A Description of the 24th Street Theater and Its Features

Fixed seating: 291
Portable/handicap spaces: 5
Depth from curtain to cyc: 16' 4"
Front edge of stage to back wall (depth): 28' 6"
Front edge of stage to front curtain line: 6'
Proscenium front to cyc: 19' 2"
Proscenium opening: 26' 9"
Stage width including wings: 45'
Stage height: 42"
Auditorium depth (not including stage): 57' 9"
Auditorium width: 44' 7"
Width of stairs leading to stage from auditorium: 3'

Historic Character
The 24th Street Theatre, located in the historic Curtis Park neighborhood south of downtown Sacramento, is part of the Sierra 2 Center for the Arts, now listed on the City of Sacramento Historic Register. The interior architecture, including wood beams and chandeliers, stage configuration and dressing rooms date to the original construction of the auditorium in 1926.

Seating
The theater contains 291 fixed seats and space for five portable or handicap seats. Raked and stadium seating allows for excellent sight lines. Seats are numbered, allowing open or reserved seating.

Handicap Accessibility
The theater is handicap accessible from the front entrance at the front of the Sierra 2 Center. Handicap restrooms are located nearby in the main center.

Stage
The theater is equipped with an elevated stage, which measures roughly 30' x 30' and includes a proscenium, cyclorama, black velvet curtains and a motorized projection screen. A small area at the base of the stage can accommodate 8-10 musicians. A handicap elevator is available for transport of wheelchair bound performers to the stage; it will not handle oversized transport devices safely. A portable dance floor surface is available with special installation instructions.

Lighting
The theatre is equipped with a 36 channel programmable DMX light board. There are 36 dimmers rated at 2400 Watts each. In-conduit DMX allows for integration of third party "intelligent" lighting.

The theater is configured with a standard light plot divided into 3 upstage areas and 3 downstage areas - each 8 feet deep - giving a uniformly lit 16 foot deep general performance area (25 feet wide).

The existing inventory of fixtures (instruments) includes 8 ETC Source Four ellipsoidals (various degree spread), 51 Altman 360Q ellipsoidals (6x9, 6x12 and 6x16), 25 6" Fresnels, 4 Berkey Colortran 3-cell Far Cyc's, and 1 Altman 1000W follow spot.

The house lights are controlled from the lighting board in the control booth with an override switch on stage left. The control booth is located behind the audience above the lobby area.

Ladders and a hydraulic lift are available to qualifying technicians for mounting and focusing lighting fixtures.

Sound
In the control booth the theatre's core sound system consists of a Yamaha 16 channel* mixer, and 2 QSC amplifiers, and two flown Peavey DTH series speakers. There is a CD player/Tape-deck combo unit and an auxiliary input in the control booth for input (XLR) of a third party playback device.
A breakout box on stage right allows for 8 microphones, 2 instrument inputs, and 2 monitor outputs (line level). A renter must supply their own monitors (powered).

*Note: Channels 9/10 control the in-booth AUX input level and channels 11/12 are the CD/Tape player level. Channels 13/14-15/16 are for two optional wireless microphones which are available for rent.

Wired microphones, stands, cabling, and a portable PA system are also available for rent.

Dressing Rooms
Two dressing rooms are located on stage R with access directly to the stage. Both dressing rooms include sinks, mirrors and dressing racks. Toilets are located down the hall from the dressing rooms. No showers are available.
Additional space can be rented for open dressing rooms or a back stage holding area.
The main hallway near the dressing rooms contains vending machines with sodas, water and snacks.

Power Locations
Utility circuits of 115 V are located on stage L and stage R and on the house left wall.