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Longst
theatre
By PATTY SI1AUG1
Gamecock Staff Wrii
A stage elevator ri
board, and a new ac<
special features in the
THE PUBLIC will ?
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production of "Waitii
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The renovation pn
three years, and v
renovation of buildinf
vice president of opt
"It is probably tl
frustrating renovatii
university," Brunton
few unforseen delavs
Some problems in
because of the acoust
as a theatre for som
"Part of the probh
echo was literally
director of the USC D
TO CORRECT THI
hung across the ceili
closed in.
"Wo hnno u/hat urn
B run ton said. "Until
but of course we hoj
Other constructor
pletely new ceiling, <
the steel supports. T
months over the qua
Street, Gillespie saic
"One after anothei
modified," Brunton :
the same time the res
THE STAGE is a t
are sloped around it
allpvuinvt that loaH
Because the audien
are usually not possil
Si
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reel features
: in the rouiu
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ter
Lin by hydraulic lifts, a new lighting
Dustical system are just a few of the
; newly renovated Longstreet Theatre.
;et its first look at the theatre when the
>f Theatre and Speech opens its
ng for Godot" on May 2. The official
ill be next fall.
aject has been underway for almost
vas done in conjunction with the
?s in the Horseshoe, said Hal Brunton,
:rations for USC.
iv musi complicated ana me most
on project ever attempted by the
said. He said there had been quite a
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the theatre were with acoustics, and
ical problem the building was not used
ie time.
?m was such an enormous space, the
resounding," said Patti Gillespie,
epartment of Theatre and Speech.
S SOUND, an architectural drape was
ng, and the shape of the theatre has
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the play we don't know if it will work,
>e it will."
i delays including building a com:hanging
the entrance, and adjusting
here was also a delay of about seven
5tion of whether or nnt tn Hasp
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- we ran into problems that had to be
said. "While it's been frustrating, at
ults are going to be superb."
heatre in the round, and the 375 seats
. The actors will enter and exit from
back to the dressing rooms,
ice surrounds the stage, scene changes
ale in a theater in the round, but one oi
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is a stage elevator.
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lower the stage to the desired heig
a scene is built on can be rolled o
and another wagon with a differe:
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A NEW SOUND SYSTEM near
; lighting board with automatic coi
i the theater.
i The new dressing rooms have lx
with hot and cold running wal
! showers. The new dressing roon
(an actor's union) Code. This
actors who are members of th
Longstreet without special coi
> working conditions meet the spe
i Access to the theatre by the han
elevator which runs to the thii
i theater, and wide doors in the the*
f to accommodate wheelchairs.
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at scene rolled on to make peopl
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ing completion and a new area
ntrols are also features in pool.
een completely remodeled "O
ter and some will have squai
is conform to the Equity have
means that professional Gille:
te guild can perform at
iipensation because the Th<
fifip cfanrlarHc
dicapped is possible by an area
rd floor entrance of the whicl
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rst floor with stairs and an elevator
econd and third floors.
jre is a refreshment counter on the s
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ny which overlooks a courtyard j
er Street. From the balcony there is
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ne of the problems with putting a r
re building is we have a lot of was
solved that problem by making exti
spie said.
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