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Dr. Richard K. Grady Theatre & KPMS Auditorium

The following is information on booking/rental & technical specifications/equipment for:

Dr. Richard K. Grady Theatre at King Philip Regional High School (Wrentham)
KPMS Auditorium at King Philip Middle School (Norfolk)

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Dr. Richard K. Grady Theatre & KPMS Auditorium booking/rental informaton:
Please direct all inquiries concerning the booking and rental of the theatre spaces to:

Mr. Larry Azer
​Director of Finance & Operations
King Philip Regional School District
18 King Street
Norfolk, MA 02056-1724
Phone: (508) 520-7991, Ext. 2253
Office Hours: M – F, 8 AM – 4 PM
FAX: (508) 520-2044
E-mail: azerl@kingphilip.org

Dr. Richard K. Grady Theatre & KPMS Auditorium operations:
Please direct all inquiries concerning the operations of the theatre and auditorium to:

Mr. Joseph Ferreira
Director of District Theatre Operations
King Philip Regional High School
201 Franklin Street
Wrentham, MA 02093-2404
Phone: 508-384-1000, Ext. 3255
Office Hours: M – Th, 8 AM – 4 PM; F, 8 AM – 2 PM
FAX: 508-384-1006

Professional Theatre & Supervisory Staff:

Dr. Richard K. Grady Theatre Details

Dr. Richard K. Grady Theatre details:
201 Franklin Street, Wrentham, MA 02093-2404
839 seats (up to 20 wheelchair accommodations); fully ADA compliant

Stage dimensions/rigging specifications:

  • Width: 44′ W (at proscenium); 85′ W wing wall to wing wall
  • Depth: 29′ D, proscenium to back wall; 32′ D to apron edge; 40′ D with removable 30′ W/8′ D stage extensions
  • Height: 17′ H at proscenium arch; 42′ H to roofline/grid
  • One 12′ H, 8′ W load-in door, stage left, directly across from a duplicate load-in door to the scene shop/dressing rooms.
  • Rigging/Fly system: Seventeen (17) line-set J.R. Clancy counterweight system with three dedicated Power Assist motorized electrics battens for lighting rigging.
  1. Line sets 1 – 13: single purchase, including 3 electrics; line sets 14 – 17: double purchase
  2. Arbor capacity for the single purchase and double purchase arbors is 1250 pounds each
  3. Winches for the electrics are rated for 2000 pounds each.
KPRHS Theatre Seating Chart
Line Set Number
& Description
Distance back from
Proscenium Opening
– Single Purchase Fly Rail
1. Main Valance
1′-3″
2. Main Traveler
2′-3″
3. 1st Electric (Motor)
 3′-9″
4. Scrim/Scenery Batten 5′-3″
5. Border Curtain 8′-9″
6. Masking Legs 9′-9″
7. Scenery Batten 10′-9″
8. 2nd Electric (Motor) 12′-9″
9. Scenery Batten 14′-9″
10. Scenery Batten 15′-9″
11. Border Curtain 16′-9″
12. Masking Legs 17′-9″
13. 3rd Electric (Motor) 18′-9″
Line Set Number
& Description
Distance back from
Proscenium Opening
– Double Purchase Fly Rail
14. Scenery Batten 22′-3″
15. Scenery Batten 23′-3″
16. Cyclorama 24′-3″
17. Rear Traveler 25′-3″

Audio:

Control:

Performance instruments:

Projection/Presentation:

Lighting:

Dimming/Control:

  • One (1) Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC) Element I – 40 Console (solid state hard-drive upgraded) w/500 programmable/recordable channel/40 submaster capacity.
  • Two (2) Strand C21 dimmer racks with 192 dimming channels capacity (172 channels of dimmer per circuit stage lighting, all others house lights).
  • One Constant Power raceway for 18 LED instruments (over the stage extension)
  • One (1) iPad I running ETC RFU app
  • One (1) Stagecraft Industries 400 amp company switch (portable dimming accommodation).

