Rent the Theater for Your Event
A signed contract between a user group and the Wisconsin Union / Wisconsin Union Theater is necessary in order to rent the theater. For information, or to schedule a meeting to discuss renting the Union Theater, please call Heather Good at (608) 263-6825 or email hlgood@wisc.edu.
Venues
The Wisconsin Union Theater, our main auditorium, seats 1300 and offers a large stage and technical capabilities suitable for performing arts events, seminars, films, and lectures. Complete technical information.
The Fredric March Play Circle seats 168 and is an ideal space for films, lectures, and live performances in an intimate setting.
Complete technical information.
Wisconsin Union Theater Technical Information
The following is a partial listing of technical information at the Wisconsin Union Theater. For more detailed information, including lighting and sound system specs, contact Jeff Macheel at tech@wut.org .
Theater Crew
- Students
- Local IA251 (available upon request)
- Combination
Auditorium Capacity
- Total 1,300 (1,262 without pit seating)
- Orchestra - 463
- Mezzanine - 166
- Chair Circle - 59
- Lower Balcony - 288
- Upper Balcony - 324
Stage Information
- Proscenium: width is 36'; height 23' 7"
- Stage depth: from proscenium to back wall - 35'
- From apron to back - 38'
- From orchestra pit center to back wall - 47' 6"
- Overall width of stage - 74'
- Playing area width (legs at normal trim) - 35'
- Front of House lighting position to proscenium - 83'
- Balcony rail to proscenium - 53'
- Last row orchestra to proscenium (normal sound position) - 55'
- Chair Circle to proscenium - 80'
- Projection booth to screen - 116'
- Height from stage floor to grid - 70'
Play Circle Theater Technical Information
Operations Manager - Bruce Ehlinger, 608-262-1771, bruce@wut.org, FAX - 608-265-5084
Auditorium Capacity
Theater Crew
- Student and part-time employees. Technical equipment to be used by Play Circle Theater crew staff only.
Stage Information
- Backstage entrance from stairway in Union Theater backstage shop to stage left of Play Circle Theater.
- Height from stage floor to ceiling: 15'
- Width of center stage: 17'9"
- Width of side stages: 16'6"
- Depth of center stage: 16'9"
- Depth of side stages: 8'6"
- Distance from cove lighting position to proscenium: 28'
- Distance from projection booth to proscenium: 32'
Video
- 2-35mm Simplex projectors
- 1-video projector (Sanyo 3LCP) with 20-300 zoom lens
- 1-VCR player
- 1-screen 7' height x 18' width with adjustable side masking
Sound
- Powered sound mixer (INKEL PC-800A) with 8 inputs, 2 submasters, 1 monitor and 1 main output
Electrics
- Lighting console: ETC "IDEA" (24 submasters)
- 4 Dimmers (sensor) 2.4 kw each
- Circuits: there are 22 circuits backstage. All lighting instruments in the cove position can be circuited directly into the dimmers.
Lighting inventory
- 14 Leko (25-5 zoom) 500w
- 2 Source 4 JR 50
- 4 Source 4 JR 26
- 2 Source 4 JR 19
Please Note:
- All three stages have an act curtain (traveler)
- Movie screen is stored stage right when not in use. The movie screen and sound tower are not to be moved except with specific permission from Theater Operations Manager, and then only by authorized personnel.
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