Technical Specifications

Contact the PAC manager, John Vales, at valesj@lcsc.k12.in.us for to rent McHale Performing Arts Center

Below you will find a general overview of McHale PAC's Technical Specifications. 

Seating/Front of House   

• 799 in widths from 20" - 23" (815 total with 16 Handicapped/Companion Seats)

• Capacity for 8 Wheel Chairs or up to 16 ADA/Companion seating at street level

• Upper and Lower Lobbies

• Restrooms located in Lower Lobby and in the High School

• Katherine McHale Conference Room

Stage dimensions and Info

• Proscenium width:  48 feet 0 inches

• Proscenium height:  19 feet 6 inches

• Fly tower height: 43 feet

• Depth from plaster line to back wall:  32 feet

• Distance from plaster line to the front of the thrust: 18 feet

• Loading ramp doors: 12 feet X 12 feet

• Truck Dock and a separate Loading Ramp both have direct access to Stage via roll up doors

• Fly Rail and Loading Gallery on Stage Right

• 26 Linesets (The 3 Electrics, Main, and Traveler, cannot be changed or moved )

Backstage Facilities

• 2 large Group Dressing Rooms with Bathrooms

• 2 Private Dressing Rooms (With Private Bathrooms)

• Large Rehearsal/Dance Studio (52 feet by 26 feet)

• Green Room

Lighting

• 151 Lighting Circuits (Most configured as standard dimmed circuits 

• 171 Dimmers (Dimmer, Relay, and Constant Power Modules Available)

• ETC Gio and Ion XE Control Consoles

• 2 ETC Source Fours with Follow Spot kits

• Conventional, LED, and Intelligent Fixtures

• An assortment of practical lamps, and chandeliers

• A complete fixture inventory provided upon request

Sound

• Allen and Heath dLive S5000 

• Dante and DX Protocols

• 2 Stage boxes that can provide Audio inputs anywhere in the building via Cat 6. 

• 28 Channels of wireless available in house. 

• A inventory of Wireless Handhelds, Body Packs, wired mics, monitors, and accessories can be provided upon request

Special FX / Atmospherics

• 2 Chauvet Vessuvio Fog Machines (Quick Dissipating Fluid)

• 2 Radiance Hazers (Luminous Haze Fluid)

• Rosco Foggers (Rosco Fluids)

• Fiber Optic Star Field

Scene Shop

• Power tools, Chop Saw, Table Saw, etc. available for use by renters under MPAC Staff Supervision

• Scrap lumber is available however renters must provide their own lumber for the construction of their sets

• Set pieces constructed for use on the MPAC Stage must pass inspection by MPAC Manager, TD, or Assistant TD

• Any items to be Hung from rigging system must pass inspection by MPAC Manager, TD, or Assistant TD

• Rigging Materials can be provided by MPAC and then renter will be billed for any consumables used

Stage Management

• Stage Manager's Stations are located in the Booth and Backstage Left

• Wired Clear Com to Control Booth, Sound, Rigging (Stage Right), Stage Left, Pit, Box office, Tech Lounge, Catwalk/Followspots, Back of House, and Video 

• Clear Com base station in Control Booth

• 5 Channels of Wireless Clear Com on Tempest System. (Connected to wired Clear Com)

• 6 Channels of Wireless Headsets via Eartec System. (Connected to wired Clear Com)

Video System

• Events held in McHale PAC can be recorded, live streamed to YouTube, Facebook, and more

• Events can also be broadcast to Logansport's local cable channel

• Live Video feed of stage to Lobbies, Backstage, Green Room, and Private Dressing Rooms