[SML] floor pockets or drop boxes

[Bill Conner]

This is great input. Keep it coming. Thank you!

On Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 10:51 AM Stephen E Rees via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> It’s been a while since I needed to consider this but I’m strongly in
> favor of drop boxes in the wings where floor pockets would be in the way
> rolling stock but would favor wall mounted boxes along the back wall for
> cyc lighting or the like.  The only drawback to that would be if a
> crossover space was needed US of the most US scenic elements.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 27, 2023, at 7:55 PM, Matthew Breton via Stagecraft <
> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>
> 
> My own preference would be a wall pocket (usually on the proscenium wall,
> but well offstage of the opening) and a floor trough that runs
> upstage-downstage.  The trough, don't forget, is optional; you can always
> run circuits a different route to clear the path for stage wagons or
> what-have-you.  But it also means that electricians can run circuits from
> the deck without having to go up to the grid (for drop boxes), or wondering
> how they're distributed.
>
>
> Matthew Breton  |   he, him, his
> Design for Theater and Dance
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> *From:* Stagecraft <stagecraft-bounces at theatrical.net> on behalf of Bill
> Conner via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 27, 2023 1:37 PM
> *To:* Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
> *Cc:* Bill Conner <billconnerastc at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* [SML] floor pockets or drop boxes
>
> Interested in opinions on whether for dance sides, would you prefer floor
> pockets or drop boxes (assuming galleries and/or grid for spotting them)?
> I know that the same floor pockets for dance may also be used for
> practicals that are not battery operated.
>
> Similar question, floor pockets for cyc ground row?
>
> Thanks.
>
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