Technical Specifications

Policies governing the use of Cal Performances facilities



CREW INFORMATION

Cal Performances manages Zellerbach Auditorium, Zellerbach Playhouse, the William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, and Wheeler Auditorium. Cal Performances is governed by a union contract between the University of California, Berkeley, and the University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE), Local 1, which is affiliated with the Communication Workers of America (CWA). All stagehand employees are professional, non-student positions. Please call in advance regarding IATSE labor or "yellow card" shows.

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DIRECTIONS



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LOADING DOCK

U.S. Interstate 80 to Ashby Avenue exit. East two miles to Telegraph Avenue, North (left) on Telegraph one mile to Bancroft Way, West (left). One block to Dana Court. North (right) 50 feet to first driveway on right (Spieker Plaza.) Spieker Plaza is designated "pedestrians only," vehicle access is barred by bollards. Prior arrangements must be made to have the bollards dropped in order to access the Loading Dock. If you get stuck in a truck outside the bollards, call the stage door guard at 642-0212 to try to get someone to lower them for you. No parking in Loading Dock; all arrangements for parking permits must be made in advance. Map.

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STAGE ENTRANCE

North side of building, opposite Alumni House.

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HOUSE CAPACITY

Orchestra	1,042
Mezzanine	394
Tiers	160
Balcony	382
Total	1978 (including all accessible seating and companion seats)
Use small pit (remove Orchestra rows AA-DD)	-77=1901 capacity
Use large pit (remove Orchestra rows AA-FF)	-129=1849 capacity

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LOADING DOCK

Stage right, 15' (4.58m) from stage, trailer height. Can accomodate only 1 truck at a time. Doors 12x16' (3.66m x 4.88m). Access by advance notice only.

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STAGE DIMENSIONS

Proscenium	63'x30'	(19.20m x 9.14m)
Typical Trim	40-44' x 22-24'	(12.2m-13.5m x 6.71m-7.32m)
Offstage Right	30'	(9.5m)
Offstage Left	12'	(3.66m)
Curtain to rear wall	44' (plaster line)	(13.4m)
Curtain to last line set	42'5"	(12.95m)
Curtain to edge of apron	6'	(1.85m)
Curtain to edge of pit	18'6"	(5.65m)
Orchestra Pit	12'6" (deepest point)	(3.84m)
Height of stage from auditorium	3'6"	(1.07m)
Distance to grid	80' (max. out trim 73')	(24.4m)

Note: Small pit can accomodate up to 40 musicians. Wagnerian pit (up to 65 musicians) is also available, expanding pit area to 19' (5.8m); and diminishing house capacity in orchestra by 53 seats. Rows EE & FF must be removed.

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FLOOR

• Stage Floor
• Flat black particle board floor over sprung fir. Not raked.


• Sprung Floor
  • L'Aire — approximate size 58' x 36' including side ramps. Advance notice, set-up time and labor required. Pianos, heavy scenery or other possibly damaging loads not allowed.
    
    
• Dance Floor
  • 1 — Black/White Gerriets Rosin dance floor.
  • 1 — Black/White Rosco No Rosin

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SOFT GOODS

Grand Drape (Blue)	Stage Left (Motorized Line Set)
Legs, 5 pair (Black)	26' x 40'	(7.92m x 12.2m)
Borders, 5 (Black)	72' x 12'	(21.95m x 3.66m)
Black Scrim	30' x 60'	(9.14m x 18.3m)
White Scrim	30' x 60'	(9.14m x 18.3m)
White Muslin Bounce	30' x 60'	(9.14m x 18.3m)
Cyclorama (Gerriets Opera White-plastic)	40' x 70'	(12.19m x 21.34m)

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PROPERTIES

6 — 2' x 8' tables

2 — 2' x 6' tables

3 — Irons

5 — Ironing Boards

5 — Steamers

11 — Portable Dressing Tables

1 — Washing Machine

1 — Dryer

1 — Industrial Dryer

120 — White Bath Towels

Quick Change Booth Components — 27 Drapes, 15 Vertical Pipes, 14 Horizontal Pipes, 15 Bases

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DRESSING ROOMS


All dressing rooms equipped with monitors and page system, costume racks and dressing tables. Toilet facilities and showers are conveniently located. Some dressing rooms are shared and subject to availability.

