Smith Center Facilities Tour
- Gary Soren Smith Center for the Fine and Performing Arts
G. Craig Jackson Theatre
The Jackson Theatre is a 405 seat proscenium style theatre, set up for music as well as theatrical performance. The space is engineered to have variable acoustics to compliment the reverberation needed for orchestras and choirs to zero reverberation for standard theatrical presentations. It has a orchestra pit which can be mechanically raised and lower, doubling as a freight elevator to the storage below. It has a full fly system and a trapped floor. The proscenium is flanked by open box boom positions, and there are three catwalks over the audience. The control rooms are centered in the rear of the audience envelope with followspot positions in a booth above. The proscenium has an adjustable opening. For further technical information about the booth, see Jackson Control Booth.
Jackson Control Booth
This large control room sits just behind the back row of the auditorium. The sound window opens fully for the sound operator. The sound board is a Yamaha with 30 ins ands 8 outs. There is a wireless system available for persons who are hard of hearing. The booth also controls the video imputs and outputs for the theatres, so any space can be patched into any space for sound, video or both. the lighting board is and ETC expression with 280 circuits , one per dimmer. The followspot booth is directly overhead.
Tour Jackson Theatre:
- Main Entrance: Lam Plaza, Box Office
- Lobby and Concessions
- G. Craig Jackson Theatre
- NUMMI Studio Theatre
- Louie-Meager Art Gallery
- Outdoor Amphitheatre
- Green Room
- Costume Shop
- The Scene Shop
- Basement
- Star Dressing Rooms
- Dance Studio
- Smith Center Administrative and Faculty/Staff Offices
- ONTV Television Studios
- KOHL Radio Station
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