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The Northern Lights Theater

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Welcome to The Northern Lights Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Directions to The Northern Lights Theater:
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The Northern Lights Theater Load-in:
Traveling east on Canal Street, the first drive on the right as you approach the Casino is a one way service drive. You are allowed to pull in there to load in. As you turn into the service drive, the load-in area is on the immediate left. The area is 28' wide x 91' long. Enter through door 24B. Load-in is ramp to ground through double doors (6'6' high and 6' wide). Distance to stage is approximately 100', no stairs. If you have any difficulty, please contact entertainment security at 414-581-6472 or Jeff Schauer at 414-687-8472.

Contact Theater Staff:
Todd Fink, Entertainment Manager: 414-847-8052
Jeff Schauer, Production/Stage Manager: 414-847-7737
Brian Burke, Entertainment Supervisor: 414-847-7831
Steve Carlson, Hospitality Coordinator: 414-847-7832

Entertainment Fax: 414-847-7936
Production Fax: 414-847-7635
Box Office:414-847-7922

Stage Specs

Upstage center to proscenium opening – 21'
Proscenium opening to downstage thrust – 12'
Stage left to stage right (at proscenium opening) – 33'
Upstage left to upstage right (useable space) – 48'
Stage height – 38'
Fixed stage electric trim height – 18'
Deck to ceiling – 30'8'
Deck to steel – 30'
Proscenium opening (equal to speaker hang) to FOH – 46'
Proscenium opening to spot booth 60'
Proscenium opening to downstage truss – 27'6'
Trim height of downstage truss (from floor of row ‘C') – 25'

Risers

4' x 8' Wenger risers–8', 12', 16', 24' & 30' adjustable legs – 16

Power

400 amps/leg three phase (used for house monitor rig and stage power) – DSL
200 amps/leg three phase w/large cams – USL

Green Room Specs

Main green room – 22' x 15'
Private dressing room 1 (also used as production office with phone, fax and high speed Internet hook ups) – 10' x 8'
Private dressing room – 9' x 9'
Bathroom 1 with shower – 9' x 8'6'
Bathroom 2 with ½ shower – 9' x 8'6'

Console

DiGiCo SD-10 with WAVES Server 1 V10 - Diamond bundle on external computer

Cabinets

14 – L-Acoustics dV-DOSC Cabinets – flown
6 – L-Acoustics dV-subs – flown
4 – L-Acoustics SB-218 – ground stacked (aux driven)

Amplification

13 – Lab.Gruppen fP6400

Processing

3 – Lake LM26 Loudspeaker Processors
1 – Tablet PC control
2 – Klark Teknik DN-360 EQ
1 – Klark Teknik DN-300 EQ

Playback & Recording

1 – Denon DN-C635 CD player
1 – Denon DN –C550R CD burner
1 – Marantz PMD329 CD player
1 – Tascam DA-40 Dat deck

Clear Com

Clear com 2 channel base unit at FOH with stations at monitor world, SL, SR, spot positions, LD and green room

Console

1 – DiGiCo SD-10 with WAVES Server 1 V10 - Diamond bundle on external computer
1 – DiGiCo SD Rack 56 in/24 out over Fiber Optic at 96k shared with FOH.

Ear Mixes

6 – Channels Sennheiser ew300 G3 with antenna amplifier
2 – channels Sennheiser G4w with antenna amplifier

Cabinets

14 – L-Acoustics 115FM wedges
4 – L-Acoustics ARCS – sidefill-flown
1 – L-Acoustics dV sub

Amplification

6 – Lab.Gruppen LA8
2 – Crown 36 x 12
1 – Crown 3600

Processing

1 – XTA DP446 running side fills and drum sub

Microphones

Assortment of Shure, AKG, Sennheiser, Crown, Beyer-Dynamic

RF Microphones

10 – Shure Axient Digital AD4D Receivers
8 sticks – 8 KSM9, 8 SM58 or 8 Beta 87 heads
2 – Countryman E6 headworn mics
4 – Shure WB98H/C Clip on mics for wireless belt packs (can be used wired as well)
1 – Shure WL51 Lav
2 – Shure Lavs
4 – Crown CM-311 A/E headset mics

Direct Boxes

12 – BSS AR-133 active DI's
4 – Radial JDV active DI's
4 – Radial JDI passive DI's
4 – Rapco DB-101 passive DI's

Drums

DW kit with black broken glass finish, consisting of:

22' x 20' Kick drum
14' x 6' wood snare
14' x 5 ½' metal snare (Ludwig)
8' x 8' Tom
10' x 9' Tom
12' x 10' Tom
14' x 12' Tom
16' x 14' Tom
Assortment of stands and hardware.

Zyldjian cymbal kit consisting of:

20' ping ride
16' medium thin crash
14' thin crash
14' hi hats
10' splash

Zyldjian cymbal kit consisting of:

22' A Custom ride
20' A Custom china
18' A Custom crash
17' A Custom crash
16' A Custom crash
15' A Custom crash
8' A Custom splash

Bass Rigs

1 – SWR SM900 head
2 – SWR Goliath III 4 x 10 bottoms
1 – Korg rack mount tuner
1 – Ampeg Classic Head
1 – Ampeg 8x10 Bottom

Guitar Amps

2 – Fender Twin '65 reissues
2 – Roland JC120
1 – Fender Blues DeVille 2 x 12
1 – Fender Deluxe Reverb 1 x 12
1 – Takamine TAN16C Acoustic Guitar
6 – Guitar stands

Keyboards

1 – Kurzweil PC2
1 – Korg Triton Extreme

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Please Note: This is only a list of what we have in-house. We can fulfill any backline rider requirements through our local vendor.

Console

1 – Avolites Sapphire Touch with Sapphire Touch Wing

Moving Light Fixtures

8 – High End Studio Spot 250
12 – High End Studio Color 250
4 – High End Studio Color 250 (available for the floor)
8 – Martin MAC 700
4 – Martin MAC 500 (available for the floor)
1 – Upstage black fiber optic drape with 3 Martin FiberSource CMY 150

On Stage

10 – Electrics DEAD HUNG at 18'

1st electric (downstage)
24 – Source 4 lekos with 36 degree barrels

2nd electric (midstage)
18 – Source 4 pars with narrow lenses
4 – Source 4 lekos with 19 degree barrels

2.3 electric (mid/upstage)
12 – Source 4 pars with very narrow lenses
4 – Source 4 lekos with 19 degree barrels (used as ACL's)
6 – Source 4 lekos with 26 degree barrels (used as ACL's)

3rd electric
18 – Source 4 pars with narrow lenses
Additional lenses available.

Front of House

Truss on a winch system
30 – Source 4 lekos with 26 degree barrels
8 – Source 4 lekos with 19 degree barrels for specials
2 – 6 light Mole Fayes

Dimmers

ETC Sensor install

Spotlights

2 – Lycian Midget HP - 5 color

Potawatomi Casino Northern Lights Theater Milwaukee