Fort Mason Center - Cowell Theater


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Cowell Theater

Perhaps the only San Francisco theater with world class bay views, the Cowell Theater provides a unique space for dance, music, theater, film, and lectures as well as business conferences, corporate events, and fundraising benefits. The 437-seat, fully equipped, audience friendly theater auditorium is located at the north end of the Herbst Pavilion at Fort Mason Center, a nationally recognized historic landmark and cultural center.

Overall, Fort Mason Center has more than 130,000 square feet of meeting, conference, special event, and performance space.

Contact:
Amanda Gassaway
Tel: (415) 345-7553
Email: amanda@fortmason.org

Stage

Wood floor with flat black pylon surface
40’ x 18’ proscenium opening, 40’ x 31’ playing area, 20’ arch to stage left (SL) wall, 24’ arch to stage right (SR) ramp
L’Aire sprung wood overlay floor & black Rosco floor covering for entire playing area
Premium Harlequin floor covering also available

House

437 plush seats (chart, .PDF, free Adobe Acrobat viewer needed)
Raked seating
Wheelchair-accessible

Lighting

186 @ 2.4K dimmers, 3 @ 6K dimmers
ETC Express 250 console
64’ x 28’ cross grid over stage in 4’ x 4’ sections, dead hung at 24’
3 catwalks & 8 torm positions, front of house

Sound

1 Soundcraft Spirit 8 mixing console, 34 channels x 8 x 2 mixer, 6 aux, 2 pre / post switchable
1 center cluster consisting of 2 Meyer UPA-1A speakers & 1 Meyer USW subwoofer
2 Meyer UPA-1A speakers on torms left & right of proscenium
1 Dolby Drive Rack 4800 graplic EQ/speaker management system
4 flown Renkus-Heinz TRC-81/9K speakers for onstage foldback
Clear-Com system to 20 locations, 11 headsets, 9 beltpacks, 2 wireless beltpacks, 2 remote stations

Video Projection

1 Panasonic PT-D5600U DLP video projector. 5000 lumens. Projector Native Resolution 1024x768. 3.7-5.7:1 lens for front-of-house projection and 0:8:1 lens for onstage rear projection
1 Phillips DVP5960/37 DVD player
1 - 18' w x 13'6" h motorized nonglare matte white front projection screen at proscenium just downstage of house curtain
1 18' w x 13'6" h Da-Lite Fast Fold rear projection screen with dress kit

Backstage

4’ wide loading ramp to Stage Right
Green room with page and stage monitor
4 dressing rooms with shower, sink, wc page & stage monitor, mirrors & makeup table with lights
1 wheelchair-accessible dressing / wardrobe room with washer and dryer.
Dressing room capacity for 30+

Lobby