LIGHTING
 
Control - Circuits - Lighting Positions - Color - House Plot - Power
 
CONTROL
 
An ETC ION is located in a booth at the rear of the balcony level.
A remote focus unit is available for set-ups.

Winches for the lighting bridge and the upstage electric can be activated only from the stage manager's console backstage.

Auditorium house lights can be controlled from both the lighting console and the stage manager's console.

192 ETC Sensor dimmers. (Dimmer Per Circuit)

CIRCUITS
 
Stage circuits are 20-amp, 115 volt.

Stage connectors are 20-amp twist-lock.

Adaptors are available for converting to pin block or Edison connectors.

LIGHTING POSITIONS
 
Instruments in soffit are in a fixed position.

There is a bridge position and an upstage electric, both of which are motorized.

Two 30-foot towers are located just behind the proscenium on both sides of the stage for side lighting.

Two 8-foot movable trees are avalable.

A portable air-lift capable of extending 20 feet high is available for focusing instruments on stage.

COLOR
 
An ample supply of all Roscolene and Roscolux colors is stocked.

STANDARD HOUSE PLOT
 
The standard lighting plot consists of four washes from the front (eight 20-degree Altman Shakespeares each wash), side (four 40-degree Altman Shakespeares each wash) and top (six ETC 50-degree Source Fours each wash), a large downlight pool center stage, and three color washes on the cyc provided by ten 500w Strand Codas. In addition, twenty 20 degree Altman Shakespeares in the soffit (fixed position) and thirty-four 40-degree Altman Shakespeares on the bridge (two of which are 30 - 50 zoom's for large downlght pool) and 9 40-degree Altman Shakespeares on the Upstage Electric are available for specials. Two 750w xenon Strong Troupers are located in the rear soffit. Additional instruments can be made available on request.

beckman house plot.pdf

This .PDF is full size 1/4" Scale, printed on 1 25X29 sheet of paper.
beckman-light-plot.pdf

This .PDF is full size 1/4" Scale printed on 6 11X17 sheets of paper.
beckman-light-plot-11x17.pdf

This .PDF is full size 1/4" Scale printed on 12 8X11 sheets of paper.
beckman-light-plot-8x10.pdf

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POWER SUPPLY
 
A direct feed from the building's power supply is available if needed, consisting of,
  • 3 phase 5 wire 100-amp 120/208v approx. 50 feet from stage left.
  • 1 Portable power panel with 12 individual 20-amp Edison circuits.
For other lighting accommodations and questions, contact Rebecca Bonebrake at:
(626) 395-4698 - bone@caltech.edu
or
Dwayne Miles at:
(626) 395-3839 - drmiles@caltech.edu

For special electrical accommodations and questions, contact Dwayne Miles at:
(626) 395-3839 or drmiles@caltech.edu

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