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THEATRE TOPICS
ARTSLYNX
DEPARTMENTS
THEATRE
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Interesting Design/Tech Facts about
Interesting Theatrical Events:
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2004 Summer Olympics opening and
closing
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General Credits: (see Here
for a great description of the ceremonies)
- Producer: Jack Morton
Worldwide, Lois Jacobs, President.
- Artistic Director/Choreographer: Dimitris Papaioannou (also
the conceptual designer)
- Bob Dickenson Lighting Designer
Andy O'Reilly, Automated Lighting Associate
- Nick Brown - Head of Rigging
- Flying By Foy
(British Division) - Performer flying rigging
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850 |
Number of production workers |
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8,500 |
Number of volunteers |
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7,000 |
Performers at closing |
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4,000 |
Performers total at opening |
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400 |
Percussionists |
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500 |
Bouzouki players |
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99,781 |
Area covered by the train of Bjork's
dress on which was printed the world's largest
photograph. |
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2,000 |
Lighting units |
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1572 |
Automated Lighting Units (VL) |
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Democratic National Convention, July, 2004
Fleet Center, Boston
Producers:
- Don Mischer (who Produced the 1996 Atlanta Olympics opening ceremony)
- Ricky Kirshner
Number of Production and Stage Crew: 450
Orchestra: 15 members
Set Designer: Steve Bass (Grammy Awards)
Set & Production Particulars:
- Mystic Scenic Studios did the construction
- Cheryl Jeffries was scenic artist
- Set is 60' tall and 170' wide and can accommodate 200 people
- 2 - podiums (with a third in the center for the acceptance
speech)
- seats behind the podiums to make for "human"
backdrops.
- Main video display: 90' x 17' using 5 rear screen projectors.
- other screens: 24 - 42" and 10 - 50" plasma screens that could be raised and lowered
- Live satellite feeds featured.
- Construction took 6 weeks
- Flag hung above the stage area was 55' wide
- 800 speakers
Lighting Designers:
- Bob Barnhart, Bobby Dickinson
Matt Firestone: Virtuoso Programmer
Lighting Package: Production Resource Group
- Stage and arena lit by 1000 fixtures (but NPR reported 1700
fixtures)
- 1 - Virtuoso VX Control system
- 171 - VL5 wash luminaries
- 194 - VL5Arc wash luminaries
- 30 - VL6C spot luminaries
- 38 - VL7 spot luminaries
- 90 - VL3000 spot luminaries
- 181 - Martin MAC 2000 Wash lights
- 116 - PAR Bars
- 58 Source Four 19deg.
- 48 Dome strobes
- 30 1K Fresnels
- 18 2k Fresnels
- 12 6' MR16 strips
- 2 2K Super Trouper II Followspots
- 4 2.5K Gladiator followspots
- 6 DF 50 Foggers
Announcer/Voiceover: Ms. Randy Thomas
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Republican National Convention, Aug. 2004
Producer
- David Nash, Producer of the Radio City Christmas and Easter Shows
Set Designers:
- Joe Stewart
- John Schaffner
Setting, Construction, and Effects
statistics:
(According to Good Morning America & other sources)
- 200,000 sq. ft. of lumber used to create stage, added delegate floor, camera
stands, etc.
- 300 pounds of confetti used
- To create more floor space at Madison Square Garden a false floor
had to be built 10 feet above the existing arena floor so as to extend
into the stands. (or 9' according to other sources)
- 70 streamer canons built into the stage
- 100,000+ balloons from WJS Studios
Lighting Designer: Bill Klages
Lighting Particulars:
(According to Good Morning America)
- 1000 lights used to light delegates and stage
- 1.5 million feet of cable run (presumably for not just lighting
but also for telecom. and sound, etc)
Announcer/Voiceover: Robin
Bittman
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Miss Saigon National
Tour (c. 1995)
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| 600 |
Pounds of Ho Chi Minh Statue |
| 18' |
Height of Ho Chi Minh Statue |
| 4 |
Months to construct Ho Chi
Minh Statue |
| 19 |
Number of blinds |
| 3 |
Months to construct
helicopter |
| 44 |
Number of performers |
| 25 |
Number of orchestra members |
| 29 |
Scenery and electrical
systems operators |
| 55 |
Crew members |
| 375 |
Number of costumes |
| 45 |
Number of hand-guns, M-16's,
A-K 47's used |
| 470 |
Number of lighting
instruments |
| 94 |
Total winches |
| 91 |
Automated effects for scenery |
| 20 |
Number of Vari Lights (some
sources report 42) |
| 6 |
Number of follow spots |
| 30 |
Moving light curtains |
| 8 |
Number of fog and smoke
machines |
| 300 |
Pounds of dry ice used per
show |
| 25 |
Number of radio microphones |
| 30 |
Number of communication
headsets |
| 6 |
Number of control consoles |
| 22 |
Number of scene shifts |
| 18 |
Trailers required to transport |
| 12 |
Computer controls |
| 95 |
Speakers |
| 200 |
Cues |
Phantom of the Opera
"A" Tour (1990s)
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| 26 |
Tractor Trailers required to transport |
| $10mil |
Production cost |
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The chandelier lighting is
radio-controlled. |
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The boat uses Infrared remote control |
| 5 |
hairdressers |
| 17 |
Wardrobe staff size |
| 54 |
Motors required for the automation |
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On this tour, the phantom gets to the
top of the proscenium via a built-in elevator. (not the same for
all tours) |
| 154 |
Wigs required made from human hair
costing between $1500 and $2000 each. |
| 1500lb |
Weight of chandelier which required 6
shops to build |
| 6500lb |
Weight of chandelier with its riggng
and motors |
| 36 |
Number of performers |
| 32 |
Number of players in the Orchestra |
| 60 |
Crew members (37 on set and electrics
running crew) |
| 181 |
Candles that rise from the 9"
touring deck |
| 281 |
Candles used altogether onstage |
| 230 |
Number of costumes |
| 479 |
Number of lighting instruments |
| 52 |
Automated stage effects |
| 9 |
Number of followspots |
| 14 |
Pyro effects |
| 10 |
Number of fog and smoke machines |
| 550 |
Pounds of dry ice used per show |
| 114.4 |
TONS of dry ice used yearly |
| 2700 |
Yards of fabric in the scenic drapes |
| 22 |
Number of wireless mikes |
| 35 |
Headsets |
| 11 |
Control consoles |
| 22 |
scene shifts |
| 15hrs |
Time it takes to strike BEFORE the
deck strike. |
| 1 |
Elephant |
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Sunset Boulevard
"A" Tour (c. 2000)
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| 52 |
Tractor Trailers required to transport |
| 40,000lb |
Mansion weight |
| 3200 |
Amps of power required |
The Full Monty 2003-4
Tour,
Sound/Audio Stats
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| Console: |
Yamaha PM1D |
| Wireless: |
28 wireless transmitters (on 26 receivers, don't ask :o), all
Sennheiser SK-5012s
protected each month by:
544 non-lubricated condoms
128 3"x5" 2 mil poly bags (these do the same thing as the condoms, but slide in and out of spandex mic pouches easier during quick-changes)
1,344 2" cosmetic cotton squares (these get stuffed in the top of the condoms/bags to help soak up sweat) |
| Musicians: |
8 , all on Aviom A-16 personal monitor mixers. 20 mics, 11 DIs in the pit |
| Amplifiers: |
1 (a TOA 70v for the page system) |
| Speakers: |
30 speakers of various sorts (all Meyer self-powereds)
incl. 2 subs on the touring system, supplemented at each stop with house center clusters and delays |
| Video: |
4 video cameras (1 color, 3 b/w). 8 video monitor locations. |
Sound
Cable: |
13+ 500 feet of XLR cable
2+ 300 feet of various types of power cable
900' 68-pin W6 digital signal cable
3,300 feet ethernet BNC cable |
| Batteries: |
Expended each month on tour (32 shows):
1,792 AAA batteries
192 AA batteries
1 9V battery
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