1 X Star dressing room, stage level, SL.1 makeup mirror, full bath.

5 X dressing room, 4 makeup mirrors. 1 flight down, SL.

2 X dressing room. 8 makeup mirrors. 1 flight down, SR.

1 X dressing room, 9 makeup mirrors. 1 flight down, SL.

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PIANOS

• Steinway & Sons New York, Model D, 9' concert grand, serial number-560300 (built in 2001)
• Steinway & Sons New York, Model D, 9' concert grand, serial number-407148 (built in 1968)
• Mason & Hamlin, 6' piano, serial number 72138, suitable for rehearsal
• Knight Upright
• Tuning arrangements must coordinate with production schedule.

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RISERS

4 — Cross Base (cut length = 88")
4 — Cross Base (cut length = 41")
36 —Riser tops 4' x 8'	66 — Skirt 24" x 33'
8 —Riser tops 4' x 4'	75 — Skirt 24" x 25'
8 — Guardrail 8' x 42"	66 — Skirt 16" x 33'
8 — Guardrail 4' x 42"	75 — Skirt 16" x 25'
1 — Guardrail Cart	198 — Skirt 8: x 33'
130 — Leg — 8"	100 — Skirt 8" x 25'
80 — Leg — 16"	216 — Skirt 8" x 18'
48 — Leg — 24"	200 — Skirt Clip
30 — Leg 32"	38 — Clamps
4 — Handrail
2 — Drum Riser
24 — Chair Stop — 8'
35 — Chair Stop — 4'
2 — Stairs
24 — Single Offset Leg Rolling Caster
16 — Dual Leg Cup Rolling Caster
16 — Speed Rail Tee Fitting
4 — Carts

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SOUND EQUIPMENT

Main Loudspeaker Arrays

• 16 x Meyer M2D (flown 8 per side)
• 2 X Meyer M2D subwoofer (flown one per side)

Center Cluster Loudspeakers

• 3 X Meyer MSL4
• 3 X Meyer DF4 down fill

Subwoofers on stage

• 2 X Meyer 1100-LFC

Near Fill Loudspeakers

• 2 X Meyer CQ-1
• 2 X Meyer UPJ (tier fill)
• 4 X Meyer M1D (stage lip front fill)

Monitor Loudspeakers

• 10 X Meyer UM1P monitor wedges
• 10 X Meyer UPJ - mounted in lighting booms onstage left and right - 5 per side

Loudspeaker Management System

• Meyer Galileo 616 (at FOH mix position)

Console

• 1 X Avid SC-48

Microphone Snake system

• 54 channel Ramtech with 75' monitor split

Wireless Microphone Systems

• 4 X channels of Shure UHF-R (handheld SM58 or bodypack with Countryman E6)

Microphones

• 7 X Shure SM81 condenser
• 7 X Shure SM58 dynamic
• 2 X Shure Beta58 dynamic
• 4 X Shure SM57 dynamic
• 3 X Crown PCC 160 (phase coherent) condenser
• 6 X Countryman Type 85 active DI Box
• 3 X Radial Passive DI Box
• 3 X Whirlwind PC DI

Playback

• 2 X Denon CD Player with wired remotes.

Power

• 200 Amp, 3 Phase transformer isolated service- all female cam-lock tie-in stage right.

Intercom

• Wired- Clear-Com MS-704 base station. Single channel stations located throughout the auditorium. Additional channels require discrete cable runs.
• Wireless- Clear-Com WBS-680 dual channel system with four full duplex wireless beltpacks.

Sound reinforcement system installed by Meyer Sound

Meyer Sound Constellation acoustic enhancement system

Important Notes:

Some sound equipment inventory is shared with the Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies and used in other facilities, please check in advance to see what is available.

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ORCHESTRA SHELL

8 piece Wenger "mini-shell," each unit is 6' wide by 12' high. Top flipper can play vertically or angle down. Medium Gray.

145—Orchestra chairs — black with chrome railings

90—Music stands — Manhassett and Hamilton. Black.

10—Music stands — Collapsing, Hamilton Model 600-N, Chrome.

