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JasonAller — 2008-07-12 13:03:37

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StevenSchmidt — 2007-12-10 13:23:01

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StevenSchmidt — 2007-12-10 13:22:31

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- The theatre is availiable for rent to all types of performers. For more information, contact Greg Wershing, the current theater manager. -	+ The theatre is availiable for rent to all types of performers. For more information, contact Steven Schmidt, the current theater manager. Phone: 530-757-5357. E-mail: sschmidt@djusd.k12.ca.us

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WilliamLewis — 2006-05-20 15:32:27

Moving more content over from the duplicate page.

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- One unique architectural item on the ["Davis High School"] campus is the performing arts facility. Completed in 2005, the building cost around 9.3 million dollars to build. Drama students had previously acted out plays in the adjacent ["Veterans Memorial Building"] and band students performed concerts in the ["MPR"], a small room with bad acoustics. Now both of those groups have a new facility to perform in.	+ One unique architectural item on the ["Davis High School"] campus is the performing arts facility. Completed in 2005, the building cost around 9.3 million dollars to build. It features an auditorium for shows, side rooms for class rooms, and other features. Drama students had previously acted out plays in the adjacent ["Veterans Memorial Building"] and band students performed concerts in the MPR, a small room with bad acoustics. Now both of those groups have a new facility to perform in.

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WilliamLewis — 2006-05-20 15:17:32

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- One unique architectural item on the Davis High campus is the performing arts facility. Completed in 2005, the building cost around 9.3 million dollars to build. Drama students had previously acted out plays in the adjacent ["Veterans Memorial Building"] and band students performed concerts in the ["MPR"], a small room with bad acoustics. Now both of those groups have a new facility to perform in.	+ One unique architectural item on the ["Davis High School"] campus is the performing arts facility. Completed in 2005, the building cost around 9.3 million dollars to build. Drama students had previously acted out plays in the adjacent ["Veterans Memorial Building"] and band students performed concerts in the ["MPR"], a small room with bad acoustics. Now both of those groups have a new facility to perform in.

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WilliamLewis — 2006-05-20 15:16:15

Cleaning up a bit.

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- An architectural item on the Davis High campus is the performing arts facility, completed in 2005. Drama students had previously acted out plays in the adjacent ["Veterans Memorial Building"] and band students performed concerts in the ["MPR"], a small room with bad acoustics. Now both of those groups have a new facility to perform in.	+ One unique architectural item on the Davis High campus is the performing arts facility. Completed in 2005, the building cost around 9.3 million dollars to build. Drama students had previously acted out plays in the adjacent ["Veterans Memorial Building"] and band students performed concerts in the ["MPR"], a small room with bad acoustics. Now both of those groups have a new facility to perform in.
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- In addition to the 515-seat Theatre, two music rooms are located next door. One is used as an instrumental rehearsal room, and the other is for vocal music. The ["Davis High School Madrigal singers" Madrigals] and all of the other vocal ensembles call this room home.	+ In addition to the 515-seat Theatre, two music rooms are located next door. One is used as an instrumental rehearsal room, and the other is for vocal music. The ["Davis High School Madrigal singers" Madrigals] and all of the other vocal ensembles call this room home. ["ROP Stagecraft"] also holds classes in the 12,000 Square foot facility. The drama room is now also adjacent to the facility, whereas before the facility opened, it was across the DHS campus and a parking lot from the performance space.
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- - - ["ROP Stagecraft"] (A class offered to anyone in the commumity over 16) also has classes in the 12,000 Square foot facility. - ["YuriSumincht" Yuri Sumnicht] is the current teacher of the ROP Stagecraft class - - The drama room is now also adjacent to the facility, whereas before the facility opened, it was across the DHS campus and a parking lot from the performance space. - - Greg Wershing is currently the Theatre Manager for the IPAC - - The theatre is availiable for rent to all types of performers. For more information, contact Greg Wershing	+ The theatre is availiable for rent to all types of performers. For more information, contact Greg Wershing, the current theater manager.

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JasonAller — 2006-05-17 21:55:40

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- 1. Live mixing is hard, because all of the speaker clusters point straight into the house, and not up into the booth, which is approx 15 feet above the house itself. (Temp fix: [http://daviswiki.org/ZepBrattesani ZepBrattesani] has constructed a table for the audio mixer to go in the back of the house, where the speaker clusters are pointing, this was used in the production of ''Seussical''	+ 1. Live mixing is hard, because all of the speaker clusters point straight into the house, and not up into the booth, which is approx 15 feet above the house itself. (Temp fix: ["ZepBrattesani"] has constructed a table for the audio mixer to go in the back of the house, where the speaker clusters are pointing, this was used in the production of ''Seussical''

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ZepBrattesani — 2006-05-17 21:53:23

