GRADY GAMMAGE
MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM
FACILITY INFORMATION

Administrative Offices
Arizona State University
ATTN: Public Events or Name of Person
PO Box 870205
Tempe, AZ 85287-0205
Phone (480) 965-5062
Fax (480) 965-7663

Gammage Auditorium

Technical Directors:
Harry Hale
Lisa Adamsen
Clyde Parker

Arizona State University
ATTN: Name(person, company, or show)
Box 870105
Tempe, AZ 85287-0105
Phone (480) 965-4050
Fax (480) 965-2243

AREA INFORMATION

THEATER LOCATION

Managed by ASU Public Events, Grady Gammage Auditorium is a 3017-seat, multi-use, proscenium theater and concert facility on the southwest corner of Arizona State University campus where Apache Boulevard (east-west) curves into Mill Avenue (north-south) in Tempe, a city southeast of Phoenix.

From Phoenix International Airport

Leave the airport heading east onto Loop 202 toward Tempe. Exit on Scottsdale Road and turn right (south). Turn right (west) on University Drive. Turn left (south) on Mill Avenue. Gammage Auditorium will be located on your left side at the north east corner of Mill Avenue and Apache Boulevard.

From the West Valley

Take I-10 east toward Tucson. Exit onto Loop 202 toward Tempe. Exit on Scottsdale Road and turn right (south). Turn right (west) on Apache Boulevard. Gammage Auditorium will be located on your left side at the north east corner of Mill Avenue and Apache Boulevard.

From Scottsdale

Take Scottsdale Road south into Tempe. Turn right (west) on Apache Blvd. Gammage Auditorium will be located on your right on the north east corner of Apache Blvd. and Mill Ave.

From Mesa/Chandler

Take the 60 (Superstition) west into Tempe. Exit at Mill Avenue and turn right (north). Turn right (east) on Apache Blvd. Gammage Auditorium will be located on your left on the north east corner of Apache Blvd. and Mill Ave.

GEOGRAPHIC ORIENTATION

MAJOR EAST-WEST STREETS              MAJOR NORTH-SOUTH STREETS

Curry Rd 1300 N                                     Priest Dr 1400 W

Fifth St 500 S                                         Ash Ave 200 W

University Dr 800 S                                 Mill Ave 00

Apache Blvd 1300                                   S College Ave 300 E

Broadway Rd 2000                                  S Rural Rd (Scottsdale Road) 900 E

Southern Ave 3300                                  S McClintock Dr 1800 E
 
 

MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME ZONE

Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time.
 
 

LOAD-IN AREA

TRUCK UNLOADING/LOADING AREA:
On a street-level drive at the east side of the auditorium. The area is adjacent to the truck ramp, which leads to the load-in door below grade level. The area will accommodate FIVE trucks and is closed to vehicle traffic during a load-in.

LOAD-IN DOOR SIZE:
10’ wide x 11’- 6 " high.

LOCATION:
Below grade at the bottom of a 14’ wide, sharply curved ramp. NOT accessible to large trucks.

FORKLIFTS & PUSHERS:
Forklifts (rented), forklift drivers and pushers are customarily added to the load-in and load-out crews as needed.  Pushers are often necessary because of sloped ramp.

ON-SITE TRUCK PARKING:
A maximum of TWO trucks when skinned may park along the auditorium's outer drive.  In spaces designated by ASU Public Events staff.

OFF-SITE TRAILER DROP:
Lot 59NE, to locate this parking, go 1/2 mile east on Apache Blvd, 1 mile north on Rural Rd, turn east on Rio Salado, then go 200 feet and turn north into Parking Lot 59NE.  Park to minimize disruption to car parking.  Park off of pavement to east of lot. Do not park in fenced off area. Please verify this with Technical Director on site.

SCENE SHOP & STORAGE:
The shop is a joint use area. Half of the space is available for facility users. The other half, including tools & materials, is not available.
NOTE:
The loading dock is used by other university departments. No vehicle may be left unattended by the driver while it is in the area. Vehicles must leave the loading dock and inner drive after unloading, and may not return until the performance exit traffic clears.

Empty racks and crates can be stored in the loading dock area provided that nothing blocks access to the load-in door. Access to the classroom elevator may not be blocked.
 
 

BASIC AREA MAP:

STREET MAP OF AREA:

CARPENTRY DEPARTMENT

STAGE DIMENSIONS
Proscenium Width:   64’ max; 42’ min
Proscenium Height:  30’
Gridiron Height:         78’
Stage Depth:             32’ from smoke pocket
                                          (shell retracted to upstage storage)
                                    40’ (shell housed to offstage storage)
Apron Depth:               9’ at center; 7’ at sides
Wing Space:             30’x 40' each side
Wall-to-Wall Width: 142’ upstage; 126’ downstage

ORCHESTRA PIT
76’ wide 11’ deep at center; tapers to 5’-10" deep at ends. Hydraulic. Quiet Running. The pit can be set and left at any level from 0’ to –15’. Musicians doors at –6’ at each end.

