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Eric Harvie Theatre

The 959-seat Eric Harvie Theatre is the main auditorium in the theatre complex. It is a proscenium house with fly tower that regularly accommodates opera, dance, a wide variety of music, film, drama, and conferences.

Piano on stage of Eric Harvie Theatre
 
Audience inside Eric Harvie Theatre

Below are:


Stage Dimensions

Proscenium Opening: Width 46' 8" max., Height 22' 4"
Setting Line: to US wall 40' 5", to DS Edge of Pit Elevator 14' 3"
Centre Line: to SL Wall Clear 50' 2", to SR Wall Clear 44' 2"
Stage Floor to Under Grid: 49' 9"


Fly Information

Total Sets of Lines: 51 (0 - US/DS)
Occupied Lines: 6 ( #1, #2, #5, #6, #14, #15, #26, #27, #29, #41, #42 and #51)
Loading Capacity: 1000 lbs
Length of Pipes: 63' 2"
Maximum Flying Height: 47' 0" to 48' 0"


Stage Goods

Main Curtain

1 @ 22'0" x 46' 0 "

Brown Velour

Legs

2 @ 16' 6" x 24' 6"
8 @ 20' 0" x 25' 0"

Black Velour

Borders

3 @ 60' 0" x 15' 0"
1 @ 59' 6" x 15' 0"
1 @ 64' 0" x 14' 6"

Black Velour

Border Tabs

4 @ 10' 9" x 15' 0"

Black Velour

Black Drops

1 @ 61' 0" x 24' 6"

Black Velour

Tabs

2 @ 47' 0" x 24' 6"
2 @ 29' 6" x 25' 0"

Black Velour

Cyc

1 @ 100' 0" x 26' 0"

Leno White

R.P. Screens

1 @ 60' 0" x 24'0"

Rosco White

Scrims

1 @ 60' 0" x 24' 0"
1 @ 60' 0" x 24' 0"

Sharkstooth Black
Sharkstooth White


Orchestra Pit

Pit Dimensions: 45' 11" wide x 27' 5" long x 8' 7" deep
Capacity: 60 Musicians Maximum
Related Equipment: various 9' and 7' grand pianos by arrangement, 100 music stands, 260 music chairs.


Scale Plan

EHT Scale Plan

View full size 1/4" = 1"-0" PDF (or right-click on the link to download file)


Scale Section

EHT Scale Section

View full size 1/4" = 1"-0" PDF (or right-click on the link to download file)


Electronic or hard-copy drawings of Theatre Complex performance spaces, repertory lighting plots and line plots are available by contacting: robert_rombough@banffcentre


Lighting

Control System
Main console: Strand 530 Console, 1500 intensity and 500 attribute channels, 6 pages of 30 submasters, 2000 cues, 200 shows, iPaq wireless hand held remote, two additional monitors for use at the designers table, full moving light, ethernet and communications software.
Remote console: Strand 300 (600 channels) on stage.
Dimming: Strand SLD, dimmer-per-circuit
Dimmers: 401 @ 2.4K and 6 2.4K dual Non Dim contactor modules available.


INSTRUMENT INVENTORY

Eric Harvie Theatre - Winter

INSTRUMENTS

 

Quantity

Field Angle

Strand

3.5x5 500w Leko (Patt 23)

1

20°

Century

8x9 1kw Leko

12

20°

Strand

6x9 1kw Leko (axial)

8

36°

Strand

6x9 1kw Leko (axial)(w/iris)

18

36°

Strand

6x12 1kw Leko (axial)

2

28°

Strand

6x12 1kw Leko (axial)(w/iris)

6

28°

Source-4

26° 575w Leko

32

26°

Source-4

36° 575w Leko

34

36°

Colortran

20/30/40 1kw Leko

42

20°/30°/40°

Colortran

20/30/40 1kw Leko (w/iris)

14

20°/30°/40°

Colortran

6" 1kw Zoom

34

15°-35°

Colortran

6" 1kw Zoom (w/iris)

9

15°-35°

Parellipsphere

6" 1kw Zoom

27

23°-33°

Colortran

8" 2kw Fresnel

24

15°-64°

Strand

10" 2kw Fresnel (Patt 243)

2

16°-50°

Altman

8" 1kw Par-64 (W,M,N,VN)

48

w/m/n/vn

Strand

Iris-3 1kw Cyc Light

10

3 circuits

Century

6"x6' 150w Striplight

7

3 ccts. By 4 lamps

Vari*lite

VL-1000

2

19°-70°

Pani

HMI-1200 Follow Spot

3

10°

TOTAL

 

