Orpheum Theatre specifications and technical data

ORPHEUM THEATRE
865 Seymour Street
Vancouver BC V6B 3L4
Phone 604 665 2193 –Fax 604 665 2149
http://www.vancouver.ca/theatres
Virtual tour link: http://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/cultural/theatres/orpheum/index.htm
Virtual tour is also available on Google Earth Street View Venue access: Loading locations: In the alley between Seymour and Granville Streets, enter from Smithe Street just west of the Seymour and Smithe intersection. It is a tight turn and alternate access is from Robson Street north up the alley and backing down to the dock. Loading dock at truck level with an adjustable dock plate is under the overhang of a residential tower. Clearance is 13’9”. Load‐in through freight elevator down to stage and basement level. Elevator dimensions are: 5.90m or 19' 4" long and 2.44m or 8' wide with door openings 2.44m x 2.44m or 8' x 8' with a capacity of 5,443 kg or 12,000 lbs. **Please note that trucks are not allowed to stay at the loading dock. They must move to pre‐arranged parking after they are unloaded** Alternate loading is through the stage door entrance at 865 Seymour Street, down ramp from sidewalk level to stage. Pre‐arranged deliveries only. Has to be prepaid. There is a time limit on Seymour Street loading entrance, with no stopping between 7:00am to 9:30am weekdays. Parking permits are available from the City of Vancouver. http://vancouver.ca/streets-transportation/reserve-metered-spaces.aspx
Contacts: Vancouver Civic Theatres 604‐665‐2193 Miles Muir Technical Director Vancouver Civic Theatres 649 Cambie St., V6B 2P1 Vancouver BC V6B 2P1 Phone 604‐665‐3043 Fax 604‐665‐3001 [email protected] Paul McManus Head Carpenter/Assistant Technical Director Orpheum Theatre 865 Seymour Street Vancouver BC V6B 3L4 Phone 604 665 3049 Mobile 604 603 0252 Fax 604 665 2149 [email protected] AutoCAD drawings available on request Audience services 604‐665‐3473 Stage door 604‐665‐3035 Page 1 Technical information:
Lighting: Refer to lighting plots and Lightwright Paperwork.
Control system
 1x ETC Ion Primary console with Fader Wing and 1x ETC Ion backup console (both with 1024 channels)
 DMX 512 protocol with ETC Net3 Gateway. DMX and CAT6 runs located at most hanging positions.
 192x 2.4k AVAB dimmers
 Unison House Light dimmers and separate control panels that can also be controlled via the console DMX
 Soft patch, dimmer per circuit. All connectors are twist-lock (L5-20)
 House Control Booth located back of balcony. (3x Cat6 and 3x DMX dry lines available)
 Tour Control location is at back of main floor. (4x Cat6 and 4x DMX dry lines available)
Far FOH Dome
 4x - Source 4 10º 750w (with drop in iris kit)
 8x - Source 4 5º 750w (with drop in iris kit)
FOH Slots
 8x - SL 1.2K Niethammer lekos 11º to 27º zoom
 8x - SR 1.2K Niethammer lekos 11º to 27º zoom
Balcony Rail
 8x - White Source 4 26º 750w
 2x - White Source 4 36º 750w
 8x - White Source 4 50º 750w
Onstage 1st Proscenium Side Booms
 6x -Source 4 Par Wide 750Xw (each side)
 6x -Source 4 Par Medium 750Xw (each side)
 2x - Source 4 36º 750Xw (each side)
 4x - Source 4 26º 750Xw (each side)
Onstage 2nd Proscenium Side Booms
 6x -Source 4 Par Wide 750Xw (each side)
 6x -Source 4 Par Medium 750Xw (each side)
 2x - Source 4 36º 750Xw (each side) (There is an added unit SR for harpist only)
 2x - Source 4 50º 750Xw (each side)
Onstage 2nd Proscenium Specials
 8x - Source 4 19º 750Xw
 2x - Source 4 19º 750Xw with I-Cue mirrors and DMX Iris units
Upstage Bax Specials
 4x - Source 4 19º 750Xw
Portable
 6x - Elation Opti LED Tri Pars (Normally hung onstage)
 2x – Source 4 Par 750Xw
Note:
- All of the above lamps are 3200 degrees K. colour temperature, with the exception of the Opti LED Tri Pars.
- The venue stocks a few different barrels for the S4 Lekos. See paperwork for inventory.
