Stage Team Updates
Wall Reinforcement
Good News!
We have reinforced the proscenium walls with a 1/2″ thick piece of plywood. Before you ask; no this does not mean you can willfully aim for the wall with the risers. This however should help prevent big gaping holes from accidentally appearing on our proscenium walls.
New Stage Managers Desk and Storage
We built this area so that the managers have a place to effectively manage the noise levels backstage while still seeing the service via the monitor in case a worship leader needs the back-up mic. This area is to be manned at all times and the individuals are to keep the back stage area quite.
The new drawers that have been installed are an attempt to make a permanent home for such things as gaff, batteries, and clear com packs. The old mobile drawer was breaking down and things were constantly being stacked on top of it. This is a continuation of our goal to keep the backstage area clean.
Backup Mic’s
This post is just a reminder on how we handle our new backup mic system by distinguishing between music and speaker backup mics, as there have been several questions lately on how they work.
Each auditorium will retain a dedicated backup mic for music use (Called East Backup and West Backup). We’ve added a backup mic on Wireless 7 for a dedicated speaker backup mic that will float between auditoriums to follow the speaker of the day.
As a result of this, we will no longer maintain a “West Backup” on the East consoles or the “East Backup” on the West consoles. The “Speaker Backup” will appear on all consoles.
The East and West backup mics will remain backstage, and will only go out if a musicians mic fails, and will be carried by either the M2 or the Stage Manager. If Andy’s mic or an Welcome mic fails, the Speaker Host will bring the speaker backup mic up for that individual. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them in the comments section or send an e-mail to Dave or Luke!