SEATING CAPACITY
Main Floor                     1637
Main Floor Wheelchair    10
First Balcony                   606
Second Balcony         682
                                       2935
Additional Pit Seats     88
TOTAL CAPACITY      3023

UPSTAGE CROSSOVER
5’ wide hallway behind the stage

STAGE DRAPERY
Borders      (5) Black Flat                 60’ x 16’
Teaser        (1) Black Flat                 67’ x 20’
Legs         (10) Black Flat                 13’ x 40’
Legs           (4) Black Flat                 12’ x 40’
Drops         (2) Black Flat                 60’ x 40’
Cyc.            (1) Unbleached Muslin 59’ x 30’
Scrim         (1) Black                         59’ x 30’
Scrim         (1) White                         59’ x 30’

Some other drapes are available i.e. Short legs, narrow legs, pit drapes
-+

HOUSE CURTAIN
Color: Burnt Orange
Operates as a guillotine (185 fpm)
NOTE: THE FIRE CURTAIN MUST BE ABLE TO MAKE A COMPLETE SEAL. CLEARANCES MUST BE OBSERVED AT ALL TIMES.

STAGE LAYOUT:

STAGE FLOOR

 MATERIAL: Tongue & groove, maple flooring atop two half-inch layers of plywood on neoprene pads over sleepers. Pre-drilling required for lag screws. Holes are not permitted in shell path a band 10' deep starting 22' US of smoke pocket. Lagging into shell track covers is not recommended(see traps below).

COLOR: Matte black stain

CONDITION: Excellent

RESILIENCE: Minimal

TRAPS: One, 2’ x 3’ centered at 2’-3" DS of plaster line (The Les Miz trap). Two, 4’ x 8’ split center at 3’-9" US of plaster line. 1’ x 1’ traps at CS & DSL. One 9'4” x 5'6” 19' 6” US of Plaster Line

A series of plywood, shell wheel-track cover runs perpendicular to the proscenium and follows the sidewall contour of the extended orchestra shell.

PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS & OBSTRUCTIONS

Two lighting trusses at 4’ and at 28’ (lines 7 &52). High trims are at 40’ & 37’-6".

Two lighting trusses run perpendicular to the proscenium at 39’ SR and at 38’ SL of center. Maximum High trim: 37’.

Shell stabilizer tracks run perpendicular to the proscenium at 36’ off center at +30’.

A 2’-8" wide x 1’-4" deep dash-pot cage at stage left stands on the floor just SL of the proscenium.

When retracted, but onstage, the orchestra shell stores in a 64’ x 7’ 8" space against the rear wall. This feature, along with a slightly protruding organ screen frame, becomes the rear wall of the stage.

Air conditioning ducts against DSL wing wall.

Exposed Fire Sprinkler system against SL side wall.
 
 

LOADING DOCK & SHOP AREA

FLY GALLERY

FLY SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

30 - Double-purchase, counterweight line sets. 5 lift lines. Underhung sheaves. Arbor capacity: 1120 lbs.
      Line set capacity-560 lbs. 60' long battens. The facility has ample weight to fill all arbors.

28 - Hydraulic line sets. 7 lift lines. Supported by roof trusses. Lifting capacity: 2000 lbs. Variable speed: 0'- 150' per minute.
      67'-6" battens. Individual joystick controls. Presettable trims. Digital read-out for trim heights.

58 - Total line sets on 6" centers. The battens are 1 and 1/2" nominal 1.9" OD, schedule 40 black pipe for the manual sets and schedule 80 pipe for the powered.

LINE SET SPACING CHART

NOTES:"Hydro" is Hydraulic Line Set
            "2:1 ctw" is Double Purchase Counterweight Line Set

FLY FLOOR: Located at +30' above stage right wing.

GRIDIRON: 78' high. Single point loads: 2000 lbs. The facility has 48, 8" spot sheaves for 3/4" rope.

ANTE-PRO RIGGING POINTS:There are 10 rigging points downstage of the plaster line.

•  Four points are 2'-6" downstage at 6' & 24' each side of center.

•  Four points are 6'-6" downstage at 7'&24'each side of center.

• Two points are 10'-6" downstage at 8'-3" each side of center.

The load capacity for each point is 2000 pounds.
 

ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT

ROAD SERVICE POWER - All 3-phase

            AMP      LOCATION
3        @    600      Stage right side wall
2        @    200      Stage right side wall
2        @    100      Stage right side wall
1        @    200      SL Proscenium wall
                               Transformer isolated
1        @    100       Loading dock
Some have camelocs

FACILITY LIGHTING SYSTEM
CONTROL BOARD: ETC Emphasis. Booth is located at rear of main floor.  DMX Protocal.
DIMMERS: (48) Century CCR. 36 @ 4K; 12 @ 8K. 7, 8K dimmers double as houselights.
                     (48) ETC., 2.4K (portable rack)
CONNECTORS: 20 amp grounded pin plug

PATCH PANEL- Century plug type. 8K dimmers will accommodate only 6 circuits.
HOUSELIGHTS: Dimming control from booth only. Backstage right has panic control only.

FRONT-OF-HOUSE CIRCUITS:.

POSITION     CIRCUITSTRANSFER  NOTES
Grand Tier           none                                 First balcony; hanging rail only

Balcony-Rail          48                24              75’ to the proscenium. 30’ to the stage.
                                                                       Second balcony enclosed sides, top, and bottom.
                                                                       All units must fit in coves.

Box Boom               6                  6               One per side. 24’ DS of the proscenium; 51’ to DSC.
                                                                       Slot opening is 2’-8" in a convex-curved wall. The position does not
                                                                       effectively light the near side of the stage, nor will it accommodate
                                                                       the mounting of horizontal pairs of instruments.  Mounting points:
                                                                       +20’ to +38’.

Tormentor                5                  5               One per side. Mounting points: +10’to +38’.
 
 

STAGE CIRCUITS: All are 20 amp. All connectors are 20 amp grounded pin connector.

POSITION     CIRCUITS    NOTES

First Electric                32                   A 67’-6" wide x 20’ tall truss on hydraulic line set 7.
                                                             Maximum trims: 40’ high; 4’low.

Cyc Electric                 26                   A 67’-6" wide x 20’ tall truss on hydraulic line set 52.
                                                             Maximum trims: 34’-6" high; 4’low.

SR Side Ladder         18                    A 30’ wide x 20’ tall truss. Runs perpendicular to the
                                                              proscenium at 39’ stage right of center. Hydraulic.

SL Side Ladder            8                    A 30’ wide x 20’ tall truss. Runs perpendicular to the
                                                              proscenium at 38’ stage left of center. Hydraulic.

DSR Wall                       7

DSL Wall                       7

Floor Pocket               42                    4-circuits each on stage at DR, DC, DL, UR, UC, UL.
                                                              4-circuits each in wing at DR, UR, DL, UL.
                                                              2-circuits at DC on orchestra pit.

INSTRUMENT INVENTORY

DIMMERS   (This number may change, call to verify)
CENTURY (CIRCA 1963)
25@ 4KW
2  @ 8KW
6  @ 8KW(Double as house dimmers)

1  @ ETC L86 ROADRACK (48 @ 2.4)

LIGHTING CONSOLE
1  @ COLORTRAN PRESTIGE 3000 (DMX PROTOCOL)

FOLLOWSPOTS
(2) 2500w, Xenon, Strong Gladiator II. In a booth located at rear center, between the balconies. The booth will accommodate 4 followspots. Additional followspots may be placed at the ends of the balconies but they cannot be carbon arc.

         AND
          Assorted Lighting Hardware.     (Sidearms, Barndoors, C-Clamps etc...)

         (8)  12' tall lighting booms with 4' x 4' square, wood bases
         (1) Tallescope basket ladder. Extends from 19’ to 28’.
         (1) Genie electric manlift.

PROJECTION EQUIPMENT

PROJECTOR: (1) Elmo, XT750, 750w, Xenon. 16mm. Films are projected from the light booth.
PROJECTION DISTANCE: 118’
SCREEN: (1) 18’x 25’, framed, non-perforated, front projection only.

ROAD LIGHT & SOUND CONTROL BOARD - IN-HOUSE LOCATION:

A 27’ wide x 10’ deep area centered on the main floor, in rows 13-15, is the ONLY location where seats can and will be removed to accommodate a road light control board and/or an audio mixer plus patron passage around them. Row 13 is 57’ from the plaster line. Platforms are used to level the floor.

CABLE RUN: Cables to the stage MUST run down the row, through an entry door, along the vomitory outer wall, through the tormentor door, around the proscenium and into the wing. This run is 150’.

FIRE CURTAIN CLEARANCE

Lighting truss pieces, towers, and other lighting equipment must not block the path nor deter the full operation of the fire curtain; and nothing may prevent it from forming a complete seal across the entire width of the stage floor.  This is mandatory and non-negotiable.

