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

  • Pit cover is made of 8 manually removable sections
  • Pit cover can hold 150 lbs./sq.ft.
  • 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

  • 4 pre-fade sends
  • post-fade sends
  • 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

    www.southmilwaukeepac.org