Mailing Address
CityStage & Symphony Hall
1 Columbus Center
Springfield, MA 01103

Important Phone Numbers
General Office: 413.788.7646
Office Fax: 413.737.9991
Box Office: 413.788.7033

Location
34 Court Street
Springfield, MA 01103

All stagehand work at Symphony Hall is contracted by IATSE Local 53.

Technical Director: Chad Labumbard, extension 103
clabumbard@citystage.symphonyhall.com

Opening Date: 1912; rededication in 1980
Facility Size: 2611 seats
(1779 in the Orchestra and Grand Tier, 832 in the Balcony)

STAGE

Dimensions:

Stage Floor Construction:
Brazilian Cherry on Creepers. There are no traps in the stage.

Obstructions:
There are four false wall units that must remain on stage. These units marry together and store in off-stage areas. They are 32 ft. high x 7 ft. wide x 10 ft. deep. The side balconies (Loge) meet the Proscenium wall at sections Loge 8 and Loge 9.

Crossover:
There is a crossover located on the lower level (basement/dressing room area).

Backstage entrances:
Stairs lead up to the stage from the lower level and stage door on both stage right and stage left. Entrances can be made from the wings, or through a door leading onto the apron on stage left.
There are removable stair pieces in house which can be place house left and right for access into the Orchestra.

FLY SYSTEM

Batten:
19 Upstage of House Curtain (65 ft. long on 9 in. centers)
2 Upstage of House Curtain (40 ft. long, for orchestra shell)
3 Downstage of House Curtain – 9 ft., 19 ft., 29 ft. from curtain (50 ft. extendible)

First Available Lineset – 2 ft. 4 in. from smoke pocket.
First Lineset to Upstage wall – 16 ft. 2 in. (to back wall riser @ 18ft. 6 in. from smoke pocket)

All pipes are on electric motor winches.
The winches travel from full out to full in at approximately 20 ft./min.

All Linesets Upstage of the house curtain are controlled from a panel off stage left. All pipes Downstage of the act curtain are controlled from a panel on the stage left side of the side balcony.

PIPE AND RIGGING
The mechanical linesets are rigged with 3/16 in. wire rope.
The dead haul motors for each pick point are Eurodrive 2HP continuous duty.

1. Miscellaneous lengths of 1 1⁄2 in. schedule 40 pipe located in dock level storage.
2. Six (6) 50 lb. Boom bases
3. Four (4) 6 ft. sections of aluminum truss
4. Ten (10) 8 ft. sections of aluminum truss
5. Six (6) corner blocks of aluminum box truss

Additional rigging:
50 spot sheaves with 5/8 in. diameter Hemp

Lineset capacity:
Approximately 1,200 lb. working load limit.

Pipe Travel:
3 ft. 6 in. from stage floor to 43 ft. 6 in. from stage floor.

Grid Surface:
3 in. steel channel running upstage/downstage
3 in. openings between channel

Wells:

1. 5 ft. 6in. Left and Right of Center line
2. 16 ft. 6 in. Left and Right of Center Line
3. 27 ft. 6 in. Left and Right of Center Line
4. No well at Center line
5. 10 in. well opening with 12 in. channel on edge

SOFT GOODS/ SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

1. Three (3) 12 ft. H x 69 ft. W heavyweight black velour borders
2. Four pair (8) 30 ft. H x 19 ft. 6 in. W heavyweight black velour legs
3. One (1) 35 ft. H x 70 ft. W Muslin Cyc (white)
4. One (1) 38 ft. H x 72 ft. W House Curtain (burgundy, draw)
5. One (1) 72 ft. one way traveler
6. One (1) 72 ft. two way traveler
7. Eight (8) 25 lb. Sandbags
8. Twelve (12) single line sheaves
9. Six (6) 150 ft. lengths of ½ in. rope
10. One (1) 56 ft. x 11 ft. (18 in.) box truss
11. Three (3) 1-ton motors and control
12. Three (3) ½ -ton motors and control
13. One (1) Genie Lift Tower
14. One (1) 20 ft. Wide front projection screen

The house curtain and teaser are burgundy.
House curtain is a traveler operated by hand winch from stage left.

Control System:
ETC Obsession 600 – the main console is located in the control booth at the rear of the Orchestra Level. 608 control channels; 24 overlapping sub-masters with 2 pages; 1,000 cues; 8 physical playback faders. There is a remote focus unit.
The Obsession uses one DMX to AMX converter.

House Lights:
Control for house located in control booth and off stage left.

Dimmers and Patch:
There are a total of eighty (80) dimmers. Sixty (60) Strand 7.2 Kw (numbered 1-60) and twenty (20) Strand 12 Kw (numbered 61-80). There are also ten (10) Strand 6 Kw Non-dimmable. A slider patch panel is located off stage right. There are 286 circuits rated at twenty (20) amps terminating in female 2P&G 20 amp stage connectors and 10 circuits rated at fifty (50) amps – terminating in female 2P&G 50 amp stage connectors. All front of house circuits can be tied into touring systems, terminating in male 2P&G stage connectors.

