River Arts Center Theater
The River Arts Center Theater is a full featured 492 seat proscenium theater. With state of the art lighting and sound systems, a large projection screen, and a significant inventory of production supplies, it is well equipped for theatrical productions, live music, and dance performances. With a relatively small house and great acoustics, there isn't a bad seat to view any performance or event!
The large 60 foot wide by 35 foot deep performance space is framed by a 50 foot by 20 foot proscenium, giving plenty of space for performances. The sizeable orchestra pit is usually covered at house level, providing an ideal and comfortable space for lectures, presentations, and ceremonies, but may be relocated to the stage level to add an additional 12 feet of depth to the stage at center.
With a full 45 foot flyloft and 38 rigging linesets, the River Arts Center Main Theater has the ability to bring theatrical magic to any production!
The River Arts Center Theater opened in 2000 as part of the initial River Arts Center construction. Several updates have been made since, including lighting system upgrades in 2013 and 2016, a new sound system in 2017, and many ongoing updates to stay current with modern entertainment technology.
Since 2018 the River Arts Center Main Theater has largely specialized in dance, with a repertory lighting plot designed around dance.
Seating Chart
Our standard seating arrangement is for 492 seats, with 8 designated wheelchair accessible seats. 335 seats are available in the lower Orchestra section, and 157 seats are available in the Mezzanine.
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Please note that some events may use different seating arrangements, or that not all seats may be available for all events.
Additional accessibility information is available on the seating chart as well.
Technical Information
House Capacity:
492 in standard configuration.
546 with seats on orchestra pit cover.
Proscenium Arch: 50 foot wide x 20 foot high
Stage dimensions:
35 foot depth from plaster line to upstage wall
1 foot 6 inch from plaster line to apron lip
46 foot from center line to stage right wall
43 foot from center line to stage left flyrails
Stage Floor:
61' 3” foot wide wood floor, painted flat black
Plyron Material 4' x 8' sheets
No trap
Orchestra Pit:
36 inch depth from house floor
72 inch depth from stage floor
40 foot width
Tapering length from 13 foot 6 inch at center to 6 foot 6 inch at 20 foot off center
ADA access via lift to house floor level
Apron / Orchestra Pit Cover:
Wenger versalite staging, black
May match stage floor height or house floor height
Typical configuration is at house level
Grid:
45 foot above stage floor, underhung
No full grid access, loading bridge is accessible by ladder
Lock Rail:
Stage left at stage level
Counterweight system:
(38) qty single line purchase, underhung
Arbor capacity of 750lbs
Steel weights
2 inch steel pipe battens
60 foot batten length (1st Electric is 56')
Batten high trim of ~43 foot from stage level
Batten low trim of ~6 foot
House lighting system:
ETC Sensor 3, ETC Net3, ETC Paradigm
House lighting console: ETC Ion (Fully updated and unlocked - 6k) & ETC Nomad
House audio system:
Stereo point source Turbosound (TQ-440 & TCS-215) with BSS London Processing
House audio consoles: Yamaha QL5, Behringer X32 Compact (+Dante)
Technical Downloads:
For more technical information, contact us.
