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Massey Theatre

735 Eighth Avenue
New Westminster, BC V3M 2R2

T: 604-517-5900

Venue Email: info@masseytheatre.com
Web: www.masseytheatre.com

Administrative Contact: Minna Nikula
Contact Phone: 604-517-5900 ext 113
Email: minna@masseytheatre.com

Technical Contact: Mike Cooper
Technical Phone: 604-517-5900 ext 6114
Email: cooper@masseytheatre.com

Executive Director Contact: Jessica Schneider
Executive Director Phone: 604-517-5900 ext 6112
Email: jessica@masseytheatre.com

HOUSE

Number of Seats: 1260
General Description: The Massey Theatre is available for rent at very competitive rates. It is a professionally operated 1260 seat theatre facility located centrally in the GVRD. The theatre features a state of the art Meyer audio system, high quality digital projection capabilities and a complete technical theatre inventory. The facility also
houses the Plaskett Gallery offering exhibit space for visual artists five days a week and during performances. Patron services include ticketing, front of house, food and beverages.
Facility Type: Rental, Presenting
Theatre Type: Proscenium
No of Events / Yr: 250+
Average Rental Fee: $1700 Non-profit / $2160 Commercial
Maximum Rental Fee: $1700 Non-profit / $2160 Commercial
Seating Style: Raked, Soft Seat with Balcony
Wheelchair Area: Orchestra level both sides
Sales in Lobby? Percentage: 15%

STAGE

Stage Type: Apron
Stage Width: 40 ft / 12.3 m
Stage Depth: 30 ft / 9.2 m
Stage Height: 47 ft / 14.5 m
Thrust / Apron Width: 40 ft / 12.3 m
Thrust / Apron Depth: 4 ft / 1.2 m
Wing – Stage Left: 10 ft / 3.1 m
Wing – Stage Right: 20 ft / 6.2 m
Stage Comments: Fly Pin Rail is located SR at stage height
Fly System: Yes, Pin Rail
Sprung Floor: Yes
Choral Risers: Yes
Acoustic Shell: No
Orchestra Pit and Seating: Pit area, no pit wall, seats approx 23
Cyclorama: Yes
Piano (make and size): 8-foot Seiler concert grand and Yamaha upright grand

BACKSTAGE

Loading: Yes, plus scene shop at extra cost
Parking Details: On-site free parking available
Rehearsal Space: No
Dressing Rooms: Yes
Green Room: No

TECHNICAL

Lighting: Console – ETC Ion w/ ELO Touch Screen and 2nd monitor
o 1024 Outputs/Parameters
o 10,000 Channels
o 10,000 Cues
o 999 Cue Lists
o 4 x 1000 Palettes (Intensity, Focus, Color, Beam)
o USB ports for flash drives, pointing devices, keyboards
– ETC Universal Fader Wing 2×20
Dimmers
– 3 Colortran 1 Series 96 racks
o 2.4 kW dimmers
o Presently 270 dimmers wired circuit per dimmer
House Hang Includes
– 15 Area front wash (Source Four 750W Ellipsoidal)
– 2 Color top wash (cool & scrollers)(Source Four 575W Pars)
– Two color bax-wash (Par 64s 1 KW WFL)
– Two color side-wash (Altman 360q’s)
– 34 Ellipsoidal specials (18 in FOH, 16 on stage)
o Various Source Four barrels to select from (19 degree to 50
degree) Followspots
– 2 Robert Juliat 1159 Victor Followspot w/ GT4000 Tripod Stands
o 208V 1800W MSR Discharge
o Optics: 7 14.5 Degree

Electrical: 400amp cam-Lok in dimmer room under stage, 100amp cam-Lok on SR

Sound: Console: Yamaha QL5 Digital Mixing Console
– Mix channels: 64 mono, 8 stereo
– Busses: 16 mix, 8 matrix (Input to Matrix supported)
– Local I/O: 32 in, 16 out
– Fader configuration: 32 + 2 (Master)
– 4 Standard Layers, 4 Custom Layers

Rio 1608-D Stage Box
– 16 In, 8 Out

48:8 Channel snake from SL to booth, 30 channels patachable from various stage locations

Stereo PA
Meyer M’elodie line array system. 8 M’elodie powered cabinets per side, flown 5 downstage of the proscenium opening.
2 Meyer sound 700hp powered Subwoofers.
All Meyer Sound components driven by Meyer Galilleo 616 system, located in the booth

Comments: Massey Ticket Centre is on site offering phone, walk up and online sales. Use of Ticket Centre is required for all events.

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