Lighting Positions:
Front of house rail position is 92 ft. from the stage at an angle of approximately 35 degrees. There are eighteen (18) circuits, 20 amps each. The box boom positions are located in the Loge area - there are three positions per side. First box boom is 50 ft. from stage, second is 58 ft. and the third is 68 ft. from stage. The positions have 8 circuits at 20 amps each.

There are three (3) Xenon Super Trouper spotlights located at the rear of the Balcony, approximately 150 ft. from stage.

Instrumentation:

Electrical Service:
The electrical service panels are located in the stage right wing (see floor plan). There are three 400 amp service panels (lighting) and one 100 amp service panel(sound) in this location. In addition, there is a 100 amp service panel outside the stage door at the rear of the building reserved for bus shore power.

Ladders:
One (1) Genie Lift – 25’ Maximum Platform Height
One (1) 4 ft. fiberglass step ladder
One (1) 8 ft. fiberglass ladder
One (1) 12 ft. fiberglass ladder

Due to the shape of the theatre and its U-shaped balcony, the audio system in the hall has been designed to interface with all road systems.

Console:
The house console is a Crest 24x4x4x2 located in the house left rear of the Grand Tier (house left of center, see floor plan). The console has 24 inputs, 8 sub-groups, 2 main outputs. There are also eight (8) matrix outputs that feed the house system and hearing impaired loop, etc. Two monitor mixes are available, with Rane 30-band EQ’s on each mix. Also at FOH are a Wheatstone 1202A dual compressor/limiter and Tascam/Teac CD and cassette players.

Touring Productions:
There is ample space in each wing under the balcony for stacking PA speakers, with a height restriction of 9 ft. Additionally there are five flying points over the apron and speakers could be hung off the first downstage pipe, although the in-house cluster already adequately covers this position.

The mix position is located at the rear of the orchestra level with enough room to accommodate a large board such as a Cadac, PM 4000, etc. and all related processing. An alternative position is available in the center of the Orchestra, requiring additional seat kills. Cable snakes run from backstage to FOH across the floor and there are no power outlets or signal lines at FOH..
Distance from stage to the sound position at the back of the Orchestra is approximately 75 ft.

Lines Available at Main Console:

1. 32 from Stage Left Wing
2. 12 from Stage Right Wing
3. 12 from Orchestra Pit
4. 3 from Ceiling Catwalk
5. 3 from Grid
6. 1 from Main Floor Center

Speakers:
House main speakers are in a center cluster over the stage apron. The cluster is loaded with JBL and Emilar equipment. The power amplifiers in the cluster are QSC CX model.

Delay speakers are located under the Loge (first balcony) and above the Gallery (second balcony). The power for the delays is a QSC Model amplifier.

Front fill speakers are Electro-Voice 1183 3-way cabinets and are placed on the off stage apron

powered by a QSC Model amplifiers with a DBX digital crossover.

All speaker systems can be fed separately by a balanced 600 OHM Line.

Portable Sound System:
One (1) MCX-106 TOA, 6 channel mixer with cassette deck and two stands, two 402 speakers. TOA 4 channel input.

Audio Inventory:

1. Two (2) SM58 Shure Microphones
2. Four (4) SM91 Shure Microphones
3. Three (3) EV PL 6 Microphones
4. Nine (9) 25 ft. Microphone Cords
5. Six (6) 50 ft. Microphone Cords
6. One (1) 50 ft. 12 channel snake
7. Three (3) Proco Direct Boxes
8. Twelve (12) Microphone Stands
9. Four (4) Banquet Microphone Stands
10. Two (2) Klipsch monitor wedges.
11. Two (2) Community XLT41 12” monitor wedges.
12. Two (2) EAW E1500 Cabinets
13. Two (2) EV 1183 3-Way Speaker Cabinets (Front Fill)

The house does have access to one acoustical shell, white in color.
Arrangements to use this equipment must be made well in advance.

The building is equipped with a two-channel ClearCom Headset system with hard wired outlets in all production areas (stage left, stage right, fly position, house sound, house lights, orchestra pit and spots). The main station is located off stage left.

Headset Inventory:

1. Two (2) double muff headsets
2. Four (4) single muff headsets
3. Nine (9) single channel belt packs
4. One (1) single channel desk set

Paging System:
There is a full all-area paging system which covers dressing rooms, backstage hallways, as well as the spot booth and the lighting control booth. The system is operated from off stage left.

All dressing rooms are located in the basement of the building, two levels below the stage. Equipment can be ramped down from the loading dock or brought down on the Pit Elevator.

Dressing rooms:

Three (3) star dressing rooms with private bathroom, lighted make-up mirrors, monitors, tables and chairs. Each room can accommodate up to four people.

Two (2) Chorus dressing rooms, separated by a curtain. With lighted make-up mirrors, monitors, tables, chairs, coat racks and sink. Each room can accommodate up to twenty-five (25) people. Bathrooms with showers are located adjacent to the dressing rooms and chorus rooms.