BALCONY RAIL - INSTRUMENT MOUNTING

Facility instruments may be removed from the lighting ports to accommodate road instruments, which must be mounted within the confines of the ports. The balcony handrail cannot be used as an instrument mounting point.
 
 

SOUND DEPARTMENT

ROAD SERVICE POWER

One, 200 amp/leg, 3-phase panel.  Transformer isolated.
LOCATION: SL Proscenium wall adjacent to customary set-up area.

PRODUCTION COMMUNICATION

CLEAR-COM, 2-channel, headset system.   XLR tie-in at any station.
Infra-red hearing assist system. FEED REQUIRED FOR ALL SHOWS
Dressing room program monitor.

ROAD SOUND & LIGHT CONTROL BOARD - IN HOUSE LOCATION

A 27’ wide x 10’ deep area centered on the main floor, in front of the balcony overhang, in rows 13-15, is the ONLY location where seats can and will be removed to accommodate a road sound console and/or lighting desk plus patron passage around them. Row 13 is 57’ from the plaster line. Platforms are used to level the floor.

CABLE RUN: Cables to the stage MUST run down the row, through an entry door, along the vomitory outer wall, through the tormentor door, around the proscenium and into the wing. This run is 150’.

FACILITY SOUND EQUIPMENT

CONSOLE: Auditronics 600 24 inputs, 8 outputs.

LOCATION: Permanently installed in an enclosed booth at the rear of the main floor.

MICROPHONES: The facility has a variety of professional quality, cardioid and omnidirectional, condenser and dynamic microphones.

REEL-TO-REEL: Otari 5050B 1/4track (2)
                                1/2 track playback capability. 3 3/4, 7 1/2 & 15 i.p.s.

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT:
- Yamaha 0.1 V
- Meyer UPA-1 loudspeakers (6)
- Meyer UM-IA slant monitors (6)
- Yamaha PC2002 amplifiers (4)
- Crown 1200 amplifiers (3)
- Yamaha REV-5 reverb unit
- Yamaha 1/3 octave equalizers (3)
- UREI 539 1/3 octave equalizers (3)
- CD Player
- 2 @ single cassette dual deck DAT
- Technics SL200-MK2 turntable
 

NOTE: With its convex-curved, reflective surfaces and its 2.5-second natural reverberation time, Gammage Auditorium is a superior hall for live music. The sustained reverberation time, however, impedes intelligibility of the spoken word making audio reinforcement of the spoken word always necessary. For plays and musicals, attention to proper vocal amplification is crucial. For pop shows, a hard-driven sound is counter productive.

SPECIAL EFFECTS

PYROTECHNICS

SMOKE: Detectors very sensitive to atomized, chemical fog, are installed throughout the stage, wing, dressing room and scene shop areas. They will activate the fire alarm, which cannot be turned off. The Technical Director MUST be advised well in advance of such planned effects in order to implement appropriate measures and notify the proper university agencies.

NOTE: When using smoke, doors from stage to dressing room areas and shop must be kept closed as detectors in those areas will activate the alarm and building evacuation will result.

 The use of other pyrotechnic devices and effects such as indoor fireworks, flash pots, smoke pots, percussive devices, etc., is subject to the prior approval by the University Fire Marshal who requires the pyrotechnician to submit a written and signed description of all the types and amounts of materials and equipment used. The pyrotechnician must be prepared to demonstrate the full effect of these devices and have his credentials verified.

RESTRICTION: The facility absolutely prohibits the use of its fire extinguishers for scenic effects.
 

LASERS

Federal law requires that all users of laser products be granted appropriate FDA variances and that the laser products must comply with FDA standards regulating their manufacture, labeling and use related to their class. Arizona currently defers to the federal regulation.

REQUIREMENT: Users of Class IIIb and Class IV lasers must provide a 30-day advance notice to the appropriate state agency. In Arizona, that agency is:

Arizona Radiation Regulation Agency
Non-Ionizing Division
4814 South 40th Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85040
(602) 255-4845

The notification to the state agency should include the following information:

• Laser Company Name

• Event or Show Name

• Venue Name & Location

• Event Date & Starting Time

• A listing of all effects & equipment

• Operator's name

A photocopy of this notification must be received by ASU Public Events prior to the event date.
 
 

HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES

Federal law requires users of hazardous and toxic substances to provide Material Safety Data Sheets for all such substances. These data sheets must be vividly marked and prominently displayed for all employees to read. Users must also provide copies of these data sheets for the facility's Technical Director's permanent files.

Users must also provide adequate safety equipment to handle these substances, including the ventilation of and their containment within the general use area, or the use of such equipment may not be allowed.

PROPERTY DEPARTMENT

FORESTAGE LIFT/ORCHESTRA PIT

DESCRIPTION: Hydraulic. Silent. No automatic stops or predetermined levels. Can be set and left at any level.  Does not creep. Lifts 35 tons.

