The
UWM Peck School of the Arts Mainstage Theatre is a 525 seat thrust
theatre that may also be used in a proscenium configuration increasing
capacity to 575. The thrust stage is made up of seven individual
stage elevators that may be used at varying levels depending upon
production requirements. The 20 ft. high proscenium opening may vary
from 38 ft. to 52 ft. in width. A full stage grid supports the 27
line counterweight rigging system with access from above the grid
to the entire stage fifty feet below. The stage measures 29 ft. from
fire curtain to back wall with 28 ft. from fire curtain to downstage
tip of thrust. The width of the stage from the stage right fly rail
to the stage left wall is 80 ft.
The recently upgraded stage lighting
system consists of 384 dimmer/circuits controlled by an ETC Obsession
600 with full featured designer's remote
console that includes moving lights module. The entire system is
linked by ETCNet and DMX control wiring and served by an 800 amp.
3 phase
supply.
The UWM Peck School of the Arts Studio Theatre is a 100 seat
40 ft. by 50 ft. black box theatre with a lighting grid hung at
14 ft. above
the entire area. Seventy-two 2.4kw dimmers controlled by an ETC
Microvision provides stage lighting in the room. Recently acquired
manufactured
seating risers provide easy reconfiguration of performance space.
The UWM Peck School of the Arts Chamber Dance Theatre is a 40 ft.
x 64 ft. dance studio that can be set up as 100 seat proscenium
performance space. Recently purchased seating risers provide easy
setup of performance
space.
Peck School of the Arts theatre and dance performance spaces
are supported by substantial shops and studios
- A Principal Rehearsal Studio located in adjacent Mitchell
Hall (385) is 42 ft. by 58 ft. with adjacent lockers and shower
facilities.
- A Second Acting and Rehearsal Studio (T7) is a 40
ft. x 50 ft. studio with a sprung dance floor is located in the
basement
of
the theatre building.
- The Stage Management Studio is adjacent
to all production areas and provides desk space for all stage
management students.
- The Costume Shop is a spacious room adjacent
to principal and chorus dressing rooms, separate fitting room,
wardrobe maintenance,
and craft areas. A 20 ft. x 50 ft. principal workspace includes
four cutting tables, a variety of industrial sewing machines
and surgers.
- The Properties and Costume Crafts Studio, site of
recent ventilation upgrades, is a safe place for fabric dyeing
and painting, mask
making, casting, and upholstery activities. Commercial dyeing
equipment and a walk in spray booth are located in the 32 ft.
x 38 ft. space.
- The Properties Shop contains tools appropriate
to furniture construction and carpentry. This 20 ft. by 36 ft.
space is dedicated to props
production.
- The Scenery Shop has recently received extensive
new ventilation and dust collection equipment with the creation
of a separate
area for welding. The 30 ft. x 80 ft. main shop contains professional
woodworking equipment with easy access to stage and loading dock
and is served by a separate secure tool room. The welding room
contains MIG and stick welders. A separate storage space above
the welding area contains an extensive range of rigging equipment.
- The Drafting Studio contains 20+ drafting tables used for instruction
and execution of student assignments.
- The Theatre Computer Lab
is a mediated classroom maximized for use by students with laptop
computers. The lab features three
hardwired high speed network connections, high resolution scanners,
large format printers, laser jet printer, video editing station
with capture and VTR monitor and three large screen CRT monitors.
In addition to being well covered UWM’s ProwlNet wireless
network service, three Apple Macintosh computer stations featuring
the MS Office Suite, Apple’s iLife Suite, Vectorworks,
and audio editing applications are available to the students.
- The
Peck School of the Arts Computer Lab contains 22 Mac 8500s networked
to campus and internet. The lab includes 2 LaserWriters,
1 Color LaserWriter, file Server, large format color ink jet,
scanning station. Software includes: Photoshop, Illustrator,
Painter, StrataVision, Quark, Pagemaker, and PageMill.
- The Theatre
sound and light lab is centrally located at the PSOA’s
newly opened Kenilworth Square digital arts facility. This space
is home to the latest in digital recording and editing. Interfacing
elements of sound design, video and lighting, the space features
an acoustically treated recording studio and 25 foot square lighting
and projection space split by a spacious control room. Maximized
for use by students with laptop computers, the space features
high speed digital connectivity, software synthesizers, multi-channel
digital interfaces and traditional hardware signal processors.
Large format displays and powered audio monitors replicate theatrical
systems for cutting edge show control programming, greatly expanding
the capabilities of performance and artistic flexibility.
The Sound and Lighting Shop is the maintenance
and support area for theatre sound and lighting equipment. The
stage lighting
inventory follows
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