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SCA Spaces
Palace Theatre
Café Teatro
The Palace Theatre unique venues
for any event.
The Palace offers a wide variety of
unique venues for any event - holiday
party, gala, meeting or presentation in the heart of downtown Stamford.
Sackler Gallery
Palace Upper Lobby
The Founders’ Room
Stamford Center for the Arts/The Palace Theatre
61 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT 06901, 203-358-2305 www.scalive.org
To schedule a tour or discuss rental information,
please contact General Manager, Michael E. Moran, Jr.
at mmoran@scalive.org or 203-517-3401.
SCA Usage & Rates
Palace Upper Lobby
The Founders’ Room
Café Teatro
Sackler Gallery
Palace Theatre
Palace Upper Lobby – The Upper Lobby at the Palace features a flexible space for almost
every occasion: gala dinners, receptions, award presentations, lectures, recruiting events.
• Dimensions: 120’ x 24’ (2,800 sq ft)
• Seating Capacity: Banquet – 200; Theater – 200; Standing Reception – 350
• Rental Fee: $1,500 - $1,950*
The Founders’ Room – The Founders’ Room is a bright, open space on the second floor
of the Palace that affords a bird’s eye view of downtown Stamford. This room is perfect for
small meetings or retreats.
• Dimensions: 22’ x 30’ (660 sq ft)
• Seating Capacity: Banquet – 40; Theater – 50; Standing Reception – 60
• Rental Fee: $400 - $525*
Café Teatro – Café Teatro is a perfect space for a cocktail party or small reception.
Located on the ground floor of the Palace, wall to wall windows give you a great view of
the vibrancy of downtown Stamford.
• Dimensions: 40’ x 18’ (720 sq ft)
• Seating Capacity: Banquet – 50; Theater – 50; Standing Reception – 60
• Rental Fee: $375 - $500*
Sackler Gallery – The Sacker Gallery is an intimate space that is perfect for
presentations, lectures, or corporate cocktail party events.
• Dimensions: 75’ x 16’ (1,200 sq ft)
• Seating Capacity: Banquet – 50; Theater – 60; Standing Reception – 75
• Rental Fee: $300 - $400*
Palace Theatre - A Thomas Lamb-designed vaudeville house, The Palace was acclaimed
as “Connecticut’s Most Magnificent” when it opened in 1927. The theatre features a
larger-than-Broadway stage and a full range of theatrical equipment.
• Seating Capacity: 1584
• Rental Fee: $3,375 - $4,950*
* Different rates listed are for non-profit and for-profit organizations. Rates valid until 6/30/2012.
See reverse side for Additional Information
Stamford Center for the Arts/The Palace Theatre
61 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT 06901, 203-358-2305 www.scalive.org
Additional Information
What’s Included
• All utilities and in-house equipment, outlined in our technical specs (when requested in advance),
are included in the rental cost.
• If your event is open to public sale, SCA will sell tickets for your event through the Box Office
and website. Our Marketing department will also help to promote your event through E-blasts –
our database has approximately 20,000 email addresses and grows continually. SCA will also
feature your event on our electronic marquis.
Additional Fees (Valid through 6/30/2012 and vary depending
on event & location)
• Expenses are comprised of stagehands, house management, cleaning and security. We will create
an itemized estimate of additional expenses upon request once a mutually agreeable date has been
found and held.
• Stagehands* - Are determined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement
with I.A.T.S.E. Local 74.
• Stage Door Staff* - $19.00 per hour
• Police Officer - Per Stamford Police Department
• House Manager - $26.00 per hour (minimum 5 hours)
• Assistant House Manager - $17.00 per hour (minimum 5 hours)
• Ushers - $12.00 per hour
• Cleaning* - Palace Theatre $550.00 per clean (2nd performance on a single day add $175.00)
• House Piano is a Baby Grand. For a Concert Grand Piano,
contact Stamford Symphony at 203-325-1407.
• Piano Tuning - $125.00.
• Other details regarding labor are specified in the contract.
* You cannot use your own stagehands, security or cleaning people for your rental.
Stamford Center for the Arts staff is familiar with the equipment and the environment
and is critical to making your performance a success.
Rental Terms
• You will be required to sign a contract and put down a deposit towards the rent when you sign.
The balance of the rent and all estimated costs are due the business day before your event at noon.
All renters are required to be adequately insured, per the contract.
Catering
• All caterers must have a catering certificate and a certificate of insurance for the date/event
that they are covering. A food license does not always equal a catering certificate. If you have
questions about whether or not your caterer’s certificate falls under the guidelines of the
City of Stamford, please call Stacey Smith, Operations Manager, at 203-517-3425 for clarification.