100—Music stand lights — generally lamped at 60 watts

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VIDEO EQUIPMENT

• 2 x Sony 55" plasma tv
• 2 x TV stands for 55" plasma tv
• 1 x LCD wall mount
• 2 x RCA 24" LCD TV DVD combo
• 2 x Tascam DV-DO1U DVD player
• 1 x Subgdale DVD2026 DVD Player
• 1 x Kramer VP-730 Presentaion. SwitcherScaler
• 1 x StarTech ConvergeAV VGA to composite converter
• 1 x Kramer VP-XL 1x4 VGA/UXGA Distributor amp
• 1 x VGA+Audio over CAT5 Distro Hub
• 1 x VGA+Audio over CAT5 Repeater/Receiver
• 1 x Sony DM-X72 TFT 17" Computer Display
• 4 x Samsung Syncmaster 933 19" Monitor
• 1 x Asus VW193 19" LCD Monitor
• 2 x ViewSonic VG171
• 2 x lotus 14" B/W Video monitor
• 2 x infrared NTSC camera
• 1 x VideoSecu IR8058 IR Camera
• 1 x Panasonic VESA TC-32C3 32" LCD Monitor w/ wall mount
• 1 x JVC TM-131SU 13" NTSC Monitor
• 1 x Dynex DX-32LD150A11 LCD TV/DVD video player
  Assorted cabling and adaptors
  Stage crossover lines - 2 coaxial, 2 CAT5
  From Projection Booth to Stage Right - 3 coaxial, 4 CAT6

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LIGHTING AND ELECTRICS EQUIPMENT

Lighting Consoles

• ETC EOS 8k Lighting Control Computer, Software version 2.0.1, 8192 Outputs
• External 2 x 20 Fader Wing
• ETC ION with 2x20 Fader Wing, 2048 Outputs
• ETC Smartfade 24/48
• ETC Remote Video Interface for designer workstation.
• Various ETC Net3 DMX Gateways
• Patchable Cat6 Lighting Data Network with distribution throughout the auditorium
• ETC Paradigm Architectural system
• Portable LCD controllers located SL, SR, and in the Lighting Control Booth FOH

Dimmers

• ETC Sensor 3 Installation Racks
• ETC Sensor 3 ThruPower Modules, 2.4KW
• 2 x ETC 48 x 2.4KW Portable Dimmer Rack, Sensor 1. Two-per circuit patch panel, 16 Soca Pex 19pin Outputs, & Stage Pin output. Each portable rack is loaded with 48 D20 dimmers.

Company Switch/Patch Panel

• 5 x 400A 3 phase switches (Lex Products PowerGATE) located in various locations Stage Right. All services are within 50' (15.24m) of Stage Right.
  Connections are all female Cam-Lok at the panel and feature dual neutrals.
  There is a house feeder that extends 2 services into the SR wing via a floor trough.

Lighting Inventory

Followspots

• 4 x Robert Juliat Cyrano 1015-M follow spots. 3°-8° zoom, 2500w HMI lamp @ 6000° K, electronic ballast. Does not accept super trouper color frames.

Lighting Instruments

Pre-hung per position:

• 2nd Beam FOH: 32 Source Four 10° 750W. 6 of these 10° units are equipped with SeaChanger xG color changers.
• 1st Beam FOH: 12 Source Four 10° 750W, 18 Source Four 14° 750W. 6 of these 14° units are equipped with SeaChanger xG color changers.
• 2nd Slot FOH (SL & SR): 14 Source Four 10° 750W (each side)
  1st Slot FOH (SL & SR): 14 Source Four 19° 750W, 1 Source Four 10° 750W (each side)
• Balcony Rail: 6 Source Four 5° 750W
• Mezzanine Rail: 7 Source Four 10° 750W, 9 Source Four 14° 750W
  
• Anti Proscenium Truss: 4 Source Four 19° 575w, 6 ETC Selador D60 Lustr+ LED Wash units.
  
  On-Stage hung as needed. Standard rep plot information available upon request.

Additional Inventory

• 11 x Strand IRIS "3" Model 3468, 1kw 3 Cell Cyc Light (rigged to fly).
• 16 x Selecon Aurora 1kw Single Cell Cyc Light (rigged to fly).
• 10 x Selecon Aurora 1kw 3 Cell Cyc Light (ground row).
• 16 x Selecon Aurora 1kw Single Cell Cyc Light (ground row).
• 200+ Source Four Ellipsoidal bodies with assorted lens tubes.

