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Technical Information

Please note that not all infrastructure is covered here, and information is subject to change as we upgrade and maintain the space.

If you have any questions about the technical capabilities of the theatre, please contact our Technical Director Amelia George at amelia@busstoptheatre.coop

Space Drawings
Lighting Plot & Inventory
Audio & Video Equipment
Risers, Chairs & Masking

Space Drawings

We have two space drawings available for review. The Theatre & Lobby drawing includes lobby and theatre floor map, default setup, empty room, elevation and lighting grid. The Community Room drawing includes community room floor map and elevation.

Theatre & Lobby drawing
Community Room drawing

Lighting Plot & Inventory

We have access to a small stock of other fixtures for backups and extras that are subject to availability. If your installation needs a bit more than what is listed here, or if you have any questions, send an inquiry to our Technical Director Matt Downey at matt@busstoptheatre.coop

House Lighting Plot

Console:

  • ETC Nomad and Gateway II (installed on a laptop w a touchscreen)

  • 24/48 ETC Express (backup)

Dimmers:

  • ETC Sensor rack with 32 channels of 20amp Dimming
  • 6 x portable 4ch 500w dimmer box (24ch total)

Fixtures:

  • 6 x 30 Degree Strand Lekos

  • 6 x 40 Degree Strand Lekos

  • 9 x ETC Source 4 Jr zooms 25-50

  • 14 x 64Q Altman Fresnels

  • 12 x America DJ Dotz Par LEDs

Audio & Video Equipment

Mics:

  • 5 x Sure SM58
  • 1 x Sure Beta 57A
  • 3 x Sure SM57
  • 2 sets x 2 paired RODE M5
  • 1 x Sennheiser E604
  • 1 x Akg D112 Kick mic
  • 1 x Audio-Technica PRO 45  hanging mic
  • 3 x Sennheiser ew 100 G4-ME2/835-S-G (Handheld/headset combo set w/receiver A1&A&B Ranges
  • 2 x Shure microflex Mx418
  • 7 x Tripod mic stands
  • 2 x Round base mix stands
  • 4 x Table top (or amp) mic stands
  • 1 x kick drum mic stand

Music stands & guitar stands:

  • 3 x Single guitar tripod stand
  • 3 x Solid backed music stand
  • 1 x Collapsible/folding music stand

DIs:

  • 3 x Radial Pro DI
  • 2 x Radial Pro AV2 DI
  • 1 x Signal Flex SF-DB

Speakers:

  • 2 x QSC k10 (with hanging yolks)
  • 2 x Mackie SRM 350 v3
  • 3 x Mackie SRM 350 powered speakers
  • (4x hanging rigs for the above Mackie speakers)
  • 2 x Yorkville NX720S Subwoofer

Sound consoles and rack equipment:

  • 1 x Mackie Profx22 v2 (primary)
  • 1 x Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 MK2 USB Audio Interface
  • 1 x ART EQ355 Dual 31 band EQ
  • 1 x Peavey Q2151 Graphic EQ

Streaming and recording:

  • 2 x Elgato HD6- S+ capture cards
  • 1 x Elgato HD60x capture card
  • 1 x Roland V-1HD+ video switcher (4 input)
  • 1 x Zoom H6 Handy Recorder
  • 1 x M-Audio Air 192×14 USB audio interface

Computers:

  • 1 x Mac Studio (primary, linked to 18I20 audio interface listed above)
    • 1TB SSD storage, 64GB unified memory, Apple M1 Ultra with 20-core CPU, 48-core GPU, 32-core Neural Engine, 6 Thunderbolt 4 ports, 1 SDXC card slot, 2 USB-A ports, 1 HDMI port, 10Gb Ethernet port
  • 1x Mac mini (backup)
    • 3.0GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7 (Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz)
      16GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
      1TB Fusion Drive
      Intel Iris Graphics
      1 HDMI, 2 Thunderbolt 2, 4 USB3, SDXC card slot
  • 1x Predetor PT-315-52 Laptop
    • Windows 10 (for Streaming and video production)
      Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10750H CPU @ 2.60GHz 2.59 GHz
      Installed RAM 32.0 GB (31.8 GB usable)
      System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
      Graphics card Nvidia Geforce RTX 2070 Max-Q

Software: 

  • Qlab 4 with Audio and video license
  • OBS open broad cast software for live streaming
  • Adobe Creative cloud
  • Vimeo Premium

Computer accessories:

  • 1 x 4 input powered USB hub
  • 1 x 7 input powered USB Hub (7 data, + 3 charging)
  • 2 x 50′ Ethernet extensions

Projection:

  • 1 x Panasonic PTAE8000 projector (Permanently mounted in the Theatre)
  • 1 x Epson Home Cinema 880 Projector (Community Room Primary)
  • 1 x EV-T3-150-1.0 150″ EluneVision Reference Studio 4K Tab-Tensioned Screen 16:9 (Permanently mounted in the Theatre)

Cameras:

  • 2 x Panasonic Lumix G7 camera bodies
    • 2 x Vario 14-42 lenses
    • 2 x Vario 45-150 lenses
    • 4 x Panasonic batteries
  • 1 x Panasonic Lumix G95 camera body
    • 1 x 12-60mm F3.5-F5.6 Micro Four Thirds lens 
  • 3 x camera AC power adapters
  • 3 x male micro HDMI to female HDMI adapters
  • 2 x 54-147cm light duty tripods with 3 way pan head
  • 2 x SMALLRIG 74″ heavy duty tripod with 360 degree fluid head
  • 1 x Zhiyun Crane Plus 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer
  • 2 x Hollyland Mars 300 pro enhanced 300ft wireless video kit (RX & TX) (HDMI)
  • 4 x NP f960/f70 batteries 7.4v8800mAH 65.12Wh (with 2x 2 slot chargers)

Video cables and accessories:

  • 10 x HDMI cables 10′ or under
  • 5 x 35′ HDMI cable
  • 1 x Rocketfish HDMI splitter
  • 4 x Keliiyo HDMI splitter
  • 1 x Thunderbolt to HDM
  • 1 x LG Blu-ray player

Audio cables:

  • XLR
    • 3 x 5ft
    • 4 x 10-15ft
    • 15 x 20-25ft
    • 1 x 50ft
  • 1/4” input
    • 7 x under 5ft
    • 5 x 5ft
    • 10 x 10-15ft
    • 2 x 20-25ft
    • 1 x 30-35ft
  • Adapters
    • 5 x Balanced Male XLR to ¼”
    • 4 x Balanced Female XLR to ¼”
    • 6 x Unbalanced Female XLR to ¼”
    • 1 x 1/8th” stereo to 2x ¼” Aux
  • Snakes
    • 1 x 50ft 8ch XLR snake
    • 1 x 100ft 24 Channel XLR Snake 16-in (2/16 inputs currently damaged/disconnected) 4-out (Permanently installed in Theatre)

Risers, Chairs & Masking

Chairs:

Chair count total 125. This includes the 6 chairs used in the dressing room for performers. Standard Theatre seating set up with risers can seat 75. Overflow seating can easily be added on the floor, however you will lose stage space. 

  • 36 x blue fabric sled base stacking chair
  • 12 x grey fabric sled base stacking chair
  • 41 x silver fabric sled base stacking chair
  • 6 x black vinyl steel legged stacking chair
  • 9 x brown vinyl steel legged stacking chair
  • 3 x gray fabric steel legged stacking chairs with arm rests
  • 18 x Folding chair

Masking:

  • Ten 8′ x 10’8″ Black Masking

Risers:

Collapsible riser frames must be paired with a Plywood Lid to be used.

The numbers in bold italics indicate the number used by our standard riser setup.

The following measurements indicate quantity and height.

Collapsible Riser Frames:

  • 7 x 31.75cm (12″ ½) 3*
  • 4 x 49.25cm (19″ ⅜)
  • 4 x 66.35cm (26″ ⅛) 4*
  • 4 x 83.00cm (32″ ⅝)
  • 4 x 97.80cm (38” ½) 3*
  • 4 x 131.50cm (51” ¾) 3*

¾” plywood lids:

  • Sixteen 22x100cm x 200cm (39″ ⅜ x 78″ ¾) 13*

Non-collapsible plywood risers:

  • 2 x 100cmx200cm (39″ ⅜ x 78″ ¾) Ht 16.5cm (6″ ½)
  • 2 x 100cmx100cm (39″ ⅜ x 39″ ⅜) Ht 16.5cm (6″ ½) 1*
  • 1 x 81.28cmx243.84cm (32” x 96”) Ht 15.24cm (6”)
  • 3 x 121.92cm×187.96cm (48″ x 74″) Ht 149.22cm (58″ 3/4) 3*
  • 1 x 66.04cm×187.96cm (26″ x 74″) Ht 149.22cm (58″ 3/4) 1*

The Bus Stop Theatre Co-op is a multi-use performance venue located on Gottingen Street in Kjipuktuk/Halifax. The theatre has been in operation since 2003 and operating as a co-op since 2012. We host over 100 different groups and shows annually and are booked for performances, rehearsals and gatherings of all kinds for 250+ days of the year.

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