Space Exploration

Photo Credit: Rob Rich

The Space At Westbury in Long Island, NY, reopened late last year after a gut renovation of what was a decades-old movie theatre and formerly a vaudeville house. Jeff Siegel, the venue’s technical director and systems integrator for Barbizon, and Rob Owens, production manager and sound designer, took us on a tour of the lighting, sound, and technical systems of The Space.

The Space at Westbury Technical Specifications
Stage Dimensions

Stage Size: 34' wide x 28' deep x 3'-6" high
Proscenium Opening: 18' high x 34' wide
Stage Left Wing: 25' wide x 28' deep
Stage Right Wing: 5' wide x 28' deep

Dimming System
2 ETC Sensor 3 96-Circuit Dimmer Racks for Stage and House Lighting
1 ETC Unison 12-Circuit Dimmer Rack for Lobby Lighting
1 ETC SmartSwitch 48-Circuit Relay Panel

Control System
ETC ION 1000 Control Console
ETC Paradigm Architectural Control System with LCD Touchscreens and Preset Stations
3 Console Plug-in Locations – Booth, Front-of-House, Down Stage Left
Distributed DMX to all Stage Electrics and Wall Boxes
Distributed ETC Net3 to all Stage Electrics and Wall Boxes

Power Distribution
3 50' Stage Electrics – 24 Stage Lighting, 1 Utility,
1 Moving Light Circuit
1 56' Front-of-House Electric– 36 Stage Lighting,
2 Utility, 2 Moving Light Circuits
5 Wall Boxes – 4 Stage Lighting, 1 Utility, 1 Moving Light Circuit
Stage Lighting Circuits – 128 20A 120V Circuits Wired to 20A 2P&G Connectors
Utility Circuits – 10 20A 120V Circuits Wired to Duplex Edison Receptacles
Moving Light Circuits - 10 20A 208V Circuits Wired to L6-20R Receptacles

Temporary Power
1 Lex Products 400A 6-wire Company Switch
Downstage Left for Tour Lighting and /or Video System Use – 400A 3-Phase Feed
1 Lex Products 200A 6-wire Company Switch Upstage Left – 200A 3-Phase Isolated Feed Shared with House Sound System. 100A available for Monitor & Stage Power

Fixtures and Accessories
114 ETC Source Four PAR 750W
28 ETC Source Four Ellipsoidal 750W
9 Philips Vari-Lite VL2500
4 Altman Spectra Cyc 200
24 Wybron CXI Color Changers
16 Philips Color Kinetics ColorBlast 12
1 Lycian SuperStar 1.2kW Followspot
2 Reel EFX DF-50 Hazers

Technical Specifications Part Two

Photo Credit: Rob Rich

Rigging
Front-of-House Electric – 56'-0" – 2,500lb Uniform Working Load
3 Stage Electrics – 50'-0" –1,500lb Uniform
Working Load
4 Soft Good Battens – 50'-0" – 200lb Uniform
Working Load
2 Cyc/Spare Battens –50'-0" – 1,000lb Uniform Working Load

Soft Goods and Projection Screens
Main House Curtain on a Motorized Track
Upstage Curtain
White Muslin Cyc
4 Black Legs
30' x 17' Da-Lite Scenic Roller Screen
20' x 10' Da-Lite Senior Electrol Screen

Sound System
16 JBL VerTec 4887A 8 per side Powered by 6 Crown I-Tech 9000HD
4 JBL 7128 ASB Subs 2 per side Powered by 2 Crown I-Tech 12000HD
6 Flown JBL VRX 932LA for Delays
4 JBL VRX 932LAP Front Fills on Down Stage Edge
12 JBL VRX 915 Monitor Wedges / 8 mixes plus Cue on Crown I-Tech 5000HD
4 JBL VRX 932 LA for Side Fills with 4 JBL VRX 918S Subs Powered by Crown I-Tech 5000HD and 9000HD Amps
1 Yamaha LS9 Sound Console
56ch Whirlwind 3-way Split Snake with W1 Drop Boxes
Microphones include 10 Shure SM-58; 8 Shure SM-57; 4 Shure SM-81; 2 Shure KSM-32; 2 AKG 414

Video Distribution
1 Black Box 8x8 HDMI Switcher
1 Black Box 4x4 HDMI Switcher
12 HDMI-to-Ethernet Transmitters
12 Ethernet-to-HDMI Receivers
CAT6 Wiring Infrastructure

Risers
9 Staging Concepts SC90 4'x8' platforms with 12", 18", and 24" legs

Barricade
10 4' sections of Staging Concepts Aluminum Barricade

Communication
1 Clear-Com 4-Channel System with Main Station, Remote Beltpacks and Wall Mounted

Stations
1 Clear-Com Motorola Interface
12 Motorola CP200 Portable Radios

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