  12 Source Four Ellipsoidal Zoom, 15° - 30°, 750W  

  12 Source Four Ellipsoidal Zoom, 25° - 50°, 750W  

  16 @ 50°  

  106 @ 36°    

  80 @ 26°    

  41 @ 19°    

  15 @ 14°

• 10 x Onstage Truss Towers, 11 Source Four fixtures per tower (mix of 36° and 26° units, 575w)
• 28 x PAR 64, 1kw, with standard lamp options (VNSP — WFL).
• 80 x Source Four Par with standard lens options (VNSP — WFL), 750W
• 18 x Source Four Par XWFL Lenses
• 28 x Robert Juliat 329 CHF 2kw Tungsten Fresnel with 12 PC Lens Kits.
• 34 ETC Selador D60 Lustr+ LED Wash units with the following lens options:

  Medium Oblong  

  Wide Oblong  

  Medium Round  

  Wide Linear

• 18 x Wybron CXI Color Scrollers & 2 PSU's. Can be mounted @ 6.25" or 7.5"
• Assorted Barn Doors, Top-Hats, Half-Hats, Color Extenders, Iris', Pattern Holders and other accessories.
  
  Additional Equipment
  
  
• Prehung work lights
• Ladders, 2 x Genie Personnel Lift (DPL-35S, AWP-36S).
• Assorted Data Cable, Power Cable, Two-fers, Multi-cable and Break-outs.

Important Notes: Some lighting inventory is shared with the Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies. Lighting equipment available only upon advance notice. Please advance an inventory, lighting plot, and associated paperwork. Zellerbach Hall does not maintain a reliable gel inventory.

Circuits/Lighting Positions

All circuits 20 A Stage Pin, 120V unless otherwise noted.

1st Beam	28	20A	60' (18.3m) to plasterline, 51' (15.6m) above stage
2nd Beam	28	20A	60' (22.9m) to plasterline, 54' (16.5m) above stage
Balcony Rail	8	20A	89' (27.13m) to plasterline
Mezzanine Rail	16	20A	69' (21.03m) to plasterline
1st Electric	46	20A
" "	6	20A	250V circuits via female Socapex
" "	2	20A	120V relay controlled circuits, L5-20
" "	5	20A	120V constant circuits, L5-20
2nd Electric	24	20A	14'3" (4.34m) to plasterline
3rd Electric	26	20A	24'0'' (7.32m) to plasterline
4th Electric	24	20A	34'9'' (10.59m) to plasterline
DSR AP Wall	6	20A	(6 used for AP Truss rehearsal lights.)
DSL AP Wall	6	20A
Pit Elevator	3	20A	Floor Pockets
SL Floor (4)	4	20A
USL Floor (3)	4	20A
SR Floor (4)	4	20A
USR Floor (3)	4	20A
OFF L	1	50A
OFF R	1	50A
SL Slot 1	14	20A
SL Slot 2	20	20A
SR Slot 1	14	20A
SR Slot 2	20	20A
SR Prosc Wall	6	20A
SL Prosc Wall (+20')	6	20A
SL Gallery DS (+20')	6	20A
SL Gallery Mid (+20')	8	20A
SR Gallery Mid (+25')	16	20A
USC Wall	6	20A