335

 

Common Share Equipment - Winter

INSTRUMENTS

 

Quantity

Field Angle

Century

4.5x6.5 750w Leko

16

50°

Century

6x12 750w Leko

12

28°

Century

8x9 1kw Leko

2

20°

Strand

6x9 1kw Leko (axial)

17

36°

Strand

6x12 1kw Leko (axial)

17

28°

Source-4

26° 575w Leko

2

26°

Source-4

36° 575w Leko

8

36°

Colortran

20/30/40 1kw Leko

12

20°/30°/40°

Altman

6x12 1KL Leko

2

30°

Strand

6" 1kw Fresnel

30

13°-65°

Strand

8" 1kw Fresnel (Patt 223)

39

18°-70°

Strand

10" 2kw Fresnel (Patt 243)

22

16°-50°

Strand

10" 1kw Beam Projector

25

15°-25°

Altman

8" 1kw Par-64 (W,M,N,VN)

62

w/m/n/vn

Pani

BP-2 Projector 2kw

4

 

Strong

HMI-575 Follow Spot

2

6°-17°

TOTAL

 

272

 

Gel in Roscolux

Please confirm what lamps are available for your show with: 
David Ingraham, Head of Electrics (403) 762-6259 or e-mail Dave_Ingraham@banffcentre.ca



Sound

BOOTH - right rear of auditorium with sliding window

HOUSE MIX POSITION - rear of audience area centre

MIXING CONSOLE
Yamaha DM2000 permanently installed in booth

TAPE MACHINES/PLAYBACK
1 - Tascam CD450 Player

BOOTH MONITORS
Tannoy PBM8 with Bryston 3B Power

INSTALLED SPEAKERS
Central Cluster
2 - Apogee AE5 Speakers w/Crest Power

Left and Right Mains
1- Meyer CQ1, UPA1C and 650P Sub per side

Stage Dance Sidefills
4 - Tannoy CPM15 speakers (2 stage left and 2 stage right mounted off of the lighting bridges), Crown powered

INTERCOM SYSTEM
Master Station: Location - D.S.R.
Type: Clear Com. 24 locations within the theatre

Please confirm what is available for your show with:
Lyle Fish, Head of Sound
(403) 762-6261 or e-mail Lyle_Fish@banffcentre.ca


Shared Equipment

MICROPHONES:
6 - Shure SM57
2 - EV RE20
4 - AKG 451 with CK1S Capsules
4 - Sennheiser MD509
5 - Shure SM58
6 - Audix OM3
2 - PCC160
6 - Peavey DI's
2 - Whirlwind Director DI's
14 - Black K+M stands with telescope booms
3 - short stands

SPEAKERS:
8 - JBL 712M low profile monitors
6 - Bose 802 speakers
2 - Community CSX-38 floor monitors

AMPLIFICATION:

1 Rack (A3) with:
2 - Bryston 3B amplifiers

2 Racks (A4 & A5) with:
2 - Crown XS900 amplifiers
1 - DBX 260 Driverack
(racks are configured as 2 mix bi-amp racks)

1 Rack (A6 & A7) with:
2 - Bryston 4B amplifers
1 - DBX 260 Driverack
(racks Are configured as 2 mix bi-amp rack)

PROCESSING:

Rack (EQ1) which contains:
2 - DBX 2231 stereo equalizer
1 - Tascam Cd-A500 CD, cassette player

Rack (Comp1) which contains:
1 - Presonus ACP88, 8 channel compressor
1 - BSS DPR 402, 2 channel compressor
1 - Valley Audio gatex, quad gate

Rack (FX1) which contains:
1 - Yamaha Rev 7
1 - TC Electronic M2000
1 - Yamaha SPX90

Rack (FOH3) which contains:
2 - KT DN360 equalizer
2 - DBX 166A compressor
1 - Drawmer stereo compressor
1 - TC Electronic M1 XL, FX unit
1 - CD player

MIXING CONSOLE:
1 - Soundcraft Venue II Theatre 30 X 8 X 2
1 – Midas Venice 160
1 - Yamaha DM1000

Please confirm what is available for your show with: 
Lyle Fish, Head of Sound (403) 762-6261 or e-mail Lyle_Fish@banffcentre.ca


ROAD POWER

400A, 200A, and 100A Three phase disconnect switches, all fed from THE SAME 350A disconnect. This must be booked in advance.

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