Chapter 7
needed for costume fabrication and maintenance. Space
c. The Front End
for the storage and repair of lighting instruments and
(1) Public Spaces
electric gear should also be provided in a separate,
secure room furnished with workbench, cable reels,
(a) Description. The organization of public spaces is
shelving and wall mounted or overhead hooks and
established by entry, sequence and control. Two distinct
clamping bars for fixture storage.
zones are created by means of ticket-taking, a public
zone and a patron or audience zone:
Music facilities usually require fewer scene production
facilities and more practice facilities than drama centers.
Activities of the public zone are arrival, vehicular drop-
These consist of several small practice rooms for individ-
off, waiting for friends or for the doors to open, lining up
uals, at least one for piano and voice coaching, and a
for tickets or admission, purchase of advance tickets,
sectional warm-up room for rehearsing portions of the
obtaining season schedule or coming events information.
resident orchestra or chorus. A Music and Drama
The patron zone includes all spaces communicating
Center designed primarily for music will have instrumen-
with the House after surrendering one's ticket. It is
tal storage and a repair shop in addition to general stor-
important that all essential services, such as restrooms
age and maintenance, plus chair, stands, riser and light-
and checkrooms, be accessible without recrossing the
ing storage, and probably a score library.
control point. The patron zone includes a foyer where
the audience may gather before the performance or dur-
(b) Space Allocation. See Table 7 - 71.
ing intermissions.
(c) Relationships. The scene shop should adjoin the
(b) Space Allocation. See Table 7 - 72.
stage view quarters and office, and be directly accessible
from the stage house. Practice rooms should be acces-
(c) Relationships. The entrance and lobby areas
sible from dressing areas, and stage, during performance
should provide direct and visible access from the outside
hours. The possible shared use of arts and crafts work-
or from shared circulation spaces of a Community Activ-
shop space for scenery shop purposes should be
ity Center. The visibility will help expose and advertise
considered.
the functions of the music or drama program. The
patron zone should conveniently interconnect all audi-
ence support spaces with all seating areas. Visibility
from public to patron zones may be provided while main-
taining access control. Access to the outdoors from the
patron zone, for use during intermissions, may be
desirable.
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