DIMENSIONS: The center 37’ is 11’ deep. The ends taper to a minimum 5’-10" deep. 704 square feet end-to-end measurement is 76’.

OPERATION: Key switch from SR/DS wall or pushbutton on the lift. May be operated by anyone. Can move during the performance.

SEATING: Three rows. 88 seats.

ORCHESTRA PIT: Tight accommodations for 50-55 musicians with large percussion section. Musicians enter via doors at –6’ at each end or at trap room level at -15'.
 

FACILTY EQUIPMENT

ORCHESTRA CHAIRS: 90, orange, upholstered, Wenger, musicians’ chairs plus 12, matching Cellists’ chairs.

UTILITY CHAIRS:75, pink, vinyl, upholstered, stack chairs

MUSIC STANDS: 85, Manhasset. Pink.

STAND LIGHTS: 60, Manhasset. Pink.

PODIUMS: (2) 36"x36"x8". Carpeted. No back railing.

RISERS: All are 4’x8’, Wenger Showmaker, carpeted (brown) units.  Brown drapery.  Chair rail and (6) rear handrail sections.
HEIGHTS: 6 units each at 8", 16" & 24".

DANCE FLOOR.- Rosco, black/gray. Covers an area 64' wide x 36' deep.
                                 MAY NOT BE PUNCTURED OR CUT.

TABLES: Several 6’ folding tables in 24" and 30" widths.

LECTERN: Walnut. Floor-standing. Not height adjustable. Reading Light.

PIT ORCHESTRA REHEARSAL SPACE
The theater lobby is the only space in the building where local musicians playing in the road show pit orchestra can rehearse on the load-in day. The facility has enough chairs and stands to duplicate the pit set-up in the lobby.  Stand lights are not needed in the lobby.

The rehearsal piano, if needed, will be a standard upright.
 

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

PIANOS: Steinway, 9’Model D, Concert Grand
                  Steinway, 5’Model M, Parlor Grand
                  Kawai Standard Upright (2)

HARPSICHORD: William Dowd 2-manual, French.

PIPE ORGAN: Aeolian-Skinner, 3 manual,55-rank, American Classic.  A complete description of the console features along with a registration list will be provided upon request.  The console can be placed at centerstage, on the DL apron; and on the lift at center or stage left.
 
 

ORCHESTRA SHELL

DESCRIPTION: The all-steel, motorized shell consists of five, telescoping sections each with side walls and a ceiling piece which extend from the rear masonry wall on tracks buried in the stage floor to completely enclose the stage. If the shell is in its sitting upstage position, fully extending or retracting this 50-ton, pink thing is a one-person operation which takes 25 minutes.

ORGAN SCREEN: The rear wall of the shell (and of the stage) is a semi-permanent organ screen.  Weighing 1800 pounds, the organ screen can be flown out, but doing so gains no additional stage space due to the organ pipes behind it. Unanchored at the bottom, the organ screen is held onto its three hangers by gravity alone thus allowing it to be pivoted outward to permit access to the organ pipes for tuning. Users of the stage must be aware that sudden shocks to the organ screen could cause it to become dislodged from one or more of its hangers.

When fully retracted, the nested shell sections, along with the organ screen, protrude 7’-8" from the rear masonry wall. Masonite-covered, plywood panels cover the wheel tracks. The orchestra shell can be moved completely off stage to provide a stage depth of 40’. The procedure is complicated and requires a crew of six people, 8 hours.

DIMENSIONS: Starting at 64’ wide at the proscenium, the shell along with the organ pipes decreases in width by 4’-8" for each 7’ of depth; and starting at 30’ at the proscenium, the shell decreases in height by 18" for each 7’ of depth. Width, depth and height alterations are not possible.

DOWNSTAGE: 64’ wide x 30’ high.                                   SQUARE FOOTAGE:
UPSTAGE: 46’ wide x 22’ high.                                           2255.5 - includes apron.
DEPTH: 33’ from plaster line. 40’ from apron edge.         1828.5 - excludes apron.

ACCESS: A 4’ x 8’ door (there is a 7" step) in the second section and a tormentor entrance provide access on both sides. The tormentor is the more direct and convenient entrance for conductors and soloists.

CONCERTO PIANO: There is no opening in the shell that will accommodate a piano. The concerto piano must store onstage, usually against the DR side wall.

FRONT CURTAIN: Normally, the main curtain is NOT used in conjunction with the shell. When it is used, it will work as a traveler only and will protrude 5’ into the shell on each side when it is fully open.

RESTRICTION: Everything within the confines of the shell (scenery, banners, etc.) must be ground supported since the shell ceiling blocks access to the overhead line sets. Facility policy dictates that nothing is to be hung from the shell ceiling or attached to the side walls or organ screen.

