Table of Contents
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
1. PUTTING ON A SHOW BUILDING
The Players
2. DOING YOUR HOMEWORK
Making It Happen
Decide What You Want Your Facility to Do
Budget
Expectations
Educate Your Design Team
Stay Involved
3. ASSEMBLING YOUR TEAM
Selecting the Architect
Selecting the Theater Consultant
Selecting the Acoustician
RFQ’s
Interviews
RFP’s
4. TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
If You Build It They Will Come
Design-Bid-Construction
Fast-Track
Design/Build
New Construction
Renovation/Addition
Codes
Construction Financing
5. THE DESIGN PROCESS
A Quick History of Theater Design
The Paper Trail
Programming and Pre-Design
Schematic Design
Design Development
Construction Documents
Bidding
Value Engineering
Design Around the World
Mexico , South America and Spain
United Kingdom and Australia
United Kingdom
Australia
European Union
France
Belgium
Germany
Asia
6. BUILDING THE THEATER
Construction
RFI’s
Change Orders
Shop Drawings
Site Visits
Systems Inspection and Commissioning
Punch Lists
7. THEATRICAL SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
How to Buy The Gear
The Players
Lighting
Rigging
Seating
Sound
Stage Machinery
FFE
8. THE STAGE
Shape, Size And Construction
Stage Floor
Wings
Storage
Technical Circulation
9. BACKSTAGE
Dressing Rooms
Rehearsal Rooms
Scene Shop
Paint Shop
Costume Shop
Wardrobe Shop
Properties Shop
Lighting/Sound Shop
Technical Offices
Green Room
Dimmer Room
Amplifier Room
Loading Dock
Stage Door
10. AUDITORIUM
Seating and Sightlines
Public Circulation
ADA
Sound and Light Locks
Control Booths
Stage Lighting Positions
House Lighting
11. LOBBY
House Manager’s Office
First Aid Room/Stations
Ushers
Concessions
Catering
Food and Beverage
His and Hers
Coat Check
Entry Vestibule
Public Circulation
Box Office
FOH Storage
12. ADMINISTRATION
13. OUTSIDE THE BUILDING
Marquee/Signs
Poster Boxes
Landscaping/Seating
Drive-Through
Parking
Emergency Access
14. PHYSICAL PLANT
GLOSSARY
PICTURE CREDITS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
Periodicals
ORGANIZATIONS
VENDORS
Lighting
Rigging
Sound
Seating
Miscellaneous
INDEX