College of Musical Arts

Kobacker Hall Technical Specifications

Theater

Kobacker Hall
Moore Musical Arts Center
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403-0290
Fax: (419) 372-2938
Box Office: (419) 372-8171 or (800) 589-BACH (2224)

Contact Personnel Office Phone Email
Deborah Fleitz, Director of Public Events 1037 (419) 372-8654 dfleitz@bgsu.edu
Keith Hofacker, Technical Director 0107 (419) 372-2954 kwhofac@bgsu.edu
Mark Bunce, Director of Recording Services 0114 (419) 372-8405 mbunce@bgsu.edu
Chris Aftoora, Recording Services Manager 0114 (419) 372-8405 caftoor@bgsu.edu
Theresa Clickner, Box Office Manager 1033 (419) 372-2506 tlclick@bgsu.edu
Tina Bunce, Publicity/Publications Manager 1035 (419) 372-8610 tbunce@bgsu.edu
Bryan Stanbridge, Web Designer 1035 (419) 372-1007 bryanss@bgsu.edu
Michael Fisher, Piano Technician 2016 (419) 372-2288 fisherm@bgsu.edu

Stage Information

Type
Proscenium
Width
Wall to Wall: 111 ft., 6 in.
Proscenium Opening: 55 ft., 3.5 in.
Stage Right Wing: 28 ft., 3 in.
Stage Left Wing: 28 ft.
Depth
Lip to Curtain: 5 ft., 0 in.
Curtain to Back Wall: 49 ft.
Height
Stage Floor from House Floor: 3 ft., 7 in.
Proscenium: 28 ft.
Stage Roof/Steel: 39 ft.
Apron
Shape: Straight
Width: 55 ft., 3.5 in.
Depth: 5 ft., 0 in.
Pit
Shape: Trapezoid
Elevator: Yes
Width: Longest 44 ft., 5.5 in.; Shortest 25 ft., 10 in.
Depth: Longest 16 ft., 8 in.; Shortest 6 ft., 10 in.
Height: Stage to Bottom 6 ft., 1 in.; House to Bottom 2 ft., 6 in.
Speed:
Stage to Bottom1:25Bottom to Stage1:00
Stage to House0:45House to Stage0:35
House to Bottom0:35Bottom to House0:25
Traps
One: 3 ft.x7 ft. Stage Center Right
Permanent Obstructions
Stage Right Wing: Cabinets, HVAC Pipes, Balcony walkway(+11 ft.)
Stage Left Wing: Angled roof (down to +15 ft.)
Up-stage Center: Six nested movable acoustical shell towers, HVAC ducts

Stage Rigging

Type
Electric Winches: 10
Sand Bags: 2
Location of Pin Rail
Dressing Room Balcony
Maximum Weight per Baton
 
Electric Winches: 1,800 lbs
Sand Bag 1: 50 lbs
Sand Bag 2: 200 lbs
Maximum Scenery Height
16 ft., 0 in.
Baton Length: 60 ft., 0 in.
Grid Height
No Grid
Grand Curtain
Type: electric motor traveler only
Speed: full travel approximately 10 seconds
Line No. Load Distance from Proscenium  
1 Grand Drape 0 ft., 6 in.  
2 First Electric 3 ft., 4 in.  
3 Shell Ceiling 7 ft., 11 in.  
4 First Leg/teaser 8 ft., 8 in.  
5 Second Electric 11 ft., 4 in.  
6 Shell Ceiling 15 ft., 3 in.  
7 Empty 16 ft., 4 in. Sand Bag 1 (aluminum)
8 Second Leg/teaser 18 ft., 0 in.  
9 Third Electric 20 ft., 0 in.  
10 Double Traveler Track 24 ft., 0 in.  
11 Third Border 25 ft., 8 in. Sand Bag 2
12 Empty 30 ft., 0 in.  

