Minges Auditorium

1180-seat capacity, full proscenium stage, sound and lights

House Information

• Seating Capacity, 1180
• Audience is divided into a lower and upper section
  • the lower section seats 316  (16 seats for wheel chairs)
  • the upper section seats 864
• Stage Manager Console Leftstage

Stage Dimensions

• Proscenium opening: width 50′-0″ height 20′-0″
  • Grand Teaser dead hung at 16′
• Depth: Curtain line to back wall: 36′-0″
• Curtain to last set of lines: 30′-6″
• Distance from DS edge of apron (orchestra pit) to house curtain line: 5′-0″ in center, 10′-0″ at proscenium edge
• Width from stage right wall to stage left wall: 95′-0″
• Stage left wing: 25′-0″ x 25′-6″
• Stage right wing: 20′-0″ x 36′-0″
• Grid height: 43′-0″
• Stage floor: tongue and grove, yellow pine laid over suspended floor, covered with hardboard.
• Screws may be used to anchor scenery

Stage Rigging

• 24 sets of single purchase counterweight lines, arbors hold 750lb counterweights
• Length of battens: 63′-0″
• Batten travel: 37′-0″, low point 5′-0″ above stage floor, high point 42′-0″
• Fly rail is located stage right at deck level.
• 5 on-stage electrics.
• A-Frame Ladder 24′-0″
• Geni-Lift 30′-0″

Loading Area

• Ground level loading, no loading dock.
• Load through scene shop at stage level.
• Size of loading doors 12′-0″ wide by 14′-0″ high
• One 48′ trailer can unload at a time.

Orchestra Pit

• Covered orchestra pit – no elevator or lift. Use of pit must be specified in contract.
• Seats 25-30 musicians comfortably.

Soft Goods

• Grand Drape: Color: Red Velour
• Size: 22′-0″ high x 65′-0″ wide in 2 equal sections – center slit travels side-to-side and up and down
• 4 legs (pairs): Black Velour – 10′-0″ wide x 22′-0″ high
• 4 borders: Black Velour – 6′-0″ wide x 63′-0″ high
• 1 full stage Traveler: Black Velour
• Size: 22′-0″ high x 65′-0″ wide in 2 equal sections.
• 1 Cyclorama: Off-white (seamless); 22′-0″ high x 63′-0″ wide ** Can Not Be Moved **
• 1 Full stage curtain: Black Velour Size: 22′-0″ high x 65′- 0 wide

House Batten Hang

Dressing Rooms

• Two chorus dressing rooms located stage left (8 people each) with bathrooms and showers.
• Two private dressing rooms located next to the chorus dressing rooms with bathroom and shower.
• Washer/Dryer, Steamer, Steam Iron & Board, Two Racks.

Acting Classroom

• A 30×40 space located stage left w/ an entrance to the stage. Can also be used as a support space for costume storage, makeup, dressing area etc..

Stage Hands

• The Dunn Center for the Performing Arts is a non-union house. Student technical assistants will perform the work required. If students are unavailable, The Dunn Center will hire outside professional assistants.

Powers Recital Hall

132-seat auditorium, full proscenium stage, sound and lights