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- An architectural item on the Davis High campus is the performing arts facility, completed in 2005. Drama students had previously acted out plays in the adjacent ["Veterans Memorial Building"] and band students performed concerts in the ["MPR"], a small room with bad acoustics. Now both of those groups have a new facility to perform in.	+ An architectural item on the Davis High campus is the performing arts facility, completed in 2005. Drama students had previously acted out plays in the adjacent ["Veterans Memorial Building"] and band students performed concerts in the ["MPR"], a small room with bad acoustics. Now both of those groups have a new facility to perform in.
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- In addition to the 515-seat Theatre, two music rooms are located next door. One is used as an instrumental rehearsal room, and the other is for vocal music. The ["Davis High School Madrigal singers" Madrigals] and all of the other vocal ensembles call this room home.	+ In addition to the 515-seat Theatre, two music rooms are located next door. One is used as an instrumental rehearsal room, and the other is for vocal music. The ["Davis High School Madrigal singers" Madrigals] and all of the other vocal ensembles call this room home.
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- ["ROP Stagecraft"] (A class offered to anyone in the commumity over 16) also has classes in the 12,000 Square foot facility.	+ ["ROP Stagecraft"] (A class offered to anyone in the commumity over 16) also has classes in the 12,000 Square foot facility.
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- Unfortunately, the new theater facility has its drawbacks, because it was designed by someone who had never designed a theater, and no theatrical consultant was hired to proof the design.	+ Unfortunately, the new theater facility has its drawbacks, because it was designed by someone who had never designed a theater, and no theatrical consultant was hired to proof the design.
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- 1. Live mixing is hard, because all of the speaker clusters point straight into the house, and not up into the booth, which is approx 15 feet above the house itself.	+ 1. Live mixing is hard, because all of the speaker clusters point straight into the house, and not up into the booth, which is approx 15 feet above the house itself. (Temp fix: [http://daviswiki.org/ZepBrattesani ZepBrattesani] has constructed a table for the audio mixer to go in the back of the house, where the speaker clusters are pointing, this was used in the production of ''Seussical''
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ZepBrattesani — 2006-05-15 22:51:26

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	+ April 2006 - A Tribute to Tony Fields - Featuring a Salute to the 1980's +
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- April 2006 - A Tribute to Tony Fields - Featuring a Salute the the 1980's -	+ June 2006 - E. Brattesani Enterprises Presents: "Aurora, A Display of Illumination"

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JulienBiewerElstob — 2006-03-17 14:21:28

taking out problems which have been fixed, changing some factul stuff

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- ''There are several very small cameras inside the building.. Try and see if you can find them the next time you are in the building.. Its very entertaining. I've found one, but I have been told there are many more.. - ["JulienBiewerElstob" JE] - '' -
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- October 2005 - Dessert Theatre (Cabaret-style dinner theatre.. thing?)	+ October 2005 - Dessert Theatre (Cabaret-style dinner theatre.. Without the dinner.)
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- 1. The AP catwalk is too close to the stage to light the performers on the first four feet of the stage. - 1. The acoustical shell is too tall for the theatre, and gets caught in the draperies when they are flown out. - 1. The light board is way too advanced for the theatre, and so there only a handful of people that know how to use it.
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- 1. There is no catwalk at the top of the rigging system so one has to use a winch to load weight onto the arbors.
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- 1. The stage is hardwood, not masonite, therefore more expensive, not able to be painted, and we're not able to toenail anything into it.	+ 1. There is a 32 foot wide projection screen, but nobody in the school district has a projector powerful enough to project something 32 feet wide. + 1. Live mixing is hard, because all of the speaker clusters point straight into the house, and not up into the booth, which is approx 15 feet above the house itself. + 1. The grand drape is too far upstage to be used effectively as a main curtain, and therefore is hardly used.
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- - The stage floor has now been scratched massively after the run of Seussical the Musical, and therefore will be repainted and fixed so that things can now be attached to it. - ["JulienBiewerElstob" JE] - - 1. There is a 40 foot wide projection screen, but nobody in the school district has a projector powerful enough to project something 40 feet wide. - 1. Live mixing is hard, because all of the speaker clusters point straight into the house, and not up into the booth, which is approx 15 feet above the house itself. - 1. The apron is HUGE, and makes it difficult to even use the grand drape as a grand drape and not as a traveller. - 1. They have a 36 channel soundboard (Soundcraft K3), which is way to advanced for the facility. Only about 12 channels ever get used.

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JulienBiewerElstob — 2006-03-16 09:03:59

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	+ + ''There are several very small cameras inside the building.. Try and see if you can find them the next time you are in the building.. Its very entertaining. I've found one, but I have been told there are many more.. - ["JulienBiewerElstob" JE] + '' + + ==Previous Large Productions in the IPAC== + + March 2005 - Remember Tomorrow (Original student written musical) + + October 2005 - Dessert Theatre (Cabaret-style dinner theatre.. thing?) + + December 2005 - The Day They Shot John Lennon (Presented in repertory with Songs of Ourselves) + + December 2005 - Songs of Ourselves + + March 2006 - Seussical the Musical + + + ==Future Produtions== + + April 2006 - A Tribute to Tony Fields - Featuring a Salute the the 1980's + + +

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JulienBiewerElstob — 2006-03-13 21:41:26

spelling typos, and other little updates (List of problems gets smaller.)