See reverse side for SCA Usage & Rates
Stamford Center for the Arts/The Palace Theatre
61 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT 06901, 203-358-2305 www.scalive.org
SCA Theater Specs
The Palace Theatre, a 1584-seat Thomas Lamb-designed vaudeville house, was
acclaimed as “Connecticut’s Most Magnificent” when it opened in 1927. The theatre
features a larger-than-Broadway stage and a full range of theatrical equipment.
Theatre Specs
Seating Capacity
794 Orchestra (plus 4 wheelchair spaces)
786 Balcony
1584 Total
Technical
Stage floor is black masonite over plywood.
Can anchor into floor.
No traps in stage floor.
Proscenium. 46’-0”w x 25’-0” h
Deck to Grid. 59’-0”
0’-0” to back wall. 44’-6” to plaster 43’-6”
Apron edge to back wall. 48’-6”
D.S. edge of pit extension to back wall. 60’-6”
Apron (0’-0” edge of stage). 4’-0”
0’-0” to D.S edge of pit extension. 16’-0”
Stage left wing (measured from Prosc.) 20’-0”
Stage right wing. (measured from Prosc.) 22’-0”
Center to stage left wall. 41’-9”
Center to stage right wall. 46’-3”
Proscenium to FOH mix Position 86’
BackStage Left to FOH mix Position Cable Run 120’
Balcony rail to proscenium 42’-3”
Stamford Center for the Arts/The Palace Theatre
61 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT 06901, 203-358-2305 www.scalive.org
SCA Electrical Specifications
Electrical Specifications
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Stage power is 2 @ 400-amp service - 3phase - 120/208 volt - 50’ from DSL.
Lighting Power distro has no cam-locks, please bring your own tails!
Light board is an ETC ION 2000
288 Dimmers @ 2.4k
Light board and Dimmers are DMX compatible.
Light board is located in House, orchestra right.
There are seven electric pipes on stage.
House Rep. plot hung, can be moved and/or stripped.
Booms & floor stands are available.
Boom drop circuits available 12 on each side of stage.
No other Multicable or breakins, or break outs are available.
Small inventory of 2 pin and ground jumpers, and twofers are available.
House lights and partial work lights located Front of House.
House has 2 Lycian 1290 spotlights - 2000watts.
All instruments - Circuits are 2 pin w/ ground
Hanging positions in Front of House
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Rear Balcony 90’-0” from Plaster line at Centerline, 36 Circuits.
Far Right & Left Balcony Booms 55’-0” from Plaster line at Centerline, 6 Circuits each side
Right & Left Box Booms 25’-0” from Plaster line at Centerline, 12 Circuits each side
Balcony Rail 40’ ft throw from Plaster Line
Truss 3’-0” D.S. of Plaster line at Centerline, 24 Circuits
Spare lighting units inventory
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48 @ Altman 6 x 9
48 @ Altman 6 x 12
24 @ Altman 6 x 16
7 @ 4 Cell sky Cycs
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1 @3 Cell Sly Cycs
7 @ R40 strip lights 4 circuit 8 ‘
10 @ 6 fresnel
20 @ Par 64
This is in addition to the units that are used in the house rep hang.
See house rep light plot and other detail information at
www.scalive.org/info_production.cfm
Video Equipment
Eiki LC-x80 Projector 6500 ANSI Lumens
• 10.5’ x 14’ fast fold frame with dual format screen.
• 100’ VGA cable
• No switcher
• No playback devices
Stamford Center for the Arts/The Palace Theatre
61 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT 06901, 203-358-2305 www.scalive.org
SCA Production Equipment Inventory
SCA offers the following production equipment
that may be used for your event:
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Eika 6500 Lumen DLP projector with 1.5 to 2.5 lens
In Focus 2400 Lumen projector
10.5’ x 14’ fast fold screen with universal matt (front or rear
projection screen), for use on stage only.
24’ x 42’ front or rear projection screen, for use on stage only
20’ x 32’ projection screen, front projection only, for use on stage only
12’ x 12‘fast fold frame with legs, and front or rear projection surface
(no dress kit)
2 matching gray lecterns
1 burnished metal lectern
1 wood look lectern
Black lectern with built in sound.
Full stage black draperies, for screen surround.
2 wireless microphones (lavaliere or hand held)
Platforms and risers as needed, to build dais or and raised area on stage
or in the lobbies or gallery.
Stamford Center for the Arts/The Palace Theatre
61 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT 06901, 203-358-2305 www.scalive.org