Kenneth W. Ford Theater Facilities

562 permanent seats. 20 folding chairs may be added at the rear of the house. Wheelchair access available to lobby and theater.

Stage

Modified proscenium. Proscenium: width 36'6", height 15'6". Height from stage to Gridiron is 36'. Depth from curtain line to cyclorama is 26'4", depth from curtain line to front of apron is 14'. Apron covers orchestra pit, which is 7'6" deep. Maximum width of apron is 41'.

Stage Plot (PDF)

Studio Theater

Behind the main stage, in the northeast corner of the building, you can find the small black box studio theatre. Without permanent seating, chairs can be arranged on movable platforms to accommodate up to 100 people.

Electrical

110 Volt AC throughout building and stage lighting system. Lighting system connectors are 20 amp twist lock, old style.

Stage Lighting System

Lighting fixtures:

48 - ETC Source Four
34 - 36 degree lens tubes
6 - 26 degree lens tubes
3 - 19 degree lens tubes
4 - 50 degree lens tubes
6 - ETC Source Four Zoom 25-50 degree
4 - ETC Source Four Junior 36 degree
40 – ETC Parnells
4 - 8" Fresnel
5 - 4 circuit 6' striplight
2 - Lycian Midget HP Followspots
1 - Rosco Water Based Hazer
1 - Rosco "Vapour" Fog Machine
Dimming: 2 Strand CD80sv Racks with a total of 192-2.4K Circuits. System is dimmer per circuit (last 5 dimmers are used for Houselights)
Control: 1 ETC Element Lighting Control System
1 - Epson 3 LCD Pro Projector model# H892A with 15,000 lumens
1 - Stewart Film screen 25' x 25' front projecting projector screen
2 - EddyLight^™ NOVA LED Star Drop Curtain with control box

Positions

First beam position is a catwalk running the width of the auditorium. Second beam consists of two pipes which must be hand - lowered. There are cheek positions on each side of the auditorium. There are three electrics above the stage. 1st is at 2' 3" from main drape, 2nd is at 8' and 3rd is at 18' 10".

Sound

Soundboard: 1 Stagecraft Series 2 40x8x3 Mixing Console with fixed inputs/outputs installed at soundboard, stage left & right.

Outboard processors: 2 Presonus ACP 88 8-channel compressor/limiters, 1 Lexicon MPX100 Dual Channel Multi-Effects Processor.

Stereo 2-way left/right system:
2 Renkus Heinz SR81/12K full range loudspeakers powered by 1 QSC 2450 power amplifier (750 watts @ 4 ohm per speaker)
2 dual 15” subwoofers powered by 1 Crown Com-Tec 800 power amplifier (490 watts @ 4 ohm per speaker)
1 TDM 24CX-2 Stereo 2-way electronic crossover
1 DBX 166A stereo compressor/limiter

Piano: Kauai Concert Grand. Scene shop is located right of stage.

Door height: from stage to shop is 13'. Loading dock is located through the shop it's door height is 16'.

For a more complete sound equipment inventory. (PDF)

Accessories

1 - JEM ZR33 Hi Mass Fogger
1 - ETL Fogger
2 - Lighting Booms

Lineset Assignments

Lineset #	Description	Distance/Plaster	Batten Length	No. of Lines	Arbor Length
1	Grand Drape	1'-3"	44'-0"	5	6'-0"
2	Open	2'-0"	44'-0"	5	6'-0"
3	1st Electric	3'-6"	44'-0"	5	6'-0"
4	Open	5'-3"	44'-0"	5	6'-0"
5	Projection Screen	5'-11"	44'-0"	5	6'-0"
6	Border	6'-7"	44'-0"	5	6'-0"
7	Leg	7'-4"	44'-0"	5	6'-0"
8	Open	8'-0"	44'-0"	5	6'-0"
9	Open	8'-8"	44'-0"	5	6'-0"
10	2nd Electric	10'-0"	44'-0"	5	6'-0"
11	Border	11'-6"	44'-0"	5	6'-0"
12	Mid Stage Traveller	12'-2"	44'-0"	5	6'-0"
13	Open	12'-10"	44'-0"	5	6'-0"
14	Scrim	15'-6"	44'-0"	5	6'-0"
15	Open	16'-9"	44'-0"	5	6'-0"
16	Border	17'-6"	44'-0"	5	6'-0"
17	Leg	18'-2"	44'-0"	5	6'-0"
18	Open	18'-9"	44'-0"	5	6'-0"
19	3rd Electric	20'-2"	44'-0"	5	6'-0"
20	Storage	21'-6"	44'-0"	5	6'-0"
21	Storage	22'-2"	44'-0"	5	6'-0"
22	Open	22'-9"	44'-0"	5	6'-0"
23	Open	24'-2"	44'-0"	5	6'-0"
24	Open	26'-0"	41'-6"	5	6'-0"
25	Cyclorama	27'-3"	Curved	9	6'-0"

Contact Theatre

Email: theatre@siskiyous.edu
Phone: (530) 938-5206