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Technical Specifications

Location

  • Alpha sets up all sound and lighting off-prompt.
  • Please have everything prepare for this location of our desks to operate the shows from.

Power

  • We can connect to 3-phase or 2 separate circuited 15 amp standard outlets, so it's best to have these available on the stage right side.
  • ALL VENUES ALWAYS HAVE AT LEAST 2 CIRCUITS – SO ANY VENUE WE CAN PERFORM AT.
  • At schools usually your hall will have 2 circuits, although sometimes we must run 1 cable into a canteen/kitchen.
  • IF WE NEED TO RUN INTO A CANTEEN, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE OTHER APPLIANCES ON DURING THE ENTIRE TIME WE ARE THERE, AS WE USE THE ENTIRE POWER OF BOTH CIRCUITS.
  • Please ensure that no extra power load is on any of the circuits you arrange for us to use; otherwise we will trip the circuits and not be able to perform the show for you.
  • We also have the ability to run off 3-phase so it’s easiest to have 3-phase ready for us on off-prompt side.

Sound

  • Sound desk with powerful amp and speakers.
  • Unless your venue is large this will be sufficient for most venues.
  • For larger venues, please have a DI Box or a headphone/quarter inch jack to take a channel up to your system.
  • It is Alpha policy to always have our sound system set up in case there is ever a problem with a venue system. Please do not ask us to forgo the use of our equipment in favour of yours!! We won’t do it!!
  • We will do a substantial sound test with a dB meter to get the levels appropriate for your venue, whether we are using just our equipment or connecting in to your sound system as well. This will be slightly louder than you may be used to with other children's shows but well within safety levels. This is due to the nature of the product, being a rock-concert style, and the fact we are appealing to a higher age range.

Other effects

  • ROBE 1500 Fog + Martin Haze Machine used - venue must have smoke detectors isolated
  • Miniature flash pot in King Arthur for Sword in Stone effect. Please notify us before visiting if you do not wish this effect to be used.
  • Compressed Air confetti hand-held cannon used in Aladdin
  • All other equipment, set and costumes etc set up by Alpha. If you have crew on duty, helping to bring stuff in would be appreciated; setup of equipment will be done by the Alpha cast.

Lighting

  • Lighting will be done at all venues using our own equipment and operators. Please have a place ready to set up 2 x lighting trees in an appropriate position with good view of the stage area. This can be on the side or at the rear of the auditorium.1
  • Our lighting rig is as follows – we have 2 different possible setups that may be visiting you. Both are listed here:
  • SETUP 1: 14 x Par 56's, 2 x 650w Selecon Acclaim Fresnel's, 2 x 250w Moving Head Intelligent Lights, 1 x 1300w Blinder all connected to 2 x 6 channel Theatrelight Dimmers controlled by a LSC Minim desk
  • SETUP 2: 8 x Multipars 575w (connected via Weiland cables to 2 x LSC Redback Single Phase 6 channel dimmers), 8 x LED Pars, 1 x 1300w blinder, 4 x 250w Moving Head Intelligent Lights, all connected via DMX to LSC XTC Lighting console, which can control up to 100 fixtures, with special controls for moving lights.
  • All lighting is operated by Alpha crew. We have a complicated lighting plot with very specific and quick cues and Alpha policy is to ALWAYS run our own lights no matter the venue. It is very difficult to duplicate what we do so please do not ask us to forgo the use of our lights, unless your season runs for more than 3 shows. You can always add venue lights in on top of ours but we will always use our lighting.
  • Some venues benefit from adding in the standard house rig in addition to the lighting we provide. We can call the show to your lighting operator to add additional lights at your venue. We will do a lighting plot (about 20 minutes) with you once our lights are set up. Alternatively, you can run a DMX feed off our system and run Channels 1-4 (or Channels 41-44 for XTC console) with the following wash colours/gels – WHITE (1), YELLOW (2), RED (3), BLUE (4). That way our desk will run your lights, avoiding the need for an operator. This only works for SETUP 1. SETUP 2 has different DMX channels which we can confirm on the day.