Instruments (131, three pin stage connectors, unless otherwise noted):

  • Sixty-one (61) Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC) Source Four ellipsoidal lighting fixtures:
    • 50o – Five (5) – (Lamps: HPL 120v/575w)
    • 36o – Sixteen (16) – (Lamps: HPL 120v/575w)
    • 26o – Thirty-five (35) – (Lamps: HPL 120v/575w)
    • 19o – Eleven (11) – (Lamps: HPL 120v/575w)
    • 10o – One (1) lens tube (may be used with any standard S4 body/engine)
  • Two (2) ETC Source Four Lustr+ LED Ellipsoidals (26o – deadhung)
  • Sixteen (16) ETC Source Four Selador D40 LED PARs (deadhung)
  • Twelve (12) ETC Source Four EA PARs (Six (6) w/Edison connectors) – (Lamps: HPL 120v/575w)
  • Six (6) ETC Source Four PARnels – (Lamps: HPL 120v/575w)
  • Twenty-four (24) Altman 65Q 6″ Fresnel – (Lamps: BTL 500w)
  • One (1) L & E 8′ 3″ 4 circuit/40 light Mini-Strip/Borderlight w/Colorframes & Trunnion – (Lamps: MR16 – 20/75w)
  • Four (4) Altman 4-Section Sky Cyc cyclorama instruments (Lamps: FFT 1000w)
  • One (1) Altman 360Q 6 x 12 ellipsoidal (Lamps: EHG 750w)
  • Two (2) Altman Satellite 1-220 followspots (575w), mounted on the roof of the control booth (Edison connectors).

Dressing Room Facilities:

Two (2) formal Dressing Rooms, one each for men & women. Each dressing room is equipped with two (2) Wenger Studio Make-up Stations w/make-up lighting. The women’s dressing room also includes free-standing three-sided mirror. Each dressing room adjoins a bathroom. All are contained within the stagecraft/scene shop room which adjoins the theatre and which may be used as a general dressing room or a “green room.”.  A closed-circuit “green room” camera system broadcasts from the theatre to the Stagecraft room and can broadcast into other spaces in the building as needed.

KPMS Auditorium Details

KPMS Auditorium details:
18 King Street, Norfolk, MA 02056-1724
430 seats (up to 10 wheelchair accommodations); fully ADA compliant

Stage dimensions/specifications:

  • Width: 35′ W (at proscenium); 50′ W wing wall to wing wall
  • Depth: 17′ D, proscenium to back wall; 21′ D to apron edge
  • Height: 17′ H at proscenium arch; 25′ H to roofline/grid
  • Fly system: Eight (8) line-set J.R. Clancy counterweight system with two (2) additional dedicated Vortek motorized electrics battens (Line sets 1 – 9: single purchase, each line-set rated to 1250 lbs).  Main, center and rear travelers are dead-hung as are the center traveler masking legs.
  • Two sets of 12′ H, 8′ W load-in doors:
    • Stage right wing DS, into storage/exterior vestibule & outside load-in doors
    • Stage left wing US into vestibule to same-sized doors into music suite, which can be used for dressing rooms.

Audio:

Projection/Presentation:

  • Epson PowerLite Pro G6770WU WUXGA 3LCD Projector – backstage mounted (controlled from booth at house rear).
    • Inputs: HDMI, VGA/SVGA
    • ​Screen: Permanently hung on rigging/fly line-set #5 (mid-stage)
  • ​​HP Elitebook (OS – Windows 10) with:
    • ​​MS Office 2013 (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
    • Windows Media Player 11
    • Audacity 2.3.1

Lighting:

Dimming/Control:

  • One (1) Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC) Element I – 40 Console w/500 programmable/recordable channel/40 submaster capacity.
  • One (1) Strand dimmer rack (C21 dimming controller, CD-80 dimmer modules) with 96 dimming channels capacity (85 channels of dimmer per circuit stage lighting, all others house lights)

Instruments (twist-lock connectors):

Dressing Room Area:

Adjoining Music Suite rooms can be used as the dressing room/green room area for the theatre.  The Band Room has a sink with running water. Instrument practice rooms may be used for privacy changing areas. Adjoining bathrooms in the corridor between both the Choral and Band Rooms can be reserved exclusively for performers.  A closed-circuit “green room” camera system broadcasts into both Music Suite rooms and can broadcast elsewhere in the building as needed.

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