For loading into the CPAC please enter through the scene yard located on the north side of the building near parking lot 3. A permit is not required for loading and unloading in the scene yard. Parking in any of the lots at Cuesta College, however, will require a permit.
The scenery yard opens to the scene shop and from there allows access to both the Main Theater and the Experimental Theater. The scenery yard is at the same level as the building and is not ramped; there is no loading dock.
Shop to Scene Yard Door: 12’ wide x 10’-2” highShop to Main Stage Door: 15’-10 ½” wide x 15’-10 ½” highShop to the ET Doors: 12’ wide x 7’-9” high
Shore Power: 208V 50 amp and 120v 20 amp service.
Continental Type Seating: number of seats depends on use of orchestra pit lift.
The use of the orchestra lift as an audience space must be indicated in the contract as additional time is required to facilitate this request. The lift cannot be seated as an afterthought or for over sold productions.
Total Seats: 400 main house, 450 with lift seated.
The ET uses Wenger Versalite® staging platform pieces with Wenger portable audience chairs (singles and doubles). The possible configurations for the Experimental Theater include various thrust and arena set-ups. For more information please see ET configurations pdf.
Total (all seats) 60 to 146.
Wenger Versalite Seated Risers
QTY
WENGER PART
16
8
20
50
Sample Layout
All Stage floors are of plywood construction on neoprene rubber pads with a Masonite covering. Fastening anything to the floor requires permission from the Technical Coordinator/Director.
Dimensions - Main Theater
Plaster line to back wall: 31’-4”
Plaster line to front of apron: 15’-11”
Proscenium width: 40’-0”
Proscenium Height: 20’-1”
Width including fly area: 78’-0”
Width excluding fly area: 73’-7”
Grid Height: 51’-0”
Pit depth: 8’-1”
Dimensions - Experimental Theater
Wall to Wall: 45’-0” x 45’-0”
Tension Grid Height: 18’-0” above stage
Lighting Grid Height: 22’-0” above stage
Large Roll Up Door: 12’ wide x 7’-9” high
Richard Jackson805-546 3914Rjackson@cuesta.edu
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