Lexington Opera House
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May 9, 2008

Facility Specs


Mailing Address

430 West Vine Street
Lexington, KY 40507

Management Company

Lexington Center Corporation
430 West Vine Street
Lexington, KY 40507

Theater Location

401 West Short Street
Lexington, KY 40507

Seating Capacity

(varies from event to event)
Orchestra (with 62 pit seats) - 490
Wheelchair stations - 4
First Balcony - 303
Second Balcony - 206
Boxes - 24
Total: 1,027

STAGE HOUSE

House Curtain
  • Operates as a guillotine from SR fly floor
  • Operates as a traveler from SR deck
Rigging System
  • Type: Double purchase counter weight
  • Weight: 22,000 lbs. available
  • Line Sets: 40 sets at 8" o. c. with 6 lift lines per set
  • Arbors: 900 and 1400 lb. capacity (6 ft. and 8 ft. arbors)
  • House Pipes: 47' 6" long with 43' and 39' (6 ft and 8 ft arbors) of travel from deck
  • Rope and Chain Block & Falls are available
  • Chain Hoists are available for a fee, and require advance notice
  • Sheaves and hemp available
  • Grid is extruded aluminum floor - Rigging points at cable wells or roof steel only
Permanent Installations or Obstructions Over Stage (from Smoke Pocket)
  • Electric Raceways (1) at 3' 3" and (1) at 27'
  • Dead Spaces (2) at 15'
  • Fire Curtain (1) at smoke pocket
Permanent Installations On Deck
  • Traps (2) in stage floor 4' x 4' located center-center
  • Stairway (1) at 5' x 5' at far UL corner of stage
Orchestra Pit
  • Adjustable to 8' 6" below stage level by hydraulic lift
  • Pit lift is in one (1) section

BACKSTAGE

Loading Dock
  • Loading Door(s): 14' 7" high x 10' 9" wide
  • Trucks can load/ un-load two (2) at a time from opposite sides of the dock
  • Dock is below truck level; Ramp down from truck and 90° turn into building
  • Two (2) roll up doors, on stage, DSL/ DSR allow large set pieces to move off stage
  • Sound/ Props cannot load in FOH
  • Trailers cannot store on-site but parking is available at arena, 3 blocks away
Wardrobe
  • Location: Basement or off SR
  • Access: Freight elevator to basement off SL
  • One (1) washer, one (1) dryer
  • Washer and dryer hookups available for up to two (2) pair.
Dressing Rooms
  • Location: under stage
  • Two (2) Star, -1, t/s included, phone jack
  • Two (2) Chorus, -1, t/s included, phone jack
  • Freight Elevator access for dressing rooms

SOUND

Console
  • Yamaha PM 3500 located Rear HR center aisle
  • 48 inputs, 2 main outputs, 8 matrix outputs, 8 aux outputs
Speakers
  • House Cluster
  • Proscenium
  • Under Balcony
Communications
  • Clear-com intercom with one (1) channel
  • Dressing room page system
  • Assistive Listening System available (FM)
Road Console
  • Located Rear Orchestra House Right center aisle
  • Seats required to be removed depending on size
  • Cable run from stage is 150'
  • Tie in into house system with XLR connectors
Rehearsal & Storage Space
  • Rehearsal: 20' x 38' located on 2nd floor with mirror, barre, piano available
  • Storage: 30' x 40' off SR

ELECTRICS

Road Service Power
Panel Phase Amp Circuit Connection Use Location
A 3 600 fuse dimmers SL side wall of stage
B 3 400 fuse dimmers SL in room adj. to stage
C 3 100 breaker sound DSR side wall of stage
D 3 60 breaker extra DSR side wall of stage
E 3 60 breaker extra USR wall of stage
Recommended location of touring dimmer racks: Off SL


Front of House
Position Pipe Width Distance to Proscenium House Circuits Connector Type FOH Transfer Circuits
1st Balc. Rail 63' 56' 35 20 amp new twistlock 35
1st Cove 47' 61' 36 20 amp new twistlock 36
Transfer circuits: ungrd. 20 amp stage pin plug located SL mid-rail (@ 23' high)


Equipment FOH
Position Quantity Wattage Instrument Removable
Balc. Rail 25 750 Source Four 19° yes
1st Cove 20 750 Source Four 10° no
Box boom positions are non-existent; Box boom lights can hang at end of balcony rail.


Followspots
  • House Followspots:
    Two (2) Strong Xenon Troupers; removable
  • Followspot Booth:
    One (1) spot per booth;
    70' throw to proscenium;
    Two (2) 3Ø 30 amp breakers
Dimmers
  • Lighting console is ETC Obsession 600; (288) ETC Sensor AF dimmers
  • House has programmable DMX control system
  • Two (2) dry run DMX stations

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