Special Events Center
In the Special Events Center (SpEC), all the world's a stage with continental seating. Dance, drama or opera, conferences, lectures or films, the 435-seat proscenium theater is an exceptional venue for raising the curtain on a wide spectrum of programs and activities. Each year, audiences throughout Idaho applaud award-winning speakers and performers from across the country, and around the world. From the lobby to the loading dock, everything in between is top-of-the-line.
The SpEC includes:
- a box office, featuring digital and analog phone lines
- a 435-seat proscenium theater
- satellite downlink connection
- two, 12-person dressing rooms, including bathrooms with showers
- a green room with a sink, a comfortable place to lounge
- a large cinema screen with 35mm and LCD projection
- a loading dock/ramp at the rear of the building with a 10’x10’ door leading to a 10’x16’stage door
- wheelchair accessible seating
Room Specifications
| Stage(overall) | Proscenium Opening | Apron | Thrust (Pit Cover) | Orchestra Pit | Grid Height |
| 80'w x 34'd | 36'w x 20'h | 36'w x 5'd | 30'w x 10'd (center line) | 7'5" deep, without cover | 45' |
Ancillary Rooms
| Red room | Blue room | Green room |
| 18' x 14' | 18' x 14' | 29' x 14' |
Fly System and Hanging Schedule
The SpEC has a single purchase, T-track counterweight fly system with 30-line sets on a 48-line system. The typical batten length is 44' with some extensions available, and a white cyc and black scrim are hung on the upstage battens. Four sets of 10' x 22' black legs and four black borders are included.
| Line | Use | Distance from plaster line |
| 1 | spare | 5" |
| 2 | cinema projection screen | 11" |
| 4 | main curtain (blue) | 2'.2" |
| 5 | spare | 2'.10" |
| 6 | 1st electric | 3'.6" |
| 8 | spare | 4'.10" |
| 9 | spare | 5'.6" |
| 10 | legs | 6'.2" |
| 11 | border | 6' 10" |
| 13 | downstage side ladder | 8'.2" |
| 14 | spare | 8'.10" |
| 15 | spare | 9'.6" |
| 16 | spare | 10'.2" |
| 17 | 2nd electric | 10'.10" |
| 19 | mid-stage traveler | 12'.00" |
| 20 | spare | 12'.7" |
| 23 | border | 14'.2" |
| 24 | legs | 14'.10" |
| 25 | spare | 15'.6" |
| 27 | 3rd electric | 16'.10" |
| 28 | spare | 17'.6" |
| 29 | spare | 18'.2" |
| 31 | border | 19'.6" |
| 32 | legs | 20'.2" |
| 34 | spare | 21'.6" |
| 35 | 4th electric (cyc lights) | 22'.2" |
| 37 | border | 23'.6" |
| 38 | legs | 24'.2" |
| 39 | spare | 24'.10" |
| 40 | spare | 25'.6" |
| 42 | upstage side ladder | 26'.10" |
| 44 | scrim | 28'.2" |
| 46 | cyc | 29'.6" |
Equipment
LightingThe lighting system is a dimmer-per-circuit design with 185 programmable circuits, each wired directly to a 20-amp dimmer. The remaining circuits, which are for architectural lighting, may be controlled from wall stations or the control consol.
Impression II control console:
- ETC Source 4 parnel: 30 fixtures
- ETC Source 4 par: 36 fixtures
- ETC Source 4 36 Deg.: 38 fixtures
- ETC Source 4 26 Deg.: 15 fixtures
- ETC Source 4 19 Deg.: 11 fixtures
- ETC sensor racks and dimmers
Projection
- Strong x90 35mm projector
- Sanyo xp46 LCD projector
- Mitsubishi xl5950 LCD projector
- 40' (Dia) Cinema Screen
- Kramer high-resolution video switcher
- Marantz and Samsung DVD players
Audio Equipment
- Allen and Heath ML4000 mixing desk
- Allen and Heath Mixwiz 16 channel mixer
- Crown USM 810 audio processor
- Crown Microtech 1200/2400/VZ3600 amplifiers
- Center Cluster loudspeakers JBL AM4200/64, JBL AM4200/95, JBLAL 6115
- Left and Right cluster loudspeakers JBL4215/64, JBL AL6125
- JBL Eon (4 units)
- FBT 4A Maxx (4 units)
- Mackie 450 (2 units)
- Mackie SW1801 subs (2 units)
- Horizon 16 input stage snake
- Horizon 24 input stage snake
Wireless Microphones
- Shure LX4 (installed) (3 units)
- Shure SLX (6 units in 1 equipment case)
- Additional Units: a maximum of 6 can be available
Standard Microphones
- Shure SM 57(6), Shure beta 58(6), Shure SM81(2), Audix D6(2), AudixCX-111(2)
- Audix ADX-51(2), AKG 535(4), Crown PCC(3), Shure MX22(3), EV N/D267(4)
- Rane 31 channel eq
- DBX compressors and limiters
- TC electronic effects unit
Pianos
- Steinway Grand piano
- 6' Yamaha piano
Communications
- 12 Clearcom or Telex units: built-in circuits throughout theater, including box office
- program feed available to lobby, ticket office and dressing rooms
The Visual Arts
The SpEC isn't just about offering the best in performing arts and educational programming. In the lobby is a grand display area for exhibiting fine art. For more information to reserve the SpEC Gallery call 208. 426.5800 or visit finearts.boisestate.edu.
