Stage dimensions — Page 2

Wow... the Majestic has one of the deepest apron on Broadway! Also, a 12 foot deep orchestra pit? So looking at the attached image, it can be assumed that pit filler is used... How many rows? Also, can we assume that the draped chandler is downstage of the house curtain?

morosco said: "morosco... I am curious... which of the Broadway theaters have the most and least backstage space.

There are so many variables to that question that it would be difficult to sort through the many details of each theatre to compare. Some theatres might have shallow wing space but might have a deep stage while others might have a shallow stage with lots of wing space. In most theatres one wing usually has more space than the other wing. Some have obstacles and some have more line sets and some have less. Some have odd configurations (the oddest being The Ambassador Theatre which is like a square inside a diamond shape).

So let me know 2 or 3 theatres you want me to list and I'll do that. The largest in stage space appears to be The Gershwin and I'll post the details below. (The Beaumont might indeed be larger but my documents do not list any auxillary spaces that might be beyond the wings or the back wall).

You can see there is a lot of information.

(Also for those that might not know, the "smoke pocket" is the channel of steel along the upstage edge of the proscenium on both sides of the stage that the fire curtain travels in. Typically 4 to 6 inches.)

The Gershwin
Proscenium opening: 65'0"
Proscenium height: 37'11"
Smoke pocket to house curtain: 9"
Smoke pocket to first available line set: 1'0"
Smoke pocket to edge of apron: 3'6"
Edge of apron to orchestra pit rail: 10'3"
Smoke pocket to last available lineset: 40'4"
Smoke pocket to back wall: 40'6"
Stage right wing: 23'0"
Stage left wing: 38'0"
Locking rail 0'0"
Pin rail: 40'
Center line to stage right pin rail: 40'0"
Center line to stage right locking rail: 58'5"
Center line to stage left pin rail: 40'0"
Center line to stage left wall: 53'0"
Deck to walking surface of grid: 81'0"
Rigging system: Single purchase counter weight
Weight: 24,000 pounds available
Line sets: 74 sets at 6" centers with 6 lift points per line set
Arbors: 1,200 lb capacity
House pipes: 50' long with 72' of travel from deck
(Line sets are movable)
Block and falls are available 2:1 (2)
Orchestra pit: 7'3" below stage level
Apron overhangs up stage wall of pit 6'0"
Loading doors: 18'0" high x 13'0" wide
Trucks load 1 at a time
Load from street then bring scenery up 2 floors on freight elevator which is 14'0" high x 13'0" wide x 43'0" long

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For those of us with less knowledge of the technical side of things, could you explain some of the terms (pin rail, center rail, line sets,etc)?

hello, sorry this is much later than the original posting.

Do you have the measurements for the Walter Kerr theater? I am doing a school project on Hadestown and I really need the measurements.

Thanks!