The rigging contract includes 85 manual counterweight sets with chain compensation; 12 automated variable speed point hoists with a top speed of 400 fpm; a J.R. Clancy Shamrock 2500 control system; a motorized house curtain running at 6 - 360 fpm; three speaker cluster winches and rigging; a motorized, steel-framed Zetex fire curtain; and a chain hoist and controls. J.R. Clancy will also supply adjustable acoustics including wall panels, banners, tracks and drapes.
Clancy is working with Linbeck Construction, with whom they worked on the Bass Hall project in Fort Worth several years ago.
"In many new theatre projects, whether they're traditional or state-of-the-art, a combination of manual and automated rigging will best serve the needs of directors, designers and stage technicians for creative flexibility," said Bob Theis, president of J.R. Clancy. "Our ability to provide the safest and most dependable rigging solutions, from counterweights and chain hoists to automated point hoists, makes J.R. Clancy a top choice with architects and theatre consultants worldwide."
(Jim Evans)
