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Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre - Technical Information and Specifications

General Information

Capacity

While actual numbers vary with seating configuration, the following are approximate including the mezzanine:

In the Round - approx 417,
3/4 Thrust - approx 404
Proscenium - approx 319
In the "L" - approx 295
Traverse - approx 410

Handicapped Access

Information coming soon.

House Policies

The house opens one half hour before each performance. The curtain for evening performances, excluding Sunday, is at 7:30 pm . The curtain for matinees is at 2 pm (Saturday and Sunday only). The curtain for Sunday performances is at 7 pm. The theatre is dark on Monday.

Green Room

Measures 17'6 x 14'3". Located adjacent to dressing rooms, down two stair flights (one floor) from the stage floor ( an elevator is available). The Green Room is equipped with a microwave, refrigerator, sink, and coffee setup. The Page/Monitor and CCTV Systems provide for audio and video monitoring of the stage.

Elevator

A passenger elevator (measuring 4'3" x 6'9" x 7'5"h) is located offstage of the SE corner of the stage and accesses the dressing rooms and the balcony/mezzanine.

Stage Door

Located off the SW side of the building at basement level.

Dressing Rooms

The basement level has two chorus dressing rooms; each with a capacity for 17 persons (gender specific.) Each dressing room has sinks, make-up mirrors, showers and toilets. The Page/Monitor System provides for audio monitoring of the stage.

Quick Change Rooms

Onstage quick change space is limited. There are hallways surrounding the East and West sides of the stage. In addition, there are stairs down to the basement level on the East and West sides for crossover and quick change purposes.

Wardrobe Room

The Wardrobe and Wig Rooms are located on the basement level. Sinks, hanging space, steamer, sewing machines, irons, ironing boards, washing machines and dryers are available with prior consent from the Costume Shop Manager. There is no dry cleaning on-site.

Rehearsal Room

The Potiker Theatre does have rehearsal space adjacent to the stage. Reservations of rehearsal space may be made with advance notice.

Control Room (Booth)

Located on the North side of the stage, up one floor from the stage. (An elevator is available).

Technical Measurements

The information included in this outline is usable for general purposes and non-critical measurements. Separate technical drawings made from actual measurements of the space are available upon request.

CRITICAL MEASUREMENTS SHOULD BE CONFIRMED BY FIELD MEASUREMENT.

Loading Dock

The loading dock is 2'8" high (***please update this dimension in the Weiss loading dock section as well***), 24' deep (at truck) and more than 50' wide. It is located down a short hill from the main access road ( Weiss Lane). Only one truck can be unloaded at a time. Equipment and scenery must be loaded from the dock onto a scenery lift measuring 12'8" x 16'4". The loading doors of the theatre measure 24'0" x 19'0" and lead through the South wall of the stage

Stage Area

70' x 80', Height to underside of mezzanine - 11'7", Height at mezzanine floor level - 13'0", Capacity of floor - 125 lbs per sq. ft.

Traps and Trap Room

Twenty-one (21) 6'0" long x 4'0" wide traps starting at 29'9" from North Wall, on CL
Trap thickness is 3¼" . Because of the nature of the stage, use of the traps will require advance notice.
Stage floor to Trap Room floor - 11'0"
Width of Trap Room - 30'4" x 23'0"
Consult with Technical Director before specifying trap use.
Access to trap room via stairs located in East and West hallways offstage.

Rigging System

House is a tension grid comprised of forty (40) 8' x 8' panels in a 5x8 arrangement. The outside perimeter sections are permanent while the inner eighteen (18) panels are removable independently. See Electric Plot for pipe spacing. Consult with Technical Director for any rigging in the grid..

Contact Information 

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For additonal information on technical specifications contact Laura Manning at lmanning@ucsd.edu