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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">“Cabernet” style theatre. Loving it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I would suggest making the stage out of risers (4x8 ply tops, 6” sides ripped from ply sheets). Leg up to suitable height.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Risers can be removed, refashioned, added to, while keeping a stock of regular shaped pieces. Customizable.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Consider sound proofing underneath: insulation batting. Duron (??) ½”. No structural consistency, but deadens the “booming” of it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Stairs to audience level: both sides, plus portable set at centre.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Andrew M. Riter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Assistant Technical Director / Head Lighting Technician<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">604-822-2372<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:Andrew.riter@ubc.ca">Andrew.riter@ubc.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft-bounces@theatrical.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sarah McKenney via Stagecraft<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 27, 2016 5:58 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Stagecraft<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Sarah McKenney<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [SML] Building a stage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>Hello friends of the theatre hive mind. A friend of mine is considering taking his theatre troupe to the next level by building (or renovating?) a brick and mortar location to house them in, and has asked me for any advice I could give him on such a matter.
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<p>I have some decent experience in lighting, but less so in creating a stage from scratch. Helpful information can even be things you hate at the place you are currently working, and wish were made better.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Now, as with all theatre it will eventually land in "What is the most I can do with zero money?" But I thought I would get a feel for what people found most important in their spaces.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Facts:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>-Location: Bend, Oregon<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>-Theatre style: currently Cabernet, but likely to open up to musicals and ideally using the space for community concerts, local school rentals, and maybe even an landing place for tours (somewhat speculative, advice on whether any of these things are bad
ideas also appreciated)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Budget: Underfunded<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Thanks for any help you may be able to provide!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Sarah McKenney <br>
Electrics technician and Programmer<br>
Oregon Shakespeare Festival <o:p></o:p></p>
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