EXCEPTION: In addition to the main curtain (line set 2); scenery, banners, lighting equipment, etc., can be mounted on a pipe sub-hung from line set 1 and raised to a trim height just below the proscenium. Line set 1 cannot be moved during a performance.
 
 
 

WARDROBE DEPARTMENT

DRESSING ROOMS

STAGE LEVEL: All are carpeted; and except where noted, all contain sinks, toilets and showers. All have makeup stations with mirror lights and utility outlets. All are located along a 5’ wide corridor behind the stage. Opening into the stage right and left wings, the corridor doubles as the only upstage crossover when the full depth of the stage is used and when the orchestra shell is extended. The corridor is also a fire exit, which cannot be obstructed by crates, gondolas, etc.

• STAR                               (2) 3 makeup stations each. Star #1 is 100 Sq. ft. Star #2 is 81 Sq. ft.

• PRINCIPAL                     (2) 3 makeup stations each. No toilets or showers. 76 Sq. ft. each.

• WOMEN'S CHORUS    (1) 18 makeup stations. Tables set along one wall can provide 4 additional makeup stations using hanging mirrors and clip-on lights. Women's Chorus is 515 Sq. ft.

• MEN'S CHORUS          (1) 17 makeup stations. As above, there is space for 4 additional stations. Men's Chorus is 450 Sq. ft.

BELOW STAGE LEVEL- All are located below the stage left wing and are wheelchair accessible. All have sinks, toilets and showers; but, except as noted, none have makeup stations.

• WOMEN MUSICIANS (1) This room frequently doubles as an office for visiting Stage Managers.

• MEN MUSICIANS        (1) This room becomes the musician's lounge.

• CONDUCTOR              (1) This room contains one makeup station.

NOTES: Dressing room space often is deemed to be cramped and inadequate for large companies. The cast dressing rooms comply with the Actor's Equity Association Safe and Sanitary Code. The musician's rooms do not fully comply with the Code.

This facility does not have a Green Room, nor a backstage area which can serve as one.
 

OTHER INFORMATION

LAUNDRY/WARDROBE ROOM: Washers (2) & Electric Dryers (2). Hook-up for third pair. Located one level above the stage right wing. Elevator and ramp accessible.

WORKSPACE: An area adjacent to the stage right wing in the scene shop has ample electrical power.

QUICK-CHANGE BOOTHS: Pipe & drape will have to be rented as needed.

IN-HOUSE EQUIPMENT:

• Irons, ironing boards

• Jiffy steamer

• Several 2', 4' & 6' rolling racks

• Dressing room area paging

• Program monitor

KEYS & SECURITY: All the dressing rooms and backstage areas use a common key which can be temporarily issued as needed. The facility's key plan does not allow for individual door keys. Unauthorized persons are not permitted access.

SMOKING: The facility's NO SMOKING policy extends to include the use of smoke-producing substances such as incense.
 

LABOR

NON-UNION
As a non-union facility, Gammage Auditorium employs non-union or union stagehands for events depending on requirements.

UNION
STAGEHANDS – I.A. LOCAL 336

WARDROBE – I.A. LOCAL 875

MUSICIANS - A.F. of M. - LOCAL 586

All labor rates, needs, and providers should be discussed with the Technical Director.
 

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

THEATER ACCESS

STAGE DOOR: Located at street level adjacent to the building extension on the southeast side of the building. An inside stairway descends to stage level and to the sub-basement.

STAGEDOOR ATTENDANT: A person monitors all entrances and exits during performances, rehearsals, and at other times when needed.

DISABLED ACCESS: Two elevators provide access to stage (basement) level. One, which serves the classroom wing, descends to the basement from the first floor hallway in the classroom wing. Wheelchair ramps lead to the classroom wing entrance, which is located immediately above the load-in ramp on the northeast side of the building. At basement level, the elevator opens into the scenery workshop. From there, the stage level dressing rooms are around the corner to the left.

A second elevator, located inside the street level lobby on the northwest side of the building, descends to the stage and opens into the stage right tormentor. This elevator also descends to the main floor front seating level and to the sub-basement.

NOTE: While the sub-basement dressing rooms are elevator accessible, stairs leading to the orchestra pit make the pit NOT wheelchair accessible from the sub-basement.

PRODUCTION OFFICES

COMPANY MANAGER: A 9’x12’room is located in the sub-basement below the stage right wing.

STAGE MANAGER(S): The 21’x 21’ women musicians' dressing room in the sub-basement below the stage left wing often doubles as an office. Since the pit orchestra members tend to hang out in the larger, men musicians’ room, this joint use seldom poses a problem as long as the restroom is made available to orchestra women.

