp circuits are located around the stage that are tied to the same isolated ground.
Audio
The system is a multi-cluster, time-aligned "central" loudspeaker system. Uses include lectures, dramatic and musical productions, and performances by small to medium sized musical groups.
FOH PA: The FOH PA system is entirely L'Acoustics A15i arrays, KS21 Subwoofers, and X8 Front fills and Under balcony speakers. All FOH PA is processed and driven by L'Acoustics LA4X and L7.16Amplifiers.
Changes are not permitted to the amplifiers/processors.
Mixing Console:
DiGiCo S21 (Rep FOH Console)
FOH Mix Position:
The house mixing position is located in the rear center of the orchestra section underneath the balcony. There is ample counter space for additional equipment at this location.
There is a limited inventory of sound equipment.
Audio Tie-In:
2 DiGiCo D-Rack (CAT6 connection); 1 SL and 1 SR; each with 32 ins and 8 outs. Input to the House Mains at the House Mix position only via AES drivelines.
Input to the 2 Powered Monitor Amplifiers only at the House Mix position. 2 XLR inputs are available from the projection booth that send Stage Left
Monitors:
4 - QSC K12.2 active monitor wedges.
Intercom:
2 - channel Clear-Com MS-200C main station with 24 stations located throughout the facility.
Paging and show program monitor speakers are in the dressing room areas, Green Room, and Stage Left. The page mic can be located at the stage manager's console stage left or in the lighting booth at the rear house right of the balcony.
Show program has volume adjustment for each speaker area.
A telephone style com is also located stage left at the stage manager's console.
Lifts & Ladders:
1 - Genie lift with a 26’ working height. 1 - 12' folding aluminum
1 - 6' folding aluminum
VIDEO
Projection Equipment:
A 16'0" x 35' 0" screen is permanently hung on line set #9. Throw to the screen is 110' from the Projection Booth.
The theater is equipped with a Digital Cinema System:
NEC NC2000C Digital Cinema Projector 2K (2048 x 1080) resolution
Barco Konica Minolta pgBFL DLP Cinema 85.0mm 2.5/52.4-85.3mm Projector Lens
Motorized focus, zoom, horizontal/vertical shift, light shutter (dowser) / Lens memory stores lens setting (shift/zoom/focus) for Flat or Cinemascope formats
Dolby DSS200 Media Server Dolby CP750 Audio Processor
Surround Sound
Encrypted (with key) or Unencrypted content playback Blu-Ray Player
DVI input Digital audio in
3.5mm Audio Input Jack
SDI 12-G input/output available at FOH Mix, SL Stage manager's desk, and Projection booth.
Atmospherics:
The use of all pyrotechnics is forbidden. Open flames of any kind are forbidden.
The facility is equipped with a fire safety system defeat for use with reasonable atmospheric effects.
Atmospherics (Haze, Fog, Cryogenics) are only permitted if advanced, and with case by case approval of the RLCA technical director.
LABOR
All Stage labor including Stagehands, truck loaders, wardrobe, and projectionists working at the RLCA are provided by I.A.T.S.E. Local #266, Jamestown, NY. The work jurisdiction of the Union shall include the handling, building, and assembling of any scenery, props, theatrical lighting, stage audio, stage audio-visual equipment and wardrobe at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts. No Designer, Stage Manager, Technical Personnel, or other person shall be permitted to handle scenery, props, stage, theatrical lighting, or audio-visual equipment where such would displace an employee of the Union.
However, final hook-up, adjustment, and operation of the above items which are not owned or leased by the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts may be done by a representative of the owner. The operation of any equipment owned or leased by the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts will be by Union employees except where the artist and the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts feel the quality of the performance will be enhanced by allowing the operation by a representative of the artist. Where this would displace an employee of the union, the union may require that a Union employee ‘Stand-by’ said equipment.
Venue Main Phone: (716) 664-2465
Executive Director, Hillary Meyer hmeyer@reglenna.com x225
Box Office, Stephanie Moynihan stephanie@reglenna.com x214
Technical Director, Andrew Ferguson td@reglenna.com x211
Director of Marketing & Communications, Len Barry lbarry@reglenna.com x227
House Manager & Hospitality, Heather Felton heather@reglenna.com x210
Local Theatrical Supply & Rentals:
Grisé Audio Visual – Erie, PA (814) 425-4465 Audio, Video, LX, Backline
ASA Theatrical - Erie, PA (814) 813-2577 LX, Audio
Slush Puppy - Erie, PA (814) 459-4328 - Dry Ice
Audio Images Sound & Lighting - Batavia, NY (585) 343-4050 Audio, LX
Airgas – Olean, NY (716) 372-4265 C02, Etc.