UMM Theatre is housed in the award-winning Humanities Fine Arts Building (First Design Award from Progressive Architecture Magazine). Facilities include two theatres - the 342 seat Proscenium Theatre, and the flexible Black Box Theatre which can accommodate audiences of about 50 to 200 depending upon its arrangement. The theatres are air conditioned and each has an adjoining control booth with a view of the stage for sound and lighting. The stage lighting control boards of each theatre respond to manual as well as computer generated commands. Other theatre facilities in the building include a rehearsal room, fully operational scene shop, dressing room, costume work room, and storage rooms for scenery, costumes, lighting equipment and props. Listed below are other significant elements of our award winning facilities:

UMM Theatre Fact Sheet

Proscenium Theatre

• 36 feet deep
• opening 32 feet wide by 20 feet high (golden rectangle)
• flying system has 36 counterweighted lines and a grid 60 feet above the stage floor
• hydraulic stage lift with four preset stopping levels: stage, house, orchestra, and basement
• stage manager's station equipped with controls for headset intercom system, telephone, work lighting, and 12 dimmer stage lighting control
• house seats 342
• 3 traps in stage floor
• seamless cyclorama

• 3 scene preset board
• 3 submasters for each scene
• independent master
• cross fader
• 46 dimmers: 34 3000 watt and 12 7000 watt
• 4 non dim controllers
• Microstar computer memory control system
• Color Pro lighting controller for Color Pro color changing lights

• 1 Sony reel to reel stereo tape deck
• 1 Phillips stereo turntable
• 1 cassette tape recorder
• 1 RCA CD player
• 1 20 channel graphic equalizer
• 1 audio mixer with 16 channel input and 4 channel output
• internal monitor system

• 50 feet by 50 feet
• seating 150 to 200 with flexible seating arrangements
• Lighting grid 16 feet above the floor arranged in 4 foot squares
• 20 12 feet by 8 feet adjustable black masking curtains

• 2 scene preset
• 3 submasters for each scene
• independent master control
• cross fader
• 24 3000 watt dimmers
• 2 non dim controllers
• Microstar computer memory control system

• 1 Quadriphonic Sony reel to reel stereo tape deck
• 1 Phillips stereo turntable
• 1 cassette tape recorder
• 1 audio mixer with 16 channel input and 4 channel output
• internal monitor system

• equipped with necessary hand and floor and bench tools for scenery construction using traditional materials, plastics, and steel
• counterweighted paint frame enables entire flats to be painted while painter remains on a single level
• lumber loft on upper deck keeps lumber from underfoot until needed
• fire proof paint room with ventilation fans
• prop room
• location near each of the theatres, allowing for easy transfer of scenery through 16 foot double doors
• mezzanine with office space, rest rooms, and lockers
• in-house telephone communications
• monitor speakers to both theatres

• floor approximates stage area of both theatres
• used by various theatre classes
• mirrors and dance barre
• in-house telephone communications
• monitor to both theatres

• costume construction and work room
• equipment includes:
  5 regular sewing machines
  1 heavy-duty sewing machine (Pfaff)
  2 work tables
  assorted storage shelves
  
• dye room with washer, dryer, and dye basin
• ironing board and iron
• clothes steamer
• hanging racks
• in-house telephone communications
• monitor speakers to both theatres

• make-up stations with mirrors and lights at each station
• make-up storage cabinet
• two identical dressing rooms with adjacent bathroom and shower facilities
• locker spaces in each dressing room
• full length mirror with stage lighting fixtures
• in-house telephone communications
• monitor speakers to both theatres

• faculty offices
• seminar meeting place
• in-house telephone communications
• monitor speakers to both theatres

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