The theater in the Victorian-style Goodspeed Opera House is located on the fourth floor of the tallest wooden structure on the Connecticut River, and was constructed in 1876. A new stage was built over the original and incorporates what were formerly audience boxes into the downstage left and right areas. The boxes now serve as actor entrances below and lighting positions above.
The stage is raked 3/16" to the foot and has three permanent motorized winch tracks, in-one, in-two, and in-three. The in-one and in-two tracks are generally split on center to provide independent left and right tracks, while the in-three is rigged to travel full-stage. All three configurations have some flexibility and all winches are independent variable-speed DC drives, controlled from various positions in the wings.
The grid at the Goodspeed Opera House consists of 2" x 7" microlam joists installed in January 1995, to resemble the original wooden beams. Drops are flown using 6" diameter roll tubes and traveler track is used extensively to move sliders, drapes, and other scenery. Electrics and hard scenic masking are flown using block and falls and are dead hung below the grid; all flying units and drops are custom rigged for each production.
Dimensions: Stage floor is raked 3/16" per 1’-0" Proscenium width at plaster line: 27’-0"
Proscenium height at plaster line: 15’-10"
Proscenium width at apron: 29’-5 1/2"
Proscenium height at apron: 17’-6" Apron edge to back wall: 20’-10"
Apron edge to plaster line: 8’-10" Stage right wing: 8’-0"
Stage left wing: 8’-1" Grid height at plaster line: 18’-3" |