Theatre Facilities

The Kim Christison Theatre

Located in Snow College's Eccles Center for the Performing Arts the Kim Christison Theatre is our primary space for main stage productions. This welcoming 34'-wide proscenium gives student performers, designers, and technicians the chance to work on a professional-scale stage; learning the demands of a large house (550 seats), a deep backstage, dozens of fly rails, and incorporated trap, and a hydraulically operated pit. From our very first production in the space, Peter Pan, to those just on the horizon, The Snow College theatre department has always endeavored to use this beautiful venue to its utmost.

Because our philosophy is built upon the importance of the practical application of theatrical skills, students will find themselves upon this stage early and often, wearing many different hats: actors, scenic painters, build and run crews, stage management, light crew, designers and directors. It serves as the heartbeat of our program, and as such, we maintain its relevance and technology vigilantly. We promise you, you will set foot on this stage and craft magic within your first few weeks at Snow.

Wheelchair seating is available in the front rows, with access from the lobby.

About the Kim Christison Theatre

General

Large proscenium stage
Single purchase counterweight fly system
Mechanically adjusted orchestra pit
550 seats
3959 sq ft. stage

Technical details

The Kim Christisen has 47 single purchase linesets, 2 manual operated traveler curtains (midstage and upstage), a winch driven first electric, and a hydraulic pit/apron lift that sinks to 11’ below stage level. Grid height is 50’.
Velour masking, sky drop, scrims are available in our stock.
Lighting is from 3 front of house positions; 4 box boom positions, and 4 onstage electrics.
Lighting control distribution is dimmer per circuit (192 dimmers/circuits).
Available consoles include ETC Element. Lighting fixture inventory includes 300+ focusing units including ETC Source Four (various focal lengths), 2 LED Source Fours,
14 Vivid-R LED down and cyc lighting.
Movers include 3 Mac 2000
Sound support is via booth racks containing distribution, equalization and effects processing with Crown amplifiers.
Sound mix is via a Midas M32 mixing console. Playback is available in any traditional medium, or as digital data from computer.
Speakers include options by RH and EV. Sound editing utilizes Adobe Creative Cloud Software and QLab run on Apple computers.

Lighting Equipment

ETC Element with Dual Monitors
200 Circuits
2 Front of House Lighting Positions
4 Raceway Electrics
6 Recessed Front of House Side Cove Positions
6 Circuit Floor Pocket
4 Circuit Wall Pockets
Balcony Rail
Portable Lighting Ladders and Hanging Ladders
Follow Spot Booth
ETC Source 4 ERS lighting instruments
10, 19, 26, 36, 50 degree barrel options
ETC Source 4 Luster+ LEDs
ETC Selador Luster LEDs
Altman Ground Cycs
Martin MAC 2000
Extensive Gel and Gobo Library
Practical Lighting Décor Inventory
Large Special Effect Accessories Inventory

The Haslam Blackbox Theatre

Theater Facilities

Found in the Snow College's Eccles Center for the Performing Arts, our flexible blackbox space adjusts to our program's needs. Highly adaptable, our second theatre, plays host to student-directed work, is home to our improv troupe, and serves as a working classroom for many of our courses. When the need arrises, it also acts as a venue for smaller, more intimate plays in our Mainstage season. It is a excellent counterpoint to the Kim Christison Theatre, giving students a hands on appreciation of the range of theatre that may be found. With versatile seating and a 36’x48’ open floor plan, The Haslam is the ideal venue for non-traditional and new works staging configurations.

Wheelchair seating is available in the front rows, with access from the lobby.

About the Haslam Blackbox Theatre

General

Customizable seating arrangements
Dismountable riser seating
Rolling cat walk system
2208 sq ft stage space
50 - 120 seats.

Technical Details

The Studio Theatre has two 18’ catwalks at 12' above stage level that track for easy access to lighting instruments and various staging formats.
Above the lighting catwalk there is a 4' square matrix of rigging points for scenic and lighting positions.
A control room overlooks the theatre and provides for all control functions.
Lighting control distribution is dimmer per circuit (98 dimmers/circuits).
Available console is the Expression 3. Lighting fixture inventory includes 300+ focusing units including ETC Source Four (various focal lengths).
Velour masking is trackable around the perimeter of the space.
Sound support is via booth racks containing distribution, equalization and effects processing with Crown amplifiers.
Sound mix is via a Soundcraft console. Playback is available in any traditional medium, or as digital data from computer.
Speakers include options by RH and EV. Sound editing utilizes Adobe Creative Cloud Software and QLab run on Apple computers.