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DESIGN GUIDE: MUSIC AND DRAMA CENTERS
C H A P T E R 4: TECHNICAL PACKAGESTHEATER LIGHTING
JANUARY 1981
CEILING AND SIDEWALL SLOTS
F I G U R E 4-1.1
Chapter 4 contains collected technical informa-
3-9D regarding access to it. This Section con-
tion and equipment requirements for the con-
tains a more succinct enumeration of system
struction and operation of Army Music and
components.
Drama Centers. The topics addressed have been
Overstage positions: Pipes and bridges ex-
treated in less detail in preceding chapters, in
order to preserve the pace of conceptual discus-
tend the width of the acting area in pairs 7-10
sion. Chapter 4 is intended to give the design
feet apart up and down-stage for the full depth
of the stage, and are adjustable in elevation. In-
service and reviewing agencies an understand-
ing of the scope of equipment and detailed study
struments are clamped in place, adjusted in
place, and powered through pigtail interlocking
needed to produce a fully functional perfor-
mance facility. It is not to be considered a sub-
plugs to cable carried in raceway or tied to the
stitute for technical expertise essential to project
pipes. The cables run to an interconnect panel
development. However, project participants will
or patch-board on stage. Bridges permit main-
find it a useful reference in making statements
tenance and manual adjustment without lower-
of functional requirements and as a budget prep-
ing the entire line of instruments and without the
aration checklist.
use of ladders. Bridges are recommended for the
most-used first pipe "teaser" position and for
the cyclorama backdrop position, where large
quantities of several kinds of instruments are
common. Bridges extend to the fly gallery for
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access, and are invaluable where box sets inter-
fere with lowered pipes.
Sidestage positions: Pipe booms are floor
supported and ladder frames are hung from the
The function of theater lighting and its relation-
gridiron. The fly gallery and wall-mounted lad-
ship to Room design is discussed in Section
ders may also be utilized, as well as tormentor
3-8C, in terms of its position in space, and in
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