Keorapetse William Kgositsile Theatre

Facilities

Seating – 428 | Orchestra Pit – Yes | Dressing Room – 2 chorus, 2 principal | Loading Door – Yes | Wheelchair Friendly – Yes | Projector – Yes

Stage Dimensions 

  • Proscenium opening: Height – Max = 6,620 / Normal= 5,500
  • Width:  11,610
  • Depth: Including apron 12,094 / Without apron 9,806
  • Wings: Stage Left – 3,475 / Stage right – 6,300
  • Fly tower: Max out dead on bars 1 to 29 – 13,340 / Max out dead SL & SR bars – 7,000
  • Clearance to fly floor: 7,600
  • Orchestra pit: Seating for 40 musicians

Fly System

  • Counterweight lines x 29 (Maximum load 250kg)
  • Bar 1 is 100 mm upstage of proscenium. All bars on 300mm centres thereafter.
  • SL & SR bars used for side lights (ladders) and masking
  • Bar 1 is used for the proscenium header
  • Bar 2 is used for the Main Tabs

Stage Drapes

All black drapes and house tabs are velour

  • House Tabs (Burnt Orange)
  • Black Legs x 10 (8m x 3m)
  • Black Legs x 10 (7m x 2m)
  • Black Border x 1 (Sm x 12m)
  • Black Border x 4 (3m x 12m)
  • Black Traverse x 2 (8m x 12m)
  • Black Traverse x 2 (7m x 12m)
  • Sky Cloth (Baby Blue) x 1 (8m x 15m)
  • Black Sharks tooth gauze x 1 (8m x 15m)

Stage Lighting

All visiting companies are required to provide their own gels.
  • Grand MA Ultra Light x 1
  • Strand Lighting SLD 2 Kw Dimmers x 180
  • Source 4, 15/30 degree zoom profile x 18
  • Source 4, 10 degree fixed beam profile x 12
  • Source 4, 26 degree fixed beam profile x 24
  • Source 4, 36 degree fixed beam profile x 36
  • Strand Lighting 1Kw Fresnel x 24
  • 26 degree lenses x 6
  • Iris x 6
  • Gobo Holders x 24
  • Strand Cantata F with Barn doors x 24
  • Parcans (Black) x 60
  • Parcans (Silver) x 3
  • Robert Juliart Topaze Follow spots x 2
  • Selecon Loui Cyc floods x 6
  • Altman Zip strips x 6
  • Martin Mac 250 Krypton x 12
  • Jem ZR 33 Smoke Machine x 1
  • Jem ZR 35 Smoke Machine x 1
  • Jem 24/7 Haze machines x 1
  • La Maitre MVS Haze Machine x 1
  • Parcan Gel frames x 44
  • Fresnel Gel frames x 18
  • Source 4 Profiles Gel frames x 14
  • Cyc flood Gel frames x 8
  • Source 4 Profiles Gobo holders x 11
  • Source 4 Profiles Iris x 4
  • 1kw Fresnel Barn doors x 23
  • 650w Fresnel Barn doors x 42

Sound Equipment 

  • Line Array Cluster x 1
  • Side fill speakers x 2
  • Sub bass speakers x 2
  • Fill speakers (Fills are only used with an open pit) x 6
  • Monitor speakers (Quest) x 6
  • Stereo power amps (Alcon ALC4 {-ST}) x 6
  • Crown CE 1000 Power amps (monitor amps) x 2
  • Ashly DPX 100 graphic equaliser & compressor x 6
  •  Yamaha 01V96 V2 (Control desk) x 1
  • Tascam Mini disc player x 1
  • Tascam CD-X1500 (Double disc unit) x 1
  • Electro Voice 15″ Inch Stage Monitors x 4
  • Audio-Technica 3000 Series Cordless Handheld Microphone x 4
  • Audio-Technica 2000 Series Microphone Radio pack x 2
  • Audio-Technica 3000 Series Microphone Radio pack x 2