Jack O’Connell Theater
Technical Specifications

The Jack O’Connell Theater is an 746-seat historical theater in the heart of downtown Lebanon, NH.

Renovated in winter 2024 LOH offers a well equipped stage with air conditioning, highly functional and designed greenroom space, refurbished choral dressing rooms, and updated sound (2018), lighting (2024), and HVAC* systems. LOH could be the space for your next performance, meeting, event, or function.

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*New HVAC system installed in 2021 which replaces 30% of the building’s air with new outdoor air every three minutes.*

Lebanon Opera House Jack O'Connell Theater

Stage

  • Proscenium opening – 28’10” W X 20’ High
  • Stage Height from Audience floor – 39”
  • Back wall from plaster line – 28’
  • Back wall from apron – 36’
  • Grid at 50’
  • Stage left wings 12’ wide and 24’ deep Stage right usable – 10’ wide and 15’ deep

Thrust in semi-circle from about 6’8” at proscenium opening sides to 8’ at center from plaster line. There are two trap doors, one DSR near the lip and the other USC. Both require some planning and consultation before use. The stage can be accessed from the green room at both sides. The house seats 803 when all seats are in place.

There is no on stage cross over, if you need this ability you must discuss with Lebanon Opera House Technical Director.

Freight Elevator

  • Door opening of 5′-5 1/2″ wide x 6′-11 1/2″ high
  • Internal clearance of 9′ door to door
  • Rated for 5,000 lbs
  • Connects directly to the stage and fit for most standard size road boxes, etc.

Loading Door

  • 10′ x 10′ door
  • Located 12′ above ground
  • Can be reached by fork lift for loads too big for the elevator (*forklift rented from an outside supplier, please let the LOH Technical Director know well in advance if you plan to use the loading door)
  • Any large lightweight loads that do not fit through the loading door may be passed up by hand

Lobby Access Elevator

  • Door from the elevator to access lobby from the stage is 7’4″ wide x 9’2″ high (*please contact the LOH Technical Director if your set has extra large pieces)

There is no orchestra pit at LOH, but a system of 3’6” baffles on the floor in front of the stage is available and can accommodate up to 36 piece orchestras. This option requires the removal of rows of audience seating and must be discussed before tickets go on sale.

25 music stands, stand lights and 50 chairs are available. A Yamaha upright is also available for use.
There is a carpeted floor in front of the stage denoting the area we use as a pit.

Rigging

The rigging is a T-track system with all line sets on arbors. Loading Rail is above stage level.

Pipe lengths vary the first 6 pipes are 40’ (they are double purchase as well). From line set #7 to line set #23 they are 44’. #24 and #25 are 38’ (Due to SR Access from Greenroom).

House Line Set Schedule with measurements from Plaster Line

  • #1.1′ Main Valance
  • #2.2′ Main Drape/ Travel or Fly
  • #3 3′ Legs
  • #4 4’ First Electric (Raceway)15 Circuits
  • #5 5′ Free
  • #6 6′ Free
  • #7 7′ Free
  • #8 8′ Border
  • #9 9′ Legs
  • #10 10′ Second Electric (Raceway)15 Circuits
  • #11 11′ Free
  • #12 12′ Free
  • #13 13′ Full Stage Black (no fullness)
  • #14 14′ Border
  • #15 15′ Legs
  • #16 16′ Third Electric (2 @ 8 circuit drop boxes that can be moved)
  • #17 17′ Free
  • #18 18′ Black Scrim
  • #19 19′ Border
  • #20 20′ Fourth Electric (Raceway)10 circuits
  • #21 21′ Free
  • #22 22′ Legs
  • #23 23′ Free
  • #24 24′ White CYC
  • #25 24.5’ Full Stage Black (with fullness)

There is a truss with 16 circuits rigged at 1’ DOWNSTAGE of the proscenium opening.

The main drape is rigged to fly or travel.

Maximum drop height to fly out of sight at 22’ (20’ high better) Batten High Trim @ 40’

Normal electric trim heights for this stage are between 22’ and 26’.

For Renters: If you require a different set up for Masking please let the Lebanon Opera House Technical Director know before your arrival.

Soft Goods Inventory

  • Black two part drop, (not rigged to travel) with Fullness – 22’ High x 20’ wide
  • Black two part drop, (not rigged to travel) Fullness – 20’ high x 20’ wide
  • White Cyc 20’ high x 36’ wide
  • Three Borders no fullness 8’ high x 38’ wide
  • One border no fullness 6’ high x 38’ wide
  • Four sets of black legs no fullness 22’ high x 8’2” wide
  • One se of legs 22’ high x 6’ wide
  • Black scrim 19’ high x 34’5” wide

All soft goods are in repertory position and can be moved with the permission of the Technical Director.

The fire curtain is automatic release and must be kept clear for all productions (i.e. nothing hard can break the plaster line).

Lighting Inventory

There are 92 ETC Source Four bodies with the following selection of lens tubes (*there are more tubes than bodies).
All source four instruments are lamped at 575W:

  • 6-50 Dg
  • 30-36 Dg
  • 40-26 Dg
  • 27-19 Dg
  • 24- Source Four Parnels
  • 27-Par 64s at 1K

There are no follow spots in house; these may be rented at renter’s expense.

8 Hotstik LED cyc strips (normally hung on 4th electric, Lineset #20)

Lighting Control

  • 156 in-house dimmers: (ONE DIMMER IS USED FOR HOUSE LIGHTS AT ALL TIMES)
  • One ETC 48 Sensor Rack (rated 20 amps per dimmer/ 2.4 kw per dimmer)
  • One ETC 96 Dimmer Rack (rated 20 amps per dimmer/ 2.4 kw per dimmer) Hard Patched in Basement
  • One ETC sensor 12-pack (rated 20 amps per dimmer/ 2.4 kw per dimmer) Powered off of Company Switch onstage.

Lighting console: ETC Element 60/500

LOH does not have the electrical resources to handle