THEATRE FACILITIES CONSULTING
Exterior Addition - Architect's Rendering
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY - DREISER HALL AND THEATER RENOVATION
Completed 2022.
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Served as pro bono Theater Consultant for all theater spaces and facilities in the Dreiser Hall gut-renovation/re-build. Functioned as the primary liaison between the Department of Theater faculty and staff with the architects, engineers, contractors, and consultants. Represented the performance and production practitioners in meetings and facilitated communication regarding the use of the renovated facilities. Advised on the specification and installation of rigging, lighting, sound, communications and materials handling equipment and systems.
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- Reimagined 150 seat Proscenium theatre with retractable seating system, all new rigging (including automated FOH positions and over-stage electrics), electrical infrastructure (entertainment controls and architectural lighting system), LED and automated theatrical lighting fixtures, HVAC, stage floor, traffic patterns and material handling capabilities (including stage lift).
-Re-conceived gender-neutral dressing room suite
-Black Box Theater/Light Lab with pipe-grid and electrical infrastructure, soft-goods and mirrors
-New Scene Shop
-New Costume Shop
-New Design Laboratory
-Theater Department Office Suite
-Glass Atrium Lobby Addition
Total Project Budget: Approximately $18M
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY - 7th STREET THEATRE
Completed 2018.
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Served as pro bono Theater Consultant for the performance rigging and electrical and lighting controls upgrade to the 7th Street Theatre (formerly known as the "New Theatre") at Indiana State University.
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- Removed 1970's era pipe grid and lighting system, replaced with a wire-tension grid system.
- New electrical including ETC SensorIQ Relay Racks and power-distribution
- Transitioned to distributed dimming for traditional theatrical lighting inventory, and upgraded the LED lighting package for the space.
- All new ethernet and low-voltage controls and data distribution (ETC Response DMX Gateways and dedicated DMX outputs in the new grid)
- New architectural lighting and controls in the performance space and the lobby
-Updated lobby with new ceiling tiles, display lighting, paint and flooring
Total Project Budget: Approximately $1M