CHAMBER HALL

Chamber HallThe traditionally designed Chamber Hall, which can accommodate an audience of 416, has comfortable seating and excellent sight lines.  The large multi-purpose stage can be extended by a lift, which, at the lowest level, serves as an orchestra pit.  The Chamber Hall's smaller scale lends itself particularly well to lectures and meetings as well as to recitals and plays.  Click here for seating chart.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For more information on how you can use the Chamber Hall of the Anderson Center:

      Ms. Annette Burnett
      Assistant Business & Operations Director
      The Anderson Center for the Arts
      Binghamton University
      PO Box 6000
      Binghamton, NY 13902-6000
      (607)777-6802
      email: aburnet@binghamton.edu

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

updated 04/07

I. SIZE OF HOUSE

Total permanent seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Additional spaces for handicapped seating .. . . . . . . .10

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II. STAGE DESCRIPTION AND DIMENSIONS

Proscenium
    Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .26'- 0"
    Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48'- 0"
Stage
    Grid height (underhung loft blocks) . . . . . . .41'- 6"
    Width (wall to wall). . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .63'- 0" 
Depth (all measurements are on center line)
    Plaster line to first lineset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2'- 4"
    Plaster line to last lineset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23'- 10"
    Plaster line to back wall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27'- 3"
    Plaster line to apron edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7'- 3"
    Plaster line to downstage lift edge . . . . . . . .13'- 9"
Wings
    Center line to stage left locking rail . . . . . . . 31'- 5"
    Center line to stage right wall. . . . . . . . . . .  30'- 2"
    Clearance height to gallery stage left . . . . . . 20'- 9"
    Clearance height to gallery stage right. . . . . .20'- 9"
    Clearance height to gallery upstage. . . . . . . .21'- 9" 
Stage Floor (from top down):

    Black deck paint
    1/4 " tempered masonite
    *1"x3" pine tongue and groove
    3/4" x 4" pine tongue and groove underlayment,
    laid on diagonal 2" x 4" sleepers on 12" centers
    vinyl pads
    poured cement floor

       *area down stage of proscenium line is 1"x3" maple tongue and groove
Orchestra Lift
    Single platform controlled from stage left
    Electrically raised and lowered to any level from stage
    Height to 9'- 0" below stage level
    Speed: 3 feet per minute
    Entrances at lower level from sub basement hall
    Orchestra Lift size:
      Maximum width 38'- 6"
      Maximum depth 6'- 6"
    Lift and pit together:
      Maximum width 42'- 0"
      Maximum depth 12'- 9"
      Approximately 420 sq. ft.

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III. FLYING SYSTEM

Single purchase T-Track counterweight system
Locking rail is located stage left at stage level
Capacity of each arbor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500 lbs.
Available weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000 lbs.
 
Line sets
    23 linesets - 5 lines per set
    All battens 50'- 0" in length,
    1½" inside diameter schedule 40
    Low trim. 4'- 9"
    High trim.36'- 6"

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IV. HOUSE CURTAINS

Main Curtain
    Red velour with 50% fullness
    Center line split, Manual control stage left
House Fire Curtain
    Zetex
    Counter weighted with hand operating line stage right
    Rigged with fusible links

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V. MASKING

All borders, legs and travelers are sewn flat.
Soft goods inventory
    (2) black velour travelers 28'- 0"h x 22'- 0"w, 2'- 0"overlap
    (6) pair black legs 28'- 0"h x 6'- 0"w
    (3) black borders 12'- 0"h x 50'- 0"w
    (1) white cyc (horizontally seamed) 25'- 0"h x 48'-0"w

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VI. LOADING DOCK

roll top door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10'- 0" x 10'- 0"
loading dock height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3'- 9" from street level
loading platform area outside . . . . . . . . . 12'- 0" deep x 20'- 0" wide
distance to stage (stage level). . . . . . . . . .150' - 0"

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VII. LIGHTING

Lighting Control System
     
    Colortran Prestige 3000a memory control console, with soft patch capability.
    Accessories include hand-held remote, printer, designer Magic Sheet.
Dimmers
    Dimmer per circuit
    Strand Century CD-80 series
    (162) 2.4 kw
    ( 2) 6.0 kw
Lighting Positions
    Lighting Positions
      Front of House
      Position
      Height above 
      stage
      DS of PL 
      on CL
      Circuits
      1st Beam
      37' - 6"
      24' - 0"
      18
      2nd Beam
      35' - 9"
      47' - 0"
      12
      #1 Box Boom: 22'- 2" DS of PL; 29'- 4" to CL
        bottom of boom +10'- 0" above stage floor
        top of boom +23'- 0" above stage floor
        (6) circuits per side
    On Stage
    (4) electric pipes with raceways suspended from counterweight system.
      Position
      Line
      US of PL 
      Circuits
      Electric #1
       
      # 2
      3'- 4"
      24
      Electric #2
       
      # 8
      10' - 4"
      15
      Electric #3
       
      #17
      18' - 10"
      15
      Electric #4
       
      #19
      20' - 4"
      18

       Floor Pockets

      SL (2) with 3 circuits each
      SR (2) with 3 circuits each
      USC (1) with 3 circuits each
      USL (1) with 2 (6 kw) circuits
     