WORKBOXES: The tormentor, passenger elevator can transport workboxes no larger than 28"x 48" to the office level. Larger workboxes must be transported on the forestage lift and kept in the adjacent trap room, which is 4’ lower than the office level.

KEYS: For the duration of the run, the facility will loan four, identical keys to the Production Stage Manager who may distribute them as needed. Each key will provide access to the building, production offices, all dressing rooms, and the laundry room. The facility will ask for their return following the final performance.
NOTE: The facility's key plan does not allow for individual door keys.

TELEPHONES: Touchtone and FAX lines with the desired features will be installed as requested. The production will provide the instruments and will bear the costs for the installation, service and equipment.

Production telephone numbers will be forwarded to the company as soon as they have been assigned. Unless special circumstances require direct outside access, all telephone numbers will pass through the university exchange. No dialing restrictions are imposed. QWEST is the local phone company. AT&T is the long distance carrier. Existing telephones for company use are located in the SR wing and in the shop.
NOTE: PRESS 8 FOR AN OUTSIDE LINE
 

PRODUCTION COMMUNICATION

HEADSET SYSTEM: Clear-Com, 2-channel. Permanent jacks at all working stations. Additional headset lines can be surface run to other locations.

PROGRAM MONITOR: A 3-channel system feeds the dressing rooms, backstage & control booths, and the lobby & infra-red. A LOBBY/HEARING ASSIST SYSTEM FEED IS REQUIRED.
NOTE: When performances do not use a sound system, the facility will place a microphone on the apron in order to supply the required feed.

PAGING SYSTEM: Reaches all dressing rooms and backstage areas for general calls. The facility's paging mic will interrupt the program feed; other mics do not. Road paging systems can be patched into the house system.

VIDEO MONITOR: None.

TWO-WAY, DRESSING ROOM INTERCOM: None

LOBBY CHIMES: Chimes are rung five minutes before the start of the performance and five minutes before the end of an intermission to urge patrons to their seats.
 

OTHER INFORMATION

MUSIC SCHOOL- The School of Music is a permanent tenant in the classroom wing of the building. Day and evening classes, rehearsals and other activities are academic functions of the university which are entirely independent of the theater use. Their access from the classroom elevator to the loading dock cannot be denied.

REHEARSALS: Space is only available by special arrangements and may not be in the building.

COMPANY: Worklight rehearsals on stage do not require placing a call for union stagehands when the road crew does not participate; otherwise the road/local crew ratio is 1:1.

ORCHESTRA: Local orchestras for road shows rehearse in the main foyer. The rehearsal piano, if needed, will be a standard upright.

COMPANY MAIL: Mail and parcels are held at the stagedoor and given only to the appropriate person(s). Mail handled by the U.S. Postal Service is delivered by the University Mail Service. The last delivery for the week is Friday morning. Express services will pick-up and deliver on the weekends.

SEND MAIL & PARCELS TO:               SHIP FREIGHT TO:
Arizona State University                                    Name (person, company or show)
ATTN: Name (person, company or show)       Gammage Auditorium
Box 870105                                                        Corner of Mill Ave. and Apache Blvd.
Tempe, AZ 85287-0105                                    Tempe, AZ 85287-0105

MEDICAL- The facility maintains a list of physicians and specialists willing to see patients on short notice. Since the list is subject to frequent change, the facility will provide the most current list upon request.

Tempe St. Luke's Hospital, located two blocks south on Mill Ave., has a full-service trauma center.
Phone (480) 968-9411.

FOOD, DRINK & CATERING: The facility can supply coffee, tea, sodas and snacks to its guests; but FINE HOST (480 965-7050) holds the EXCLUSIVE catering contract for the facility. Fine Host must waive their right if facility users prefer to use outside caterers and may charge a fee for a waiver. Event promoters should make their own catering arrangements directly with Fine Host.

BACKSTAGE HOSPITALITY: Hot or cold meals, following a suggested menu and general dietary requests, can be provided to the cast and/or crew when requested or when time constraints deem them desirable or necessary. By law, only our caterer Fine Hostcan supply alcohol.

LOBBY REFRESHMENTS: Light food & drink items are sold before the performance and during intermission. Only capped water bottles can be taken into the house.

RECEPTIONS: Receptions and dinners ancillary to or independent of the theater event are frequently held in the lobby or on the Promenade - an open-air patio above the Main Foyer. Details for event related receptions pass through the Event Coordinator

PIT ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR'S ON-STAGE BOW: Via the stage right tormentor passenger elevator, the trip to the stage takes less than 30 seconds if the elevator with an attendant is waiting for the conductor to board at the sub-basement level. Other routes are longer, less direct and more time consuming.