Curtains

Type Amount Height Width Usual Location Color
House Curtain 1       brown velour
Grand Drape 1 10 ft. 60 ft. Line 1 brown velour
Borders 2 flat 8 ft. 60 ft. Lines 4 and 8 black velour
  1 pleated 8 ft. 60 ft. Line 11 black velour
Legs 4 flat 24 ft. 20 ft. Lines 4 and 8 black velour
  2 flat 30 ft. 11 ft. Lines 1 and 12 black velour
Traveler 1 set flat each 28 ft. 28 ft.   black velour
Cyc   29 ft. 60 ft.   white bleached muslin

Lighting

Position Distance from Proscenium No. of circuits
Proscenium catwalk 3 ft. 9
First Beam 29 ft., 6 in. 30
2 Box Booms 40 ft., 0 in. 8 (in each)
2nd Beam 53 ft., 0 in. 16
Proscenium Wall (on stage)   3 (each side)
First Electric 3 ft., 4 in. 28
Second Electric 11 ft., 4 in. 20
Stage Left wall 14 ft. 7
Stage Right balcony walkway 14 ft. 12
Third Electric 20 ft., 0 in. 30
Stage Right wall 21 ft. 12
Stage Right back wall 49 ft. 6
Console
Strand 300 series controlled in booth or SR
Dimmers
192 2.4K ETC Sensor 48
House Lights
Dimmer controlled in booth and SR
Type Amount Lamp
26° source 4 16 575w
36° source 4 16 575w
50° source 4 6 575w
19° source 4 (lens tube only) 2  
8x13 Lekolite 18 575w
6x22 Lekolite 18 575w
6x16 Lekolite 4 575w
6x16 Lekolite with iris 1 575w
6x12 Lekolite 12 575w
6x9 Lekolite 22 575w
6-in. Fresnel 12 500w
8-in. Fresnel 9 1kw
PAR 64 MFL 24 1kw
PAR 64 WFL 6 1kw
Iris Far Cyc (3 cell) 6 1kw
6-ft. 8 Cell T-3 strip 9 1kw/color
Booms
Six 15 ft. with 50 lbs base
House Connector Type
L5-20

Loading Area

Location of Dock
Full Dock about 30 ft. to the stage Height: 3 ft., 11 in.
Loading Doors
Up-stage Center Height: 6 ft., 0 in. Width: 5 ft., 0 ft.
Maximum Length of Trailer in Dock
 
44 ft.
Parking
Lot no. 16 (north of the building) or Lot no. 12 (west of the building)
Obstructions
90 degree turn 10 ft. radius, Storage of platforms and risers

Dressing Rooms

Company Rooms
2
No. each can accommodate
 
25–30
Location
Second floor about 80 ft. from the stage steps Up-stage Right
Private Dressing Room
1
No. it can accommodate
2
Location
off Green Room about 10 ft. from the Stage off Stage Right
Each Dressing Room Has
Restrooms, mirrors, wardrobe rack, tables and chairs
(Only the private dressing room has a shower)

Green Room

Location
Off-stage Right
No. can accommodate
30–50
Services
Two 8 ft. tables, 30 chairs, small kitchenette, ice machine and private dressing room

Audio

Show Monitor
from stage to…
Green Room, dressing room, booth, backstage Right
Paging System
from stage right to…
Green Room, dressing Room, backstage Right
Clear Com
from stage right to…
Stage Left, make up room, booth, follow spots, shop, attic, house manager, house rear audio mixing console

List of all available amps, speakers, microphones, mixers, etc for audio support, playback and recording is available by contacting either the director of recording services or recording engineer.

House

Seating
Total 841 fixed proscenium-style seats
159 chairs can be added (as follows) for a total of 1,000
Main Floor
633 fixed seats
100 chairs can be added to the pit
20 can be added at the back wall
Mezzanine
128 fixed seats
33 chairs can be added to the back
Balcony
80 fixed
6 chairs can be added to the back center

Access to the mezzanine and balcony is from the rear of the main floor. There is no access from any other floor of the building.

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