Alyse Nicole Arpino
Executive Director

Seating Capacity

• 311 Theatre Seats
• 10 VIP Tables with 32 seats
• Normal Seating Capacity: 343
• Maximum Capacity: 395

Dressing Room

The dressing room is located immediately off stage right. Approx. 1,100 sqft (24′-9″ x 42′-2″). Room is equipped with lighted mirrors, two single occupancy restroom facilities, chairs, and wardrobe racks. There are no principal or private dressing rooms.  There are no shower facilities on site.

Please communicate these policies to all members of your organization.

Backstage Policies

• All hanging scenery must be rigged with proper wire rope. All hanging scenery must have rated hardware. If you are using wire rope clips they must be put on correctly and be forged not malleable. If you are using sleeves they must be copper not aluminum. 
• All scenery must be flame proofed.
• A member of the CM Performing Arts Center staff, for billing and security reasons, must be present during all activity in the Center. Notify the staff upon arrival and departure.
• All work areas must be kept clean and presentable.
• Any soft goods moved must be returned to their original location.
• All tools and/or loose objects must be secured when going to the catwalk, or up any ladder. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• There will be no eating or drinking in the house, on stage or backstage.
• CM Performing Arts Center is a drug free facility.
• Please take care to prevent damage to the paint and floor surfaces. Please do not use tape on any of the painted surfaces.

Load-in Policies

• Prior to load-in, the user must have paid all estimated charges and presented the staff with written proof of liability insurance as requested by the contract. All materials must comply with all local, state, and federal fire and safety codes.

Proscenium Opening
32′-0″ Width
16′-0″ Height (to borders)
18′-0″ Height to high steel

Stage Depth – 21′-0″
Center line to stage left wall – 27′-0″
Center line to stage right wall – 27′-0″

Wing Space
8′-0″ from on stage legs to wall.
Additional 1,000sqft of scenery storage space behind the stage for storage and crossover.

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The Noel S. Ruiz Theatre is equipped with a computer lighting system, video monitoring, and sound reinforcement equipment. 

All equipment in the CM Performing Arts Center must be operated by trained crew members.

The following equipment inventory changes from time to time. Please contact the Production Manager for the latest update of the inventory prior to your desired load-in date.

There are no company switches.  

Control

The house board is an ETC Element.  The house lights are controlled by dimmer switches in the lighting booth or light switches at the back of the house.

Dimmers & Circuits

There are 96 ETC Sensor Dimmers with circuits throughout the theatre.

FOH Catwalk
28 Circuits Total
20 Circuits in dimmer rack
8 Circuits run to dimmer room, but not in rack.

House Left Box Boom
6 Circuits Total
4 Circuits in dimmer rack
2 Circuits run to dimmer room, but not in rack.

House Right Box Boom
6 Circuits Total
4 Circuits in dimmer rack
2 Circuits run to dimmer room, but not in rack.

#1 Electric
25 Circuits Total
20 Circuits in dimmer rack
5 Circuits run to dimmer room, but not in rack.

#2 Electric
25 Circuits Total
21 Circuits in dimmer rack
4 Circuits run to dimmer room, but not in rack.

#3 Electric
25 Circuits Total
16 Circuits in dimmer rack
9 Circuits run to dimmer room, but not in rack.

#4 Electric
12 Circuits Total
6 Circuits in dimmer rack
6 Circuits run to dimmer room, but not in rack.

Floor Pocket USL by Dimmer Room
8 Circuits Total
0 Circuits in dimmer rack
8 Circuits run to dimmer room, but not in rack.

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The Noel S. Ruiz Theatre sound system is a basic theatrical sound reinforcement system. This system has a Midas M32 digital mixer, main proscenium Bose speaker cluster, wall mounted Bose speakers on side walls, four Bose speakers suspended from catwalk, fill speakers installed in Orchstra pit wall, stage monitors, and assorted microphones and cables.

• Microphones:
  Inventory coming soon.

• Playback:
  Mac Pro with Q-Lab

• Mixer:
  Midas M32 Digital Mixer

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Audio Monitoring & Paging

Audio feeds can be sent from the sound system to the following locations with the show feed and/or stage manager paging:

• Lobby & Lobby Bathrooms
• Dressing Room
• Onyx Theatre

Video Feeds

An closed circuit video system consists of two cameras.  One camera is located at the back of the house looking at the stage, the other is an infrared camera mounted on the catwalk looking at the stage.

The Infrared Camera can be viewed on a monitor in the lighting booth.  There is an additional video BNC port backstage where an additional television could be temporarily installed.

The Back of House feed can be viewed on the TVs in the Lobby and Dressing Room.  There is an additional video BNC port in the Onyx Theatre where an additional television could be temporarily installed.

• 1 Washing Machine
• 1 Clothes Dryer
• Assorted Wardrobe Racks

All wardrobe and laundry equipment must be used by CM Performing Arts Center wardrobe staff.  Please contact the Wardrobe Supervisor ahead of your load-in date with any wardrobe needs and to find out exact labor and/or supplies costs.

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