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LINESET SCHEDULE

Line #	Dist. to Plasterline	Pipe Length	Notes
FC	0 — 7" (0.18m)	65'	Fire Curtain — Motorized; not tied into fire alarm system
1	1'2" (.36m)	74' (22.55m)	Main Curtain — Variable Speed Motor (560ft/min)
2	2'3" (0.68m)	74' (22.55m)	Hard Header
3	2'10" (0.86m)	74' (22.55m)	Hard Legs
4	3'4" (1m)	74' (22.55m)
5a	3'11" (1.19m)	60' (18.28m)	Bridge Electric DS — Fixed Speed Motorized
5b	5'0" (1.52m)	60' (18.28m)	Bridge Center Pipe — Fixed Speed Motorized
5c	6'0" (1.52m)	60' (18.28m)	Bridge Electric US — Fixed Speed Motorized
6	7'1" (2.15m)	74' (22.55m)
7	7'9" (2.36m)	74' (22.55m)	Constellation Audio Line Set
8	8'3" (2.36m)	74' (22.55m)	Constellation Audio Line Set
9	8'11" (2.51m)	74' (22.55m)
10	9'4" (2.84m)	74' (22.55m)
11	10'5" (3.17m)	74' (22.55m)
12	11'2" (3.40m)	74' (22.55m)
13	11'10" (3.60m)	74' (22.55m)
14	12'6" (3.81m)	74' (22.55m)
15	13'3" (4.03m)	74' (22.55m)
16	14'3" (4.34m)	74' (22.55m)	Raceway Electric; limited out trim
17	15'6" (4.72m)	74' (22.55m)
18	16'3" (1m)	74' (22.55m)
19	17'2" (5.23m)	74' (22.55m)
20	17'9" (5.41m)	74' (22.55m)
21	18'4" (5.58m)	74' (22.55m)
22	19'1" (5.81m)	74' (22.55m)
23	19'9" (6.01m)	74' (22.55m)	Constellation Audio Line Set
24	20'5" (6.22m)	74' (22.55m)
25	21'4" (6.50m)	74' (22.55m)
26	22'10" (6.95m)	74' (22.55m)
27	24'0" (7.31m)	74' (22.55m)	Raceway Electric; limited out trim
28	25'4" (7.72m)	74' (22.55m)
29	26'2" (7.97m)	74' (22.55m)
30	26'8" (8.12m)	74' (22.55m)
31	27'5" (8.35m)	74' (22.55m)
32	28'0" (8.53m)	74' (22.55m)
33	28'9" (8.73m)	74' (22.55m)
34	29'6" (8.99m)	74' (22.55m)
35	30'1" (9.16m)	74' (22.55m)
36	30'9" (9.37m)	74' (22.55m)
37	31'5" (9.57m)	74' (22.55m)
38	32'0" (9.75m)	74' (22.55m)
39	32'10" (10.0m)	74' (22.55m)
40	33'7" (10.23m)	74' (22.55m)
41	34'9" (10.59m)	74' (22.55m)	Raceway Electric; limited out trim
42	36'1" (10.99m)	74' (22.55m)
43	36'10" (11.22m)	74' (22.55m)
44	37'7" (11.45m)	74' (22.55m)	Constellation Audio Line Set
45	38'3" (11.65m)	74' (22.55m)
46	39'2" (11.93m)	74' (22.55m)
47	39'10" (12.14m)	74' (22.55m)
48	40'7" (12.36m)	70' (21.33m)	Short Line Set, Obstruction SR
49	41'11" (12.77m)	70' (21.33m)	Short Line Set, Obstruction SR
50	42'6" (12.95m)	70' (21.33m)	Short Line Set, Obstruction SR

Notes: All Pipes 1.5" O.D. Truss Battens. 74' pipes have seven lines: Center, +/- 12', +/- 24' and +/- 36'.

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Rental Information

In addition to our fine arts program, as part of the mission of Cal Performances we are able to provide professional quality facilities and services for UC Berkeley on-campus users, community groups, and professional promoters and presenters. The facility is capable of accommodating a wide range of special events such as concerts, dance, music, theatre, and other performing arts disciplines, as well as lectures, symposia, seminars, and other entertainment or education related activities, at competitive market-based rental rates.

Rental dates are generally released in one-year-advance increments for campus and public use in the spring of the preceding year. Rental dates are available on a first-come, first-served basis and may be limited due to the high level of activity in the venues.

For more information about rental guidelines, rates, and other information, contact Cal Performances at eventscalperfs.berkeley.edu.



Rental Rates
Rental rates are set according to the following guidelines:

On Campus Users
This includes departments, student groups, campus affiliated organizations, or other campus units which are recognized by the University. On campus users may rent the facility according to established recharge rates which are approved each year by the Office of Financial and Business Services.

Off Campus Users with Campus Sponsorship
This includes off campus users who have an established sponsorship with a campus group as defined above. Off campus users with campus sponsorship are required to use the campus sponsor as coordinating department for all billing of event expenses. The campus sponsor must be appropriately represented as the coordinating department, and proper credit and acknowledgement must be made in all advertising and promotion. Call for more information about campus sponsorship guidelines.

Off Campus Users
The facilities are also available for rental to off campus users. Since Cal Performances' facilities require a campus sponsor, for off campus users the campus sponsor can be Cal Performances. In addition to the recharge rates for the use of campus facilities, off campus users will pay an additional University fee to Cal Performances, which is negotiated on a per case basis.

Facility Recharge Rates



Additional Information
Campus users have priority over off-campus users. Hertz Hall, Wheeler Auditorium and Zellerbach Playhouse have restrictions on their use because of campus assignment (classroom scheduling or lab/performance assignment). The Greek Theatre is restricted by campus use conditions and is also governed by Agreement. In general, Cal Performances' facilities are limited to fine arts, educational, or other entertainment related events. The use of University facilities for commercial or fundraising purposes is subject to approval in advance of reservation. Please see the Technical Specifications for more details on the conditions of facility use.



Facilities most commonly available for rental are:
Zellerbach Auditorium (2005 seats)
Wheeler Auditorium (705 seats)