Beloit Memorial High School Theatre
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With your financial contribution, PAPAS wishes to improve
our facility and our program in the following areas.
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$5,000 |
Widen the Hallway door |
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Currently, the back-stage access door into the hallway is single-wide while
the doors to the Band room and Orchestra/Choir room are double wide. This
was an architectural error made During the renovation of 1994-6 and needs to
be corrected. This access door being single-wide has two distinct advantages
in making it a double-wide door. First, it would allow a swifter
load-in/load-out time for concerts. Currently, the single-wide door creates
a bottle-neck effect. Secondly, larger items, such as the Baby-Grande Piano
(which is on wheels) housed in the Orchestra room cannot be moved to the
stage without being completely dismantled. This is seriously problematic.
On the left: the only access to the backstage from the hallway.
On the right: risers, timpanis, chairs, music stands, and the baby grand. All items that must be moved on and off stage for a choral, band, or orchestra concert.
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| $10,000 | Wireless Stage Mics--many needed |
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have had numerous sound issues as microphones age and need to be replaced.
Due to some of the wireless lapel and handheld mics being 12-15 years old,
we recently had difficulties with feedback or mics cutting out during major
presentations to the schools by visiting lecturers and other theatrical
performers. http://www.sennheiserusa.com/newsite/productdetail.asp?transid=G2-2 Sennheiser is known worldwide for quality. We currently employ 8 of these spectacular mics. Our goal is to double that.
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| $15,000 | New Lighting Instruments--Source 4 Ellipsoidal |
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The lighting instruments we currently have above the auditorium stage are
well over 20 years old and quickly showing their age with broken knobs,
lenses, and electrical components. Due to the wide variety of lighting
instruments on hand, we must also carry a wide variety of bulbs, which is
extremely inefficient. Updating our lighting will significantly increase the
safety of the staff and student workers employed by the district while also
increasing energy efficiency by utilizing newer technology available. On
the Left is an image of our current stock. On the Right is what we're
aiming for: Source 4 lighting by ETC . http://www.etcconnect.com/product.overview.asp?ID=20080
A close inspection of the lighting instruments on the left will reveal dented, obsolete lighting instruments with adjustment knobs broken off and shutters missing, a condition of common use wear-and-tear over the last 20 years. These knobs and shutters allow a lighting designer to "shape" the light that hits the stage. ETC Source Fours are versatile and super-efficient. $15,000 would allow us to replace nearly all of our obsolete ellipsoidal lighting instruments.
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| $20000 - $40000 | Dedicated Projector in auditorium (w. multi-media center); |
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The auditorium needs a dedicated projector mounted at the rear of the
auditorium to project to the screen on stage. Professional-level projectors
are costly, but the effect would be significant. This acquisition would
allow faster set-up time for presentations and use fewer staffing resources.
Furthermore, projections would be consistent and the media could be housed
in a central location rather than on a mobile cart where technological
devices would be more subject to theft or vandalism. This would also
increase safety by decreasing congestion in the aisles (where presentations
are currently being projected) and eliminate hazardously dangled cords. This would also allow groups like the Beloit International Film Festival to hold major events in a large venue.
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| Need Bid | Air Conditioning and Heating in the Auditorium |
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Currently, the air temperature in the auditorium is fluctuates drastically
depending on where one is seated in the theater and the time of year. A
heating/cooling expert should be brought in to evaluate the situation and
correct the inconsistencies. Because this is a venue used year-round, it is
absolutely necessary to consider the audience's comfort during a lecture,
presentation, or performance. Air Conditioning in the Auditorium would also
enable us to host a summer theatre program at the high school. The summer
is a large chunk of time when kids are unsupervised. We want to give
parents the option of involving their child in a summer organization.
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