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Overview
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KLT has an ETC Express. Its manual can be found here.
Backstage lights
Having appropriate lighting backstage is a big help. This includes a lamp at booth (there should be a clip lamp with a blue gel over it in the office) and light for actors backstage (especially near the props table). On some occasions we've had a dedicated stage light for the backstage area that's just on dim for the duration of the show. Alternatively you can use the lights under spacedock. They're controlled by the lightswitch on the column north of space dock (just the normal switch, not the panel. That controls the house lights). If half of the spacedock lights are blacked out (paper or black foil taped over the light works great) and half are gelled blue (gel the light not the waffle) that is incredibly useful.
Contacts
- e33: a student run production company. You can rent instruments from them (like 19 degree Source 4 ellipsoidals or strobes, which do not exist in Sala inventory). Email e33@mit.edu.
- Karen Perlow: MIT Theater Arts ("Rinaldi") Lighting Designer. She is very approachable and can help you with design concepts, vectorworks, plotting, magic sheets...you name it! Email kperlow@mit.edu
- ALPS: A lighting company located in Randolph MA, about a 20-30 minute drive from campus. Useful if you want to rent more exciting equipment: like a black-light, strobe, etc. Visit their website here.
- Chris Nayler, CAC Manager. He can help you with any logistical issues you run may run into. Email: nayler@mit.edu
- Mike Bromberg: Class of 1970, does lighting for G&S and MTG. Can be spotted in the wild by his tie-dye plumage. Extremely knowledgeable; also owns lots of equipment and will rent to student group for cheap. Here is his price list and inventory as of Spring 2012.
- aff: A great resource for Blueprints of Sala (http://web.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/aff/www/mitspaces/sala/). Note that the pipe between 8V and 9V does not exist.