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- 1. From the sound mixing console, you cannot get a good idea of what the mix in the house sounds like
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- 1. The lighting console is way too advanced for the theatre, and so there are two people that know how to use it.	+ 1. The light board is way too advanced for the theatre, and so there only a handful of people that know how to use it.
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- 1. The fire control and alarm system is not designed for a theatre, which makes it difficult to use different types of theatrical fog, and certain other stage effects. - 1. The light board was $20,000 more expensive than one that would have worked better.	+ 1. The fire control and alarm system is not designed for a theatre, which makes it difficult to use different types of theatrical smoke, haze, and certain other stage effects.
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	+ + - The stage floor has now been scratched massively after the run of Seussical the Musical, and therefore will be repainted and fixed so that things can now be attached to it. - ["JulienBiewerElstob" JE] +

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NickSchmalenberger — 2006-03-09 21:52:02

Don't write stuff that will just have to be changed later.

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- The latest architectural project on the Davis High campus is the creation of a new state of the art performing arts facility. Drama students had previously acted out plays in the adjacent ["Veterans Memorial Building"] and band students performed concerts in the ["MPR"], a small room with bad acoustics. Now both of those groups have a new facility to perform in.	+ An architectural item on the Davis High campus is the performing arts facility, completed in 2005. Drama students had previously acted out plays in the adjacent ["Veterans Memorial Building"] and band students performed concerts in the ["MPR"], a small room with bad acoustics. Now both of those groups have a new facility to perform in.

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JulienBiewerElstob — 2006-03-08 20:55:10

other known/used names for the building

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	+ + (A.K.A. Echo Base, The Theatre, Hell, SCS Headquarters, Ground Zero, Etc.. )

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JulienBiewerElstob — 2006-03-07 14:39:38

I made a new page, seeing as it seemed out of place on the DHS page...

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	+ == Performing Arts Center == + + The latest architectural project on the Davis High campus is the creation of a new state of the art performing arts facility. Drama students had previously acted out plays in the adjacent ["Veterans Memorial Building"] and band students performed concerts in the ["MPR"], a small room with bad acoustics. Now both of those groups have a new facility to perform in. + + In addition to the 515-seat Theatre, two music rooms are located next door. One is used as an instrumental rehearsal room, and the other is for vocal music. The ["Davis High School Madrigal singers" Madrigals] and all of the other vocal ensembles call this room home. + + ROP Stagecraft (A class offered to anyone in the commumity over 16) also has classes in the 12,000 Square foot facility. + + The drama room is now also adjacent to the facility, whereas before the facility opened, it was across the DHS campus and a parking lot from the performance space. + + Greg Wershing is currently the Theatre Manager for the IPAC + + The theatre is availiable for rent to all types of performers. For more information, contact Greg Wershing + + + ==Problems with the Facility== + + Unfortunately, the new theater facility has its drawbacks, because it was designed by someone who had never designed a theater, and no theatrical consultant was hired to proof the design. + + 1. There are no headset intercoms, a must in a theater facility. + + - An intercom system has not been ordered, and is on its way (March 2006)- ["JulienBiewerElstob" Julien] + + 1. The sight lines from the control suites are obstructed. + 1. The fly rigging is not properly set up, so lighting instruments are visible from under the borders. + 1. The control suites are not soundproofed from the house, but they are from each other + 1. From the sound mixing console, you cannot get a good idea of what the mix in the house sounds like + 1. Our two trapdoors are so far upstage that they are practically unusable. + 1. The AP catwalk is too close to the stage to light the performers on the first four feet of the stage. + 1. The acoustical shell is too tall for the theatre, and gets caught in the draperies when they are flown out. + 1. The lighting console is way too advanced for the theatre, and so there are two people that know how to use it. + 1. There is a random catwalk that is useless and goes nowhere. + 1. There is no catwalk at the top of the rigging system so one has to use a winch to load weight onto the arbors. + 1. The fire control and alarm system is not designed for a theatre, which makes it difficult to use different types of theatrical fog, and certain other stage effects. + 1. The light board was $20,000 more expensive than one that would have worked better. + 1. The stage is hardwood, not masonite, therefore more expensive, not able to be painted, and we're not able to toenail anything into it. + 1. There is a 40 foot wide projection screen, but nobody in the school district has a projector powerful enough to project something 40 feet wide. + 1. Live mixing is hard, because all of the speaker clusters point straight into the house, and not up into the booth, which is approx 15 feet above the house itself. + 1. The apron is HUGE, and makes it difficult to even use the grand drape as a grand drape and not as a traveller. + 1. They have a 36 channel soundboard (Soundcraft K3), which is way to advanced for the facility. Only about 12 channels ever get used.