Stage and Technical Information
South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center
General Information
The SM PAC is located in SM High School.
Seating
786 Seats
9 seats are wheelchair accessible
8 seats are handicap accessible
seats vary in size to accommodate patrons of
several sizes
Dressing Rooms
1 Large dressing room (15-20 cap)
1 Medium dressing room (8-12 cap)
Dressing rooms are located behind Stage right
All dressing rooms have 1 bathroom, hot/cold
water, mirrors, make-up lights and monitor page
no laundry facilities on site
Green Room
The SM PAC does not have a Green Room, though
one can be established if needed.
Load-in door
(From Stage to Scene Shop) is upstage center
7’ 7˝ " wide X 15’ high
Load-in door (from outside) is on West side of the Scene Shop (15th
Avenue)
Please note: No vehicle can stay in the loading dock or in the theatre drive
up. All vehicles must be moved to a designated area.
Hydraulic Platform Lift
Lift is located directly in front of the Scene Shop load-in door
5,000 lb capacity
platform dimensions 6’X 8’
lift travel ground level to 59"
Choral Risers
7 3 Step choral risers
Stage Dimensions
Proscenium width 42’ 6"
Proscenium height 24’
Distance from Proscenium Wall to back wall: 32’ 7" to last line set: 27’ 4"
Distance from back wall to downstage edge:
49’ 3"
Distance from centerline:
to stage left wall 43' 9"
to stage right wall 50’
Orchestra Pit (with wheelchair lift)
below stage level 11’
Pit extends under stage from edge of stage:
24’
Orchestra Pit Cover
S Stage floor has NO traps.
Stage Rigging and Curtains
Line Item Value
Grand Drape
Border
4 1 Electric*
5 #1 Orchestra Ceiling*
6 Border
7 Legs
8
9 #2 Electric*
10
11 Border
12 Act Curtain
13
14 #2 Orchestra Ceiling*
15 Border
16 Legs
17 #3 Electric*
18
19
20 Border
21 Act Curtain
22 #4 Electric*
23 White Cyc
*Cannot be moved
2 pipes are used for permanently hung
orchestra shell
4 Electrics
1 House curtain rigged to fly or travel
2 Legs sets
5 Borders
1 Full Stage Black (rigged to fly or travel)
1 Mid Stage Black (rigged to fly or travel)
1 Black Scrim
1 White Cyc
Theatre has one control area.
Control Booth houses theatrical and architectural lighting control, ClearCom main station, main microphone patch bay, monitor patch bay, power amplifiers, Soundcraft Series Two sound board
Stage Lighting Equipment
Lighting Fixtures:
Lighting Control:
ETC Express 72/144
Wired Remote Focus Unit
ETC Source Four Fixtures:
4 50 757w
18 36 575w
24 26 575w
12 19 575w
10 10 575w
18 PAR EA 575w
18 ParNel 575w
Altman Sky-Cyc 4 cell FFT 1000w
2 Lycian #1238 Clubspot w/ FLE lamp
24 Altman 154 14" scoops w/ 750w lamp
Audio Systems
Mixing console
Soundcraft Series Two
40 Inputs
8 group outs
ClearCom
2 Channel locations
headsets, beltpacks
All microphone lines run to a central patch bay.
32 Mic lines to Stage
16 Mic lines to Pit
8 Wireless Mic lines
4 Mic lines to Catwalk
Microphones
2 Audio-Technica 800 series
Omnidirectional moving coil dynamic
1 Audio-Technica 800 series one-point
X/Y Stereo Field recording
4 Shure Beta 58A
4 Shure Beta 57A
2 Audio-Technica AEW-T4100D
Handheld Dynamic Transmitter
6 Audio-Technica AEW-T899cw
Subminiature omnidirectional condenser
1 Shure Microflex Gooseneck
Miscellaneous
RF Listening System
Tascam 102MKII Master Cassette Deck
Tascam CD-RW 402
Tascam MD-350 Minidisc Deck
Yamaha SPX2000 Multi-Effect Processor
Video System
Projector - XGA, 1.8-2.4:1 lens, 3300 ANSI LUMENS (has input for PJ-net
organizer)
Long Zoom Lens - 2.4-4.3:1
Motorized projection screen
JVC DVD/VCR Combo - Unified output on Video, S-Video and component, Progressive
Scan
Phone and Data
Phone locations
Control Booth, PAC Director’s Office and Assistant’s Office
Data locations, high-speed Internet throughout facility through WI-FI, also data
jacks located in Control Booth, Pit and Scene Shop
Contact Information
Brenda Lee Johnston
PAC Director
414-766-5048
johnston.brenda@sdsm.k12.wi.us