Arlington Theatre - theatre specifications
1317 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA
The historic Arlington Theatre, built in the mission revival style and beautifully restored, seats over 2,000.
Its atmospheric interior contains faux-Spanish villas and a ceiling filled with twinkling stars.
Technical Specifications
Stage Dimensions and Facilities
Proscenium opening: 49’10” wide, 27’ high, 37’ deep (apron to back wall)
Main curtain line to back wall: 30’6”
Stage width: 73’ wing to wing
Height to grid: 55’10”
Number of lines in counterweight: 32
Position of pin rail: Stage right
Loading door: Rear wall center
House lights: Stage right
3 sets of fixed work lights over stage
Size of wing area: Stage left 10’6”, stage right 13’6”
Main curtain: Up/down traveler (combo)
1 motion picture screen: 46’ x 20’
Projection throw distance: 165’
Light bridge downstage over orchestra pit will accept up to 12 instruments
Orchestra pit is curved: 48’ wide x 15’ at center reducing to 8’ at ends
Pit floor to deck: 6’5.5”
Pit floor to auditorium floor. 3’1.5”
Organ lift: 6’ x 7’4” located in center of orchestra pit
Auxiliary Power
Located far downstage right, 15’ down to hook up
4-3 phase cam-10k landings broken at 225 amps
1 set of buss bars broken at 600 amps
Total amperage/or all auxiliary power is 600 amps, 3 phase
House Lighting Truss
48’ x 2’ x2’
38’ downstage of plaster line
Rep hang is twelve 19-degree Source Four ERS controlled by a 12 channel. two-scene console
Soft Goods
1 scrim (white only)
1 black traveler, moveable
Dressing rooms:
Located off stage left
1 star dressing room (w/ private shower and bathroom)
Lower level: 2 chorus rooms
Second level: 5 small rooms with wash basins, 2 bathrooms, 1 shower
Ground level: 2 small rooms with wash basins, 2 bathrooms
Total capacity: approximately 61
Arlington Theatre - rigging layout
The Arlington has no loading bridge; suggested maximum load perpipe is 500 lbs.
Limited rigging is availablefrom structural steel well beams.
| Set # |
From Plaster |
Arbor Size |
Description |
Moveable |
| Fire Curtain |
4” |
NA |
NA |
No |
| One |
12” |
NA |
Main Curtain |
No |
| Two |
2’3” |
10’ |
Empty |
|
| Three |
2’1’ |
10’ |
Empty |
|
| Four |
4’3” |
10’ |
Stage Worklights |
No |
| Five |
5’3” |
7’ |
Screen Masking |
Yes |
| Six |
5’7” |
6’ |
Legs |
Yes |
| Seven |
6’6” |
8’ |
Title Curtain |
No |
| Eight |
78” |
10’ |
Screen Frame |
No |
| Nine |
9’5” |
12’ |
Orchestra Shell |
No |
| Ten |
10’1” |
7’ |
Empty |
|
| Eleven |
10’5” |
7’ |
Empty |
|
| Twelve |
10’8” |
6’ |
Empty |
|
| Thirteen |
12’1” |
8’ |
Border |
Yes |
| Fourteen |
12’9” |
6’ |
Legs |
Yes |
| Fifteen |
13’8” |
6’ |
Empty |
|
| Sixteen |
14’10” |
10’ |
CycLights |
Yes |
| Seventeen |
16’1” |
6’ |
Empty |
|
| Eighteen |
16’11” |
7’ |
Empty |
|
| Nineteen |
17’11” |
10’ |
Stage Work lights |
No |
| Twenty |
19’4” |
6’ |
Empty |
|
| Twenty-one |
19’10” |
6’ |
Legs |
Yes |
| Twenty-two |
20’7” |
6’ |
Traveler |
Yes |
| Twenty-three |
22’4” |
10’ |
Orchestra Shell |
No |
| Twenty-four |
23’ |
7’ |
Empty |
|
| Twenty-five |
23’6” |
8’ |
Empty |
|
| Twenty-six |
24’3” |
8’ |
Stage Work lights |
No |
| Twenty-seven |
25’10” |
6’ |
Empty |
|
| Twenty-eight |
26’8” |
6’ |
Empty |
|
| Twenty-nine |
273” |
7’ |
White Cyclorama |
Yes |
| Thirty |
28’ |
9’ |
Empty |
|
| Thirty-one |
28’11” |
6’ |
Empty |
|
| Thirty-two |
29’1’ |
6’ |
Empty |
|
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