One (1) Wardrobe/Laundry room on the basement level across from the chorus dressing room. Approximately 20 ft. 10 in. x 13 ft. 9 in. with a double door entrance. There is one washer with hot and cold water hook-up, and one dryer.

One (1) Production Office stage left on the basement level, approximately 12 ft. 6 in. x 9 ft. 9 in. This office is equipped with a phone and fax line.

One (1) Green Room in the basement level, approximately 16 ft. x 16 ft.

Stage Manager’s Position:
There are two stage managers positions – one off stage left with paging, headset, audio and house light controls. The other is located in the control booth at the back of the orchestra level with paging and audio controls.

All equipment is loaded in from Pynchon Street. All trailers must be unloaded on the street and equipment must be pushed down a ramp to the loading door and into the Assembly Area. Equipment can be staged in the Assembly Area before it is pushed onto the Pit Elevator for transport to the stage. This room is approximately 20 ft. x 38 ft.
Cases can be stored in Stage Storage, two levels below the stage.

Dressing room access can be attained via the pit elevator or in house ramp access.

The loading ramp is 11 ft. wide x 21 ft. in length, raked at a 33 degree angle.
Distance from the truck to the Pit Elevator = 70 ft.

Loading Door: Height – 7 ft. 10 in. / Width – 7 ft. 7 in.

The building has a contract with I.A.T.S.E. Local 53. The business agent for the local is Ken Mattoon, phone (413) 739-1145/ pager (413) 292-5669.

Chad LaBumbard, Technical Director
CityStage & Symphony Hall
1 Columbus Center
Springfield, MA 01103
(413) 788.7646 x 13
(413) 896-7727

DIRECTIONS TO SYMPHONY HALL – Stage Door:

If you are traveling NORTH on I-91, take Exit 4 (Broad Street) onto East Columbus Avenue. You will pass the Hall on your right. Take a right onto Boland Way. Take the next right onto Main Street, and the next right again onto East Court Street. You will see a sign on your right for City Hall Place – this is a one way street, you can only turn right. City Hall becomes Pynchon Street as you round the corner (see attached map). The stage and loading doors are located on Pynchon.

If you are traveling SOUTH on I-91, take Exit 7 (Springfield Center/Columbus Avenue). At the end of the ramp, turn left. Circle under the highway and go straight through one light. The Springfield Sheraton will be on your right. Take a right at the next light onto Main Street, and the next right again onto East Court Street. You will see a sign on your right for City Hall Place – this is a one way street, you can only turn right. City Hall becomes Pynchon Street as you round the corner (see attached map). The stage and loading doors are located on Pynchon.

If you are traveling WEST on Rte. 90 (Mass Pike), take Exit 6 to Rte. 291. From Rte. 291, take the Dwight Street Exit. Turn left at the end of the ramp and follow Dwight to East Court Street. Take a right onto East Court Street, go through one set of lights (crossing Main Street). You will see a sign on your right for City Hall Place – this is a one way street, you can only turn right. City Hall becomes Pynchon Street as you round the corner (see attached map). The stage and loading doors are located on Pynchon.

If you are traveling EAST on Rte. 90 (Mass Pike), take Exit 4 onto I-91 South. Follow same directions above for I-91 South.

The Sheraton Springfield at Monarch Place
One Monarch Place
Springfield, MA 01144
Phone: 413.781.1010
Fax: 413.734.3249

The Sheraton Springfield Hotel is the preferred hotel for all events at CityStage & Symphony Hall. Located across the street from the venue, the hotel is both convenient and well-equipped to meet your needs during your stay in our city. When making your reservations at the hotel, please let them know that you will be performing at Symphony Hall to receive our special rates.

For other hotel listings, please contact the Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau at 413.787.1548.

Nearest Airport:
Bradley International
Windsor Locks, CT
Phone:  860.292.2000  (for general information/administration)
(38 miles from Springfield, MA – 20 to 30 minutes away, depending on traffic outside of Hartford, CT)

Local Attractions:
The Basketball Hall of Fame, The Holyoke Mall, Yankee Candle Company, Riverside Park (seasonal), The Big E (seasonal).

Local Bank that can handle wire transfers:
Bank of Western Mass
29 State Street
Springfield, MA  01103
Phone:  413.781.1044 

Nearest Grocery Store:
Stop & Shop
Riverdale Road
West Springfield, MA
Phone:  413.737.8770

Nearest Laundry Facility:
Super Washing Well Laundromat
1291 Liberty Street
Springfield, MA
Phone:  413.734.8680 

Nearest Dry Cleaner:
City Cleaners
Tower Square
Springfield, MA  01103
Phone:  413.739.2707

Nearest Hospital:
Bay State Medical Center
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA  01199
Phone:         413.794.0000

All measurements taken from upstage edge of smoke pocket

20 amp circuits:

50 amp circuits: