Stage Manager: Guillaume Chardonnens


Table of contents

Stage
Description
Stage Plan
Section of stage, downstage and upstage
Stage Equipment
Forestage section, Stage Left and Stage Right
List of riser feet

The Hall
Hall dimensions

Power
Power supply

Lighting
Lighting equipment
Lighting patch panels and location of dimmer racks

Sound
Sound systems
Intercom system, dressing room call system, show relay

Dressing rooms
Description


Stage


  • frontal stage
  • with apron
  • no orchestra pit, no trap doors
  • with proscenium arch
  • 1 black proscenium traveler (fixed to proscenium arch)
  • stage floor, surface (performance area): 180 m2
  • stage width (wall to wall): 20 m
  • depth from inside of proscenium arch to centre of wall upstage: 11.2 m
  • depth from tip of apron to upstage wall: 16.30 m
  • height under grid, fly-bars: 16.30 m
  • maximum proscenium opening to proscenium arch: 12 m
  • maximum height of proscenium arch: 8.40 m
  • curved apron: depth at centre 5.10 m
  • curved apron: width 17 m
  • stage level from floor level: 1m high
  • stage rake: 0%
  • direct access to back stage from route de Genève no.12.


  • Stage plan

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    Section of stage, downstage and upstage

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    Section of front of stage from Stage Right to Stage Left

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    Stage Equipment

  • 14 electric pipes by Equipchain, maximum load 390 kg, speed 0.2 m/2, non modifiable. High and low positions of each bar can be memorized. You can lower out all the bars or rig all bars at the same time. However, it is not possible to lower out some bars and rig others at the same time.
  • 14 leg drops, height 8 m x 3.50 m
  • 7 borders, width 14 m x 3 m
  • 2 masking flats (half size) 8 m x 7.4 m
  • 40 risers 2 m x 1 m (feet listed)
  • 6 Demag electric chain hoists maximum load 500 kg
  • 4 Verling electric chain hoists maximum load 1,000 kg
  • 1 patch box to control 6 motors
  • 30 m of 400 trusses (10 x 3 m elements)
  • 1 proscenium arch velvet covered flat
  • 1 proscenium traveler (located at proscenium arch), cannot be removed.
  • 1 proscenium arch with leg drops and borders (see section of front of stage from Stage Left to Stage Right)
  • 8 backings, velvet covered flat, size 6 m x 2.2 m
  • 2 stairs from stage to hall Stage Left and Stage Right
  • House FOH controls are located above gallery level. However, they can be moved to the centre of the auditorium. To do this 28 seats must be removed. See hall plan, floor.


  • Riser feet available at Le Métropole



    Height Amount
    20 cm 16
    40 cm 64
    60 cm 32
    80 cm 32
    100 cm 16
    120 cm 16
    160 cm 8
    200 cm 8
    240 cm 8
    280 cm 8


    Power supply


  • hall main power supply: 3 x 600 A. null and earth
  • touring lighting: 3 x 200 A. null and earth on terminals Stage Right
  • touring sound system: 3 x 63 A. null and earth on CEE norm-63 A. socket Stage Left
  • house sound system: 3 x 15 A on type 15


  • Lighting equipment

  • 1 lighting console, ADB 240-channel Tenor
  • 30 profiles Juliat 614 SX 1kw 17∞-38∞
  • 38 plano - convex lenses ADB 2 kW with filter frames and shaping shutters
  • 20 plano - convex lenses ADB 1kw with filter frames and shaping shutters
  • 54 PAR Thomas with filter frames
  • 8 Strand Pollux 5kw Fresnels
  • 1 follow spot Juliat 1200 HMI
  • 2 DMX networks with booster + 1 device to connect production to stage.
  • dimmer packs ADB MEMOPACK and EUROPACK, see list
  • Cabling: multipaire lines, fan-out cables, extensions, three-way splitters, adapters, etc.


  • Our plugs and sockets are standard French (Schuko), however we do have enough adapters to hook up spotlights with type 13 plugs.


    Patch panels for dimmer racks



    Location 6 X 3kw racks 12 x 3kw racks 3 x 5kw racks res. number + comments
      ADB Memo pack ADB Euro pack ADB Memo pack  
    Grid bridge 97-102 10-21 1-3 OCL 10-25 hall
      103-108 22-33 4-6 OCL  
          7-9 OCL  
             
    Upper grid 34-39  
     
      40-45      
      46-51      
      52-57   88-90 109-149
        58-69 91-93  
      70-75   94-96  
      76-81      
      82-87      
             
    Bridge Stage Right 153-158   150-152  
      1 rack in reserve      
             
    Bridge Stage Left+ 168-173   159-161 176-183 downstage
    Lighting tree Stage Left 174-179 186-197 162-164 184-191 upstage
      180-185   165-167  
             
    Lighting tree Stage Right 198-203     198-205 downstage
      204-209     206-213 upstage
      210-215     206-213 upstage
             
    Downstage is not equipped.       If equipment is installed, series starts with number 216
             
    Total amount of racks 17 4 10  
      102 x 3kw 48 x 3kw 30 x 5kw 150 x 3kw
    30 x 5kw
            Total amount of circuits 180


    Sound System

    Sound broadcasting 8 self-powered speakers Meyer Sound UPL 2
    Monitors 2 PSI 250 w with amplifiers
    Mixing console Soundtracks solo, 12 symmetrical XLR lines or 12 symmetrical Jack lines,
    Phantom power 48 V.
    4 band equalizers
    6 auxiliary outputs with asymmetrical Jacks
    1 output channel right and left + 1 mono output on XLR symmetrical
    Equalizer Stereo Parametric Equalizer VX-1 Meyer Sound
    Symmetrical XLR input and output
    Auxiliary input on RCA/cinch
    Cassette player

    Alpage AL 60,
    input and output on RCA/cinch-20 dB

    CD player Tascam CD-401, input and output on RCA/cinch-20 dB
    XLR input and output + 4 dB and digital line on RCA/cinch
    Tape deck Revox tape deck, XLR input and output + 4 dB
    Connections Connections from stage to production or from stage to centre of auditorium by multi cables, 20 pairs with Harting HAN 40 connectors.
    1 patch bay 20 XLR onstage Stage Left
    1 stage box with 20 XLR female and 20 XLR male screwings + 10 m long multipaire cable
    1 HAN 40 leg cable to XLR male (console)
    10 XLR cables 5 to 10 m long
    Microphones:

    5 SM 58 microphones
    2 HF microphones handheld or lavalier
    5 x microphone stands, with boom



    Intercom system


  • 6 full systems

    Intercom connection possibilities:

    Stage Left and Stage Right
    First fly gallery, Stage Right to Stage Left
    Second fly gallery, Stage Right to Stage Left
    Grid to Stage Right
    From centre of hall to sound operator and follow spot operator.

    Dressing room call: Microphone on stage area, 1 loudspeaker in each dressing room.
    Show relay: Microphone on grid, broadcast in each dressing room.


  • Dressing rooms


  • 1 large dressing room located beneath the stage. 2 private bathrooms and 5 individual showers.
  • 1 small dressing room (conductor) at stage level. 1 private bathroom incl. shower
  • 1 small dressing room (soloist) at stage level.
  • 1 large non-permanent dressing room at stage level (can be used as catering, dressing facility etc.)
  • 2 large dressing rooms, located Stage Right on the second floor and on the third floor. Each is equipped with a lavatory and shower.