Studio

The WAC Studio is our main performance space, seating up to 150 people. We will typically have 2-3 shows here each term, along with most of our trainings.

The WAC Studio floor and control room

Layout & Seating

360 Camera View

The WAC provides a 360 view of all its venues on its website.

Blank LX Plan

Levels

There are four levels in the studio. Apart from the main floor, there is a performance balcony, tech balcony and the bridges. The tech balcony and bridges are only accessible to TC members (for insurance purposes) and cannot be used by cast during the show. When working on the bridges, the floor area below (including bleachers seating) must be kept clear of people.

The control room is accessible by the tech balcony, although this can be loud/obvious when walking on so avoid this during a show. There is a toilet located just outside the control room, however these lights are controlled by the theatre so you may need to use a torch if the theatre is in use. There is also an alternative route to the control room through the WAC theatre, however this should be avoided if possible and cannot be used if there is a theatre show on.

Seating

The seating plan can be found on WAC's website. The seats in the back row can be taken out in sets of 3 - if you'd like to mix at the Front of House position, you'll have to take out 6 seats to make space for the sound mixing desk (known as "front of house holds").

Rows A to D are made up of three columns of removable bleachers. These can be taken out of the venue and stored in the dock (and additional chairs added), allowing for shows in the round/thrust or having the audience stand (e.g. for music gigs).

Studio CAD

The public drive has a CAD file of the studio, which can be uploaded to this online CAD viewer so you can inspect and measure the space yourself.

Working in the Space

As with any venue in the Warwick Arts Centre, it is important to be mindful and respectful of other users (especially in the theatre, which is connected via the dock). For those working on a show, the studio can be accessed via Back of House - the code to access this changes weekly and can be given on request to Tech Crew exec.

When getting out, please follow the WAC's get out checklist.

Technical Specifications

Lantern Stock

Lantern	Beam Angle	Quantity
Robert Juliat 1K Fresnel	6 to 46 degree	28
Selecon Rama Fresnel	7 to 50 degree	6
Altman Shakespeare	15 to 35 degree	22
Selecon Acclaim	24 to 44 degree	14
Strand SL fixed	Fixed 19 degree	6
Strand SL	15 to 32 degree	6
Strand SL	23 to 50 degree	10
Parcan	CP 60/61/62 as required	18
Strand Coda floods	N/A	8
ProLights Reflex Led Washes	10 to 60 degree	4

The winch bars are drill driven and have a max capacity of 250kg.

Sound

The studio comes stock with:

• 2x Meyer UPA (Main PA "tops")
• 2x Meyer USW (Subwoofer)
• 1x DiGiCo S21 in the control room (this can be moved to Front of House for a small fee)

Patch Panels

Patch panels are located on the walls around the Studio and allow for the easy patching of data cables.

In the tables below, note that e.g. USL stands for Upstage Left, DSC stands for Downstage Center and SR stands for Stage Right.

Sound, Video and Comms

A list of all the patch panel numbers can be found on the wall in the control room, next to the SCR-ST-001 patching rack. Make sure to make a note of the patching before changing anything, so this can be reverted during the get-out.

When patching, use the black patch cables stored on the ducting next to the rack. Red patch cables should never be touched (where possible) - if you need to change these, make sure to revert them back during the get-out.

Note that unless patched, patches with a red label will automatically link to the matching red label patch below it.

In the Studio, the sound patch panels are:

Name	Location	Male & Female XLR	speakCON	S&C Data (Ethernet)	S&C Fibre	Video (BNC)	Intercom (A/B)	Cue Lights	Power (13A)	Extras
SC-ST-101	USL	1-12 with VEAM	1-4	1-4	1-2	1-4	Yes	1	4	SM Desk
SC-ST-102	USR	1-12 with VEAM	1-4	1-4	1-2	1-4	Yes	1	4 (2 working)
SC-ST-103	DSR	1-12 with VEAM	1-4	1-4	None	1-4	Yes	1	4
SC-ST-104	DSL	1-12 with VEAM	1-4	1-4	None	1-4	Yes	2	?
SC-ST-105	Backstage Lobby SL	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
SC-ST-106	Backstage Lobby SR	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
SC-ST-107	Dock	1-4	None	1-2	None	1-2 (1 free)	Yes	2	2 (1 free)
SC-ST-201	Balcony SL	1-12 with VEAM	1-2	1-2	None	1-2	Yes	1	2	Next to 16A Clean Sound Power
SC-ST-202	Balcony SR	1-12 with VEAM	1-2	1-2	None	1-2	Yes	1	2	Next to 16A Clean Sound Power
SC-ST-203	FOH Mixing Position (DSC)	1-12 with VEAM	1-2	1-4	1-2	1-6	Yes	1	4	SM Desk, FoH Mix VEAM (Parallel to SC-ST-305)
SC-ST-301	Tech Balcony USC	1-4	1-2	1-2	None	1-2	Yes	1	2
SC-ST-302	Tech Balcony SR	1-4	1-2	1-2	None	1-2	Yes	1	2
SC-ST-303	Upstage Left SL	1-4	1-2	1-2 (1 free)	None	1-6 (5 free)	Yes	1	2 (1 free)
SC-ST-304	Upstage Left DSC	1-4	1-2	1-2	None	1-2	Yes	1	2
SC-ST-305	Control Room	1-12 with VEAM	None	1-8 (7 free)	1-2	1-8 (7 free)	Yes	2	8 (6 free)	SM Desk, FoH Mix VEAM (Parallel to SC-ST-203)
SC-ST-401	Bridges USC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
SC-ST-402	Bridges SR	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
SC-ST-403	Bridges DSC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
SC-ST-404	Bridges SL	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
SC-ST-405	Bridge 3	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

When using the Front of House mixing position (SC-ST-203), you will also need to unplug the sound multipin snake from the control room (SC-ST-305).

When using the 16A sound power on the balconies (used for the stock Meyer PA), make sure to turn these on or off using the red 'PA POWER' isolator switch next to the sound rack.

Note that the studio uses Intercom Channel A, and the theatre uses Intercom Channel B.

Lighting

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This still needs to be completed!

In the studio, the lighting patch panels are:

Name	Location	Dimmer Channels (16A Pairs + 6ch Spiders)	Lighting Data (Ethernet)	Fibre	Power (13A)
PL-ST-102	SR Alcove	1-6	1-2	1-2	2
PL-ST-103	DSR	13-18	1-2	None	2
PL-ST-104	DSL	7-12	1-2	None	2 (1 free)
PL-ST-301	Tech Balcony USC	31-36	1-2	None	4
PL-ST-302	Tech Balcony SR	25-30	1-2	1-2	4