- There are 4x Source 4 Par and 2x Osram Kreios FLx LED flood work lights
Shell Cove Strips
 9x - ETC Selador LED VIVID 21 strips (in shell coves)
 8x - MR16 LED 6w mini par (for column up-lights)
Down Lights
 In addition to the above lighting, the entire stage area within the shell can be illuminated by permanently focused PAR
64 & Par 38 units US of the proscenium plus 9x White Source 4 36º units DS of the proscenium. This open white
down lighting reaches a level of approximately 125 foot-candles - 3200 degrees K. This wash is designed for and
used by musicians to read music. (These fixtures are normally not re-focusable).
Colour
 While we stock a good inventory of commonly used Rosco and Lee lighting gel colours, we do not promise to have
any particular colours that may be needed for your production.
Followspots
 2x – Lycian 1295 – ELT 3kw Xenon Spots
 2x - Xebex Supersol 3kw Xenon Spots. Model: 3000SR (3rd unit used for parts only).
Page 2 Projection:
Projector shelf available, which can be installed on centre balcony face. Approximately 55' (16.8m) throw distance to
typical screen hanging position. Capable of supporting two Barco HDXWFlex 20K video projectors. Assembly time:
Approx 1 hour.
 Front projection screen available 271/2' w X 22' h (8.38m x 6.71m).Assembly time: 1 hour.
Note: The typical screen hanging position is from the Mid-Stage motors, using the House Ladder Truss.
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Audio:
Auditorium public address includes
 A sound reinforcement left/centre/right system comprised of 9 Meyer MSL-2A loudspeakers, 4 Meyer UPA1C
loudspeakers, 24 Meyer UPM-2 loudspeakers and 4 Meyer 650-R2 subwoofers. Patching facilities exist to allow
control of system through touring mixer.
 A sound enhancement system feeding "ambiance" of the hall to the 39 under-balcony speakers.
 Sennheiser Infrared Stereo Hearing Assist System, with 30 receivers available.
Touring mix position
 Orchestra level, Right centre, Row 29 seats 41-54 inclusive, Row 30 seats 41-54 inclusive & Row 31 seats 41-53
inclusive
 Audio connection to House system, intercom, and AC power available at that location
Sound console
 Avid S3L-X control surface with 3 16x8 I/O boxes onstage and 1 16x8 I/O box in the booth.
 At present we can only do 4 Monitor mixes maximum
Note: This console is located in a booth at the back of the balcony with an opening window. It can be moved to
the Touring mix Position with prior arrangement thru the venue.
System processing
 Galileo 616 signal processor
Central speaker cluster
 5 - Meyer MSL-2A loud speakers Powered by 2 - QSC 1.8 power amplifiers & 1 - QSC 1.4 power amplifier
Left / Right deck speakers
 6 - Meyer MSL-2A loud speakers Powered by 4 – Bryston 4b power amplifiers
 4- Meyer 650r2 sub-woofers (dual 18" drivers in each box) Powered by 4 - QSC 1.8 amplifiers
Front fill lip system
 7 - Meyer UPM-2 ultra-compact speakers. Powered by 2 - QSC 1.4 power amplifiers
Under balcony system
 17 - Meyer UPM-2 ultra-compact speakers Powered by 3 - QSC 1.4 amplifiers
Over balcony system
 4 - Meyer MSL-2C loud speakers Powered by 2 - QSC 1.8 amplifiers
Side speakers
 4 - Meyer UPA-1C loud speakers Powered by 2 - QSC 1.8 amplifiers Orchestra fill (2 each side)
 2 - Meyer UPA-1C loud speakers Powered by 2 - QSC 1.8 amplifiers Dress circle fill (1 each side)
Monitor speakers
 4 - Eastern Acoustic Works SM-122H
 4- Eastern Acoustic Works SM-129 ZI floor wedges Powered QSC 1.4 power amplifiers
 2- MEYER UM1P
 3-Anchor powered hotspots
 Permanently hung side monitors-2 UPA 1 DS L&R, 2-EAW PASSIVE US L&R.
CD units
 1-Tascam CD-01U
 1-HHB Burn-It Plus CD recorder
 1-HHB CDR-882 Pro CD Recorder
Limiters
 4- 166-A DBX
 1 -166 XL DBX
 2 -266 XL DBX – all are rack mounted in sound booth
Reverb
 1 - Lexicon MPX 500 reverb unit
Distribution amplifiers
 1 - Rain stereo 8 outputs
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Speaker lines
 2 - Sub woofers
 6 - Fold backs in 4 locations
 2 - Front fill speaker lines for front of stage
Microphone lines
 1 - Auxiliary mix (seating - upper orchestra)
 9 - Stage front
 15 - Left Stage
 3 - Right Stage
 8 - Orchestra shell ceiling
 4 - Projection booth
 32 - High level trunks (aux. mix - seating - upper orchestra) ONLY 2 TO BOOTH
 3 - High level trunks (right stage)
 2 - High level trunks (projection booth)
 6 - High level trunks (balcony rail) ONLY 2 TO BOOTH
Note: All microphone lines and trunks terminate on stage to 3 pin XLR connectors.
Program and paging
 Complete paging program interrupt system to lobbies, dressing rooms, rehearsal rooms, hallways, etc.
from stage manager location down right stage.
Microphones
 2 - AKG C414E Condenser Microphones
 1 AKG 414XLS
 7 - Shure SM58
 6 - Shure SM57
 2-Shure Beta 57, 4 -BETA 58
 3 - Neumann KMS105
 2– Neumann KM184
 2- Neumann KM 185
 6- Neumann KM 143
 4-Audio Technica Pro 37
 1 Earthworks PM40 Piano Mic
 2- Earthworks Lectern mics-FMR500
 1-Sennheiser DRUM MIC KIT-1-E902 ,4-E904, 2- E914, 2- e609
 2-Altec 639-A Ribbon mics
 DI boxes. 6 Radial J48 active. 2 Radial JDI passive. 1 Radial JPC stereo. 3 Cable Factory DI-Pro passive. 5 DOD265
passive.
 6 – UHF-R channels of wireless
 6 Beta 87 hand held mics
 6 Belt packs
 6 Countryman B-3 W4FF05 Lavs mics
 4 H6-OW7 Headsets
Miscellaneous
 4 - Desk stands
 7 - Goosenecks
 20 -Tall mic stands with booms (K+M, ATLAS)
 12 short boom stands
 sub snakes- 3 -12 pair, 1 -150’ 24 channel with 4 returns
Note: Assortment of stands, cables, splitter boxes, pre mixers, adapters, etc. availability subject to prior reservation.
Power Distribution:
Lighting/Video/General (Stage Right) 
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(PLEASE NOTE: THESE SERVICES ARE SHARED WITH THE 800 AMP HOUSE LIGHTING DIMMERS. IF
NEEDING FULL SERVICE, HOUSE SYSTEM CANNOT BE USED.)
1x 400 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles - Crouse-Hinds Posi-Lok connectors with adapters to type J Cam-Lok
1x 200 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles - Crouse-Hinds Posi-Lok connectors with adapters to type J Cam-Lok
1x 100 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles - Type J Cam-Lok tails
1x 60 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles - Panel attached to break out to 15A Duplex plugs
1x 30 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles - Tails tie-in plus 1x L14-30 and 1x L21-30 outlets
(Stage Right U.S.in Extension) 
1x 400 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles – Service shared / Tie in Required.
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(Stage Left in Audio Room) 
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1x 100 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles - Tails tie in
1x 60 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles - Currently not connected
1x 40 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles - Tails tie in plus 50A 14-50 stove plug outlet
1x 30 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles - Tails tie in plus 1x L21-30 twist outlet
(Balcony Rail) 
1x 30 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles - L21-30 located center behind seats Row 4. (Linked with outlet in Spot Booth)
(Followspot Booth) 
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2x 30 amps 1 Ø 120V 60 cycles – L6-30 twist outlet
2x 30 amps 1 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles – L14-30 twist outlet (2x L14-30 to L6-30 adapters for followspots)
1x 30 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles – L21-30 twist outlet. (Linked with outlet at Balcony Rail)
(4th Floor Rehearsal Room) 
1x 30 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles - 1x L21-30 twist outlet
(Lobby) 
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1x 200 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles - Crouse-Hinds Posi-Lok connectors with adapters to type J Cam-Lok
(Located in basement electrical vault)
Various 3 Ø and 1 Ø plugs throughout lobby. Types include L14-30 twist, L21-20 twist, L21-30 twist.
(Bus Shore Power) 
3x 50 amps stove plug on side walk pedestal. Permit required for parking.
