houdini's suitcase

technical rider
Number of people > 2 performers, 1 technician
Duration > 55 minutes
Set up time > 4 hours minimum
Sound-check > 1 hour before start
Strike, loading > 2 hours minimum

TECHNICAL CREW AND GENERAL INFO
· We will come with 2 performers and 1 technician
· Technicians required from the theatre during the day: minimum of 1 technician to help with get in and get out.
· We require all lights to be hung in advance to our arrival according to our lighting plan with all appropriate gels fitted.
· Theatre technician must make sure that cabling from the dimmer packs need to be compatible to a Strand GSX lighting desk.
· Technician’s table or space for our technician to the right of the stage, where possible.
· We don’t require a theatre technician during the performance, unless it’s part of theatre regulations.
· A technician must be available to help with get out after performance.

STAGE
Minimal size: 7m width, 7m depth, 3m high
Floor: The same as the above measurements
We need a black dance vinyl on the floor which covers the whole stage

LIGHTS
We need the following spots & gel filters>
Ch.# Type Filter
1 Par16, 10' N/C
2 Par16, 10' R64
3 Par16, 10' R46
4 Par16, 20' R54
5 Par16, 10' N/C
6 Par16, 10' E206
7 Par16, 20' E206
8 Par16, 10' R64

9 2xCCT Fres. 650w E206
10 CCT Profile 650w E205
11 CCT Profile 650w R54

12 2xCCT Fres. 650w E204
13 2xCCT Fres. 650w E205
14 2xCCT Prof. 650w R68
15 2xCCT Prof. 650w R79

16 3xCCT Fres. 650 R 64

17 Selecon Prof E245/R119
18 Selecon Prof R64

19 Selecon Prof N/C
Selecon Prof R64
20 CCT Prof R26/R86

Ch.# Type Filter
21 Selecon Prof R50
Selecon Prof R54
22 Selecon Prof E204/R119
23 Selecon Prof N/C

24 CCT Prof 650w E205

25 Practical, 75w
26 Practical, light-chain
27 Practicals
28 2xPar16, 10'+60'
29 3xFresnell, 650w
30 Strand SL, 650w E205/N/C

Note: numbers 1-8 & 25-28 the company provide
29 is house lights, 30 is follow spot, which is operated by our technician at tech desk.

SOUND
We will supply our own sound equipment of 2 x minidisk players & I cd player and speakers, but require sub base for added depth of sound

OTHER
· We will need black drape
· We will need some way of rigging our trapeze puppet, which we think will be 2x manfrotto stands and a length of tri-light the length of the stage.
· We will need a haze / smoke machine

SET
The set consists of approximately 24 trunks and suitcases, 1 street lamp, 3 suitcases with lighting built in, 1 water tank and puppets

FIRE SAFETY
Everything has been fire protected including puppets.

DRESSING ROOM
1x dressing room required with mineral water provided for the performance