After losing its original theatre in a fire, the School's head of drama, Michael Collins, approached A.C. Special Projects to provide complete technical facilities for the new installation. Starting with an empty shell and power feed, the company specified the entire lighting, rigging, audio and AV products inventory for the theatre. Also, various equipment was supplied for a separate drama rehearsal space.
The lighting equipment includes an extensive list of ETC, Robe & Chroma-Q conventional, moving light & LED fixtures, Strand digital dimming, internally wired lighting bars and associated cabling. The stand-alone Jands Vista T2 lighting console provides a visual interface, timeline editing function and generic fixture control, enabling students to create shows on the very latest and user-friendly industry technology. Also, the School uses native Vista Mac software to teach students how to programme shows offline and WYSIWYG Learn lighting visualisation software to design their shows.
A.C. Special Projects used Litec QD30S heavy-duty aluminium truss for the ground support system. The audio system was chosen with space in mind as well as ease of use. A combination of KV2 EX6, EX10, EX12 full range loudspeakers and EX2.5 bass enclosures connected to a Yamaha LS9 32 channel digital mixing console deliver sonic performance and reliability.
(Jim Evans)