Instrumentation
          Type
      Quantity
      Wattage
      Manufacurer
    10° Ellipsoidal
    12
    1000w
    Colortran
    12° Ellipsoidal
    40
    1000w
    Colortran
    20° Ellipsoidal
    50
    750w
    Colortran
    30° Ellipsoidal
    40
    750w
    Colortran
    40° Ellipsoidal
    15
    750w
    Colortran
    6" Fresnel
    30
    750w
    Colortran
    THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT IS SHARED WITH OTHER THEATERS
    IN THE COMPLEX AND MUST BE RESERVED IN ADVANCE.
        Type
      Quantity
      Wattage
      Manufacurer
    PAR 64 Strips/3 ckt
    18
    4x500w/ckt
    L & E
    Far cyc 1 circuit 
    16
    1000w
    Colortran
    Far cyc 3 circuit 
    10
    1000w
    Colortran
    Ground Row 4 circuit 
    16
    500w
    Colortran
    14" Focusing Scoop
    30
    1500w
    Colortran
    3" Fresnel
    10
    150w
    Altman
    PAR 64
    48
    1000w
    Altman
    25° -50° Zoom 
    6
    750w
    Altman
    All connectors are 2P & G pin-connectors
    All instruments include gel frame and c-clamp

    All ellipsoidals have pattern slot

    Accessories:
    (14) - 21' high booms with 50 lb bases
    Side arms, gel frames, template holders, cable and two-fers

    Company Switch

    Located USL
    200 amp service, 120/208v, 3 phase, 4 wire
    No transfer for front of house circuits

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VIII. COMMUNICATION

Intercom
    4 channels
    dual channel belt packs
    20+ headsets
Page and Monitor System
    20+ stations
    located in dressing rooms, shop, control booths, support
    areas, and box office.

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IX. SOUND EQUIPMENT

Mixing Console
    Allen & Heath GL2 or Soundcraft Delta Deluxe 24 x 4 x 2
    Console located in the control booth at the rear of the auditorium.
Central Cluster
    (1) Electro-Voice TL606DX low-frequency cabinets
    (2) Electro-Voice DH1506 drivers mounted on MT2 throat, with HR9040A
      high-frequency horn
      Electro-Voice XEQ-2 electronic crossover
      UREI 537 Graphic Equalizer
    (1) UREI 6250 Amplifier (high frequency)
    (2) UREI 6300 Amplifiers (low frequency)
Playback or Recording Equipment
     
    (1) Tascam 122MKII cassette
    (1) Denon DN-635 CD Player
    (1) Denon DN-T620 CD/Cassette Combo Deck
    (1) Sony MDS-E11 Mini Disk Recorder
Portable Effects Speakers

    (6) JBL 4602B monitor wedges
    (4) JBL 4628B cabinets

Auxiliary Amplifiers

(3) Electro-Voice 7300 amplifiers

 Accessories

    microphones
    mic stands (tripod or round base), boom arms, goosenecks, mic cable and speaker cable
     

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X. STAGE EQUIPMENT

Orchestra Shell
    (6) towers 12'- 0" wide x 19'- 0" tall
    (2) ceiling clouds
    Depth from Plaster Line to rear wall 20'- 0"
    Width at Plaster Line 48'- 0"
    Width at rear wall 30'- 0"
Pianos
    7'- 0" and 9'- 0" Steinway & Sons concert grands with advance notice. 
Orchestra Equipment
    (120) orchestra chairs
    (100) music stands
    ( 50) music stand lights
    (2) conductor podiums
    (2) conductor stands
    (6) bass stools

    Choral Risers
    (8) sections 3 step or 4 step units

    Band Risers
    (7) 4' x 8' x 8" high
    (9) 4' x 8' x 16" high
    (16) 4' x 8' x 24" high
Ladders
    (2) single person Genie 36'- 0" lift
    A-Frame ladder with extension 27'- 0"
    Other ladder sizes are available.

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XI. DRESSING ROOMS

Each dressing room is equipped with:
    make-up mirrors with incandescent light
    sink, shower, lavatory
    full length mirror
    chairs
    costume rack
    stage monitor (audio feed)
Dressing rooms are on stage level.
    (2) dressing rooms accommodate 20 each . . . . . . .   40
    (2) dressing rooms accommodate 2 each . . . . . . . . . . 4
                                                                 Total . . . . 44
     
    Additional dressing rooms can be arranged, however, they are a distance to the stage.
Green Room
    Located by the stage, up one flight of stairs.
    Has restroom facility, may be used as a dressing room.
Laundry Facilities
    Arrangements must be made in advance.
    These facilities are not under the control of the Anderson Center
    Not always available.

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XII. LOADING INFORMATION

Directions
    NY 17 to exit 70 S (Route 201) to traffic circle.
    Bear to the right, follow Route 201 to Route 434 East
    (Vestal Parkway).
    Turn right onto campus at traffic light.
    Go around traffic circle to left.
    Turn at 1st right into parking lot "D" (next to parking ramp),
    loading dock is at the end of lot "D". 
Loading Dock
    roll top door . . . . . . . . . . . .10'- 0" x 10'- 0"
    loading dock height . . . . . 3'- 9" from street level
    loading platform area . . .12'- 0" deep x 20'- 0" wide
    loading dock at stage level distance to stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150'- 0"

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