Technical Documents
Cohen Auditorium is a fully equipped theater and is able to handle small to medium sized performances of all types, lectures, video presentations and conferences.
The house seats 568 seats: 438 on the main floor and 130 in the balcony as well at 6 ADA wheelchair spaces. 14 of the balcony seats are obstructed view due to the location of the soundboard. The stage is wheelchair accessible via a motorized lift. If needed for an event, arrangements for it's use should be made in advance
The stage has 24 dead hung battens trimmed to 24'. Three battens are occupied by Prodigy Lighting Hoists and seven by draperies. The stage curtains are 24oz polyester velour. The house curtain is a deep blue and the legs and borders are all black. Besides the curtain, there are fours sets of legs and borders, the third of the set being a mid stage traveler that can be used to create an upstage crossover. The rear wall of the stage is covered by a white seamless cyclorama. There are tab panels off stage left and right.
| Proscenium height | 25' 6" |
| Proscenium opening at plaster line | 42' 2" |
| Opening with stage curtain fully drawn | 37' |
| Opening at #1 Legs* |
34' |
| Opening at #2 Legs* | 32' |
| Opening at #3 Legs* | 31' |
| Opening at #4 Legs - Variable - this is a mid-stage traveler. | |
| Opening at #4 Legs |
31' |
| * These may be tabbed to change opening | |
| Stage depth at center from plaster line to back wall | 23' 6" |
| Stage depth at center from lip to back wall | 28' 5" |
| Stage floor height fro orchestra floor |
3' 6" |
| Batten trim height | 24' 4" |
| Border batten trim height | 22' |
| Bottom of border trim height | 17' 9" |
| Stage valance bottom trim | 21' |
Click to download a PDF version of the Cohen Rigging Schedule.
| Batten Number | Distance from Plaster Line | Name | Description |
| 1 | 1'-0" | House Curtain | |
| 2 | 1'-9" | Draperies | Border and curtains |
| 3 | 3' | 1st Electric | Prodigy Hoist |
| Projection Screen | |||
| 4 | 5'-3" | Draperies | Border and Legs |
| 5 | 6' | Batten | |
| 6 | 6'-9" | Batten | |
| 7 | 7'-6" | Batten | |
| 8 | 8'-3" | Batten | |
| 9 | 9' | Batten | |
| 10 | 9'-9" | Batten | |
| 11 | 10'-3" | Draperies | Border and Legs |
| 12 | 12' | 2nd Electric | Prodigy Hoist |
| 13 | 13'-3" | Batten | |
| 14 | 14' | Batten | |
| 15 | 14'-9" | Batten | |
| 16 | 15'-3" | Draperies | Midstage Traveler |
| 17 | 16' | Batten | |
| 18 | 16'-9" | Batten | |
| 19 | 17'-6" | Batten | |
| 20 | 18'-3" | Batten | |
| 21 | 19' | Batten | |
| 22 | 19'-9" | Border and Legs | Border and Legs |
| 23 | 21' | 3rd Electric | Prodigy Hoist |
| 24 | 22'-6" | Draperies | Cyclorama |
House System |
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| Speakers | JBL VRX900 Series Line array, left and right |
| Amplifiers (7) | Crown XTi 6002 Amplifiers |
| Mixer | Soundcraft GB4 24 |
| Monitor Speakers (4) | JBL PRX712 Monitor Speakers |
Microphones |
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| 8 | Shure ULXD2 handheld wireless microphones with SM85 heads |
| 5 | Shure ULDX1 Wireless belt pack with Shure 185 lav. Mics |
| Note: Belt pacs are on the same frequencies as mics 4 through 8 and cannot be used simultaneously. | |
| 6 | Shure SM57 Cardioid unidirectional microphones |
| 2 | Shure Beta 52A dynamic microphones) |
| 1 | Shure Micoflex MX393 boundary mice with R183 capsule |
| 2 | M-Audio Pulsar 2 cardioid microphones (require 48V phantom power) |
| 1 | Audio Technica X1 cardioid microphone |
| 1 | Electro voice RE 11 dynamic cardioid microphone |
Stands |
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| 4 | Table stands |
| 6 | Boom stands |
| 2 | Straight stands |
| 1 | Overhead stand |
Cable |
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| 11 | 25' xlr cables |
| 4 | 20' cables |
| 1 | 100' xlr cables |
| 2 | 25' 1/4" phono plug cables |
Other |
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| 2 | Whirlwind IMP2 direct boxes |
| Miscellaneous connectors and adaptors |
| Quantity | Unit |
|---|---|
| 3 | R40 150W Strip lights (3 circuits) * |
| 3 | L & E MR16 Strip lights 75w (3 circuits) |
| 3 | L & E Runt 3-Cell /750 Watt Cyc units |
| 6 | 6” 500w Fresnels |
| 9 | Autoyoke Source 4 26° units w/Auto Iris & Auto Focus *750w |
| 30 | ETC Source Four Par with Lens Kit (3 @spot, 6 @mfl 21@wfl) |
| 4 | ETC Source Four Parnels |
| 4 | EYC Source Four 14° ERS |
| 6 | ETC Source Four 19° ERS |
| 15 | ETC Source Four 26° ERS |
| 28 | ETC Source Four 36° ERS |
| 13 | ETC Source Four 50° ERS |
| 5 | Martin Rush PAR@ RGBW Zoom |
| 2 | Robert Juliat 575w Buxie follow spots |
| 6 | Apollo Smart Color 7.5” Scrollers |
| 2 | Apollo Smart Move DMX gobo rotators |
| 1 | Apollo 200w 2 channel power supply |
| 1 | Apollo 100w Power supply |
| 2 | Apollo 75w power supplies |
| 6 | 19° S-4 Lens tubes |
| 2 | 26° S-4 Lens tubes |
| 1 | 50° S-4 Lens tube |
| 6 | 50LBS boom bases |
| Note: ERS = Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight |