UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG

Wits Downstairs Theatre



Venue Plan
(22Kb)

A flexible experimental venue with comfortable seating on tiered rostra for an audience of 120.




Auditorium from Stage (47Kb)


Stage through Auditorium (69Kb)

Wits Downstairs Theatre Technical Specifications

AUDITORIUM


Seating Capacity: 120 on 32 - 2m x 1m seating rostra of various heights
Wheelchair friendly. Under cover parking

STAGE

Performance Area:
8m x 5m

Black Surround
1 x Split Traverse

Stage Access:
Dock door 4mH x 3mW into loading bay. Serviced by overhead tracking crane (SWL: 500Kgs)


Dressing Rooms:
2; 8 mirrors

LIGHTING

Lighting designs need to be handed in 2 weeks before the get-in. All gel colours are to be supplied by the client.


Control Desk:
Strand 200 series

Dimmers/Circuits:
30 - 2Kw circuits

Bars/Batterns:
FOH:4 x winch bars ONSTAGE: 2 x fixed bars

Luminaires:
Type Number Wattage Globe Type Suggested Use/Position

Harmony22/40

6

1000w

T11/19

FOH

Prelude 16/30

11

650w

T26/27

FOH or Specials

Parcans

8

1000w

CP60,61,62

 

Prelude PC

10

500w

T26/27

Stage

Cantata Fresnel

8

1000w

T29 or T11/

Stage


SOUND

The Downstairs Theatre has a sound system that has been custom designed for the theatre. Any extras will need to be brought in by the lessee.

Mixer
Midas Venice 160

Amplifiers and Controllers
1 x Yamaha Power Amp P2500s

Speakers
4 x Yamaha 1

Micellaneous
1 x Cd player
1 x DVD player
1 x cabled microphone