OVERNIGHT SECURITY: The facility provides a person to patrol the backstage areas until released the next day.
 

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

BACKSTAGE VISITORS: The general public is not permitted access backstage before or during a performance. The Stagedoor Attendant will implement the company's policy and procedure regarding post-show visitation. The facility does not have a Green Room or a comparable backstage area.

For authorized guests, the Stagedoor Attendant will ask a company designate for a list of expected guests along with information concerning when and where the guests are welcome and how they are to be identified.

As managers of the facility, the administrative staff is NEVER denied full backstage access. Likewise, University Police Officers and Fire Marshals CANNOT be denied access while performing their duties.

PASSES: Companies issuing visitor or crew passes should supply the Stagedoor Attendant with a sample of each type of pass along with instructions concerning its use. The facility reserves the right to limit the number of backstage visitors to comply with fire and safety codes; and it reserves the right to eject any unruly person regardless of backstage access authorization.

REVIEWERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS: The facility prohibits the use of cameras, video cameras and tape recorders unless their use is approved by the company.

Photographers from local newspapers and campus publications may wish to take pictures from the house or backstage. If the company approves, they will be issued a photo pass and will be required to adhere to any limitations imposed. At no time are they allowed to roam freely or to use flash. The facility will place them in the least obtrusive locations. Those with noisy camera shutters will be shot!

Local TV stations frequently send reviewers who may wish to videotape a very short segment of the performance for inclusion in their review. Some include a live lead-in from the lobby. This is subject to company approval.

LOBBY OPENING TIME: The facility ALWAYS opens the lobby at ONE HOUR before curtain.

HOUSE OPENING TIME: The facility opens the house at one hour before curtain, but it understands that opening at half-hour is a common and often necessary practice. Barring unforeseen problems, holding the house beyond one half hour requires prior facility approval.

STARTING TIME HOLD: Late-arriving patrons are a problem due to poor parking and continental seating; and holding 5-8 minutes is common. The facility will determine and convey the need to hold before the Stage Manager's 5-minute call. The facility acknowledges that the ultimate decision regarding the starting time rests with the Stage Manager.

LATECOMERS: The company dictates the latecomer seating policy. The facility's policy is to admit latecomers into the least obtrusive areas at the least obtrusive times.

INTERMISSION: The facility prefers to take a 20-minute intermission. The MINIMUM LENGTH of a full intermission (houselights to full) is 15 minutes.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: To facilitate clearing the area, the facility will ring chimes and make a brief announcement to the lobby 5 minutes before the start or resumption of the performance. Both the chime and announcement will interrupt any audio feed to the lobby, but neither is heard in the house.

The facility will seek company approval before it makes any non-emergency, courtesy announcements (headlights on, dog died, etc.); and it will make emergency announcements only at appropriate times.

The facility does not usually precede the performance with an onstage announcement or welcome; but it reserves the right to do so.

MERCHANDISE: Facility policy dictates that souvenir programs, recordings, books, tee-shirts, and other novelties are to be sold from concession tables in the lobby only. No merchandise is sold inside the house.

HOUSE COMMISSION: Subject to contract stipulations, the facility will charge 30% commission if it supplies the vendors; or 20% if the company provides the vendors.  In either case, a merchandise audit will take place two hours before the first performance and immediately after the final performance. Unless special arrangements are made, it is understood that the visiting concessionaire will supply the change bank. The facility maintains a gift shop and will sell non-competitive items.

HOUSELIGHT LEVEL: The facility requires that all the houselights and wall sconces are to be at 100% (full up) before and after performances and during full-length intermissions. The houselights can be brought up to a less-than-full level during pauses when patrons are to remain seated.

AISLE & EXIT LIGHTS: State fire codes require that these lights remain turned on during performances.

SOUND: The facility reserves the right to establish minimum and maximum volume levels for the house and road sound systems.

The facility absolutely requires a continuous, full-mix feed to its lobby and hearing assist systems. Vocals-only is an acceptable alternative if a full-mix feed is not possible.

SMOKING: University regulations ABSOLUTELY PROHIBIT smoking anywhere inside the building. This ban includes burning incense. Violators will receive a $750 fine at time of settlement.

Smoking is permitted on stage when it is specified by the script; not if it is ancillary to the action.

CONDUCT: The facility will not tolerate unruly, disorderly or belligerent behavior backstage. It will not tolerate undue advances or foul, abusive or suggestive language toward any person on the staff.
 

BASEMENT BELOW STAGE LEVEL

 
 

GAMMAGE AUDITORIUM

 

MAIN FLOOR SEATING
 

FIRST BALCONY (GRAND TIER) SEATING

 

SECOND BALCONY SEATING