Audio ‐ On Technical Ground 
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1 X 200 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles Stage Left or Right via transfer switch. Technical ground – (Type J Cam-Lok)
(PLEASE NOTE: THIS 200A SERVICE IS SHARED WITH THE POWER FOR HOUSE AUDIO AND OUTLETS ON
TECHNCIAL GROUND. IF NEEDING FULL SERVICE, HOUSE SYSTEM CANNOT BE USED.)
4x 30 amps 1 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles L14-30 on Technical Ground. Located DSL, DSR, USL and USR
2x 30 amps 1 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles L14-30 on Technical Ground. Located back of Main Floor (tour position)
1x 30 amps 1 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles L14-30 on Technical Ground. Located at Balcony Rail House Right
2x 30 amps 1 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles L14-30 on Technical Ground. Located in Followspot Booth
Video:
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1 FOH camera for lobby and backstage monitors
1 conductor camera for backstage monitors.
1 DVD recorder for archives.
2-Sanyo PROxtraX 2K projectors with short zoom lens
Intercom:
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Clearcom single channel to all operating stations from master station at stage manager location down right stage.
Portable stations available.
Internal telephone:
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Aiphone back up system to Stage Left, Stage Right office, Sound booth, Lighting booth & main lobby, from master
station at stage manager location down right stage.
Communication:
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Telephone lines on request. ADSL wired connection available in select locations. City Business WI-FI coverage
backstage, in dressing rooms, 4th floor rehearsal space, and FOH/Booth areas available for production use.
Rigging:
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14 fixed 1 ton hanging points. (See attached rigging plot)
6 inverted Tour Rig direct control 1-ton motors permanently hung on the 3 upstage and 3 midstage points.
44’ of 12” ladder truss.
Selection of hanging pipes.
Stage equipment:
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Large inventory of risers 8” 16” and 24” with steps and skirts. Orchestra chairs, music stands, stools, podiums,
lecterns and tables.
Carpets and cable mats.
4 x Choir bleachers. Each bleacher is capable of expanding up to 7 rows with the outside 2 sections holding 5 people
per row, and the inside 2 sections holding 7 people per row, with a max capacity of 168 people.
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Stage equipment (Cont) :
Pianos
**Tuning charged to lessee.**
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1 Steinway “D” piano.
1 Yamaha upright for warm up and rehearsals on 4th floor. Can be moved to stage.
Wardrobe
**Available with Head wardrobe on staff**
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Washer and dryer, irons and boards, steamer, rolling racks. Page 6 WIFI INFO
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1x 400 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles - Shared service / Tie in Required
Lighting/Video/General
(Stage Right U.S. in Extension)
Lighting/Video/General
(Stage Right)
1x 400 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles - Crouse-Hinds Posi-Lok connectors with adapters to
type J Cam-Lok
1x 200 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles - Crouse-Hinds Posi-Lok connectors with adapters to
type J Cam-Lok
1x 100 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles - Type J Cam-Lok tails
1x 60 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles - Panel attached to break out to 15A Duplex plugs
1x 30 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles - Tails tie-in plus 1x L14-30 and 1x L21-30 outlets
DMX / CAT5
DISTRUBTION RACK
1 X 200 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles Stage Left
or Right via transfer switch. Technical ground (Type J Cam-Lok)
(PLEASE NOTE: THIS 200A SERVICE IS
SHARED WITH THE POWER FOR HOUSE
AUDIO AND OUTLETS ON TECHNCIAL
GROUND. IF NEEDING FULL SERVICE,
HOUSE SYSTEM CANNOT BE USED.)
15+30 amp isloated ground plugs located here.
15+30 amp isloated ground plugs located here.
15+30 amp isloated ground plugs located here.
(Stage Left in Audio Room)
15+30 amp isloated ground plugs located here.
1x 100 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles - Tails tie in. Currently not connected
1x 60 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles - Currently not connected
1x 40 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles - Tails tie in plus 50A 14-50 stove plug outlet
1x 30 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles - Tails tie in plus 1x L21-30 twist outlet
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1 X 200 amps 3 Ø 120/208V 60 cycles Stage Left
or Right via transfer switch. Technical ground (Type J Cam-Lok)
(PLEASE NOTE: THIS 200A SERVICE IS
SHARED WITH THE POWER FOR HOUSE
AUDIO AND OUTLETS ON TECHNCIAL
GROUND. IF NEEDING FULL SERVICE,
HOUSE SYSTEM CANNOT BE USED.)
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**Upstage and Midstage points have 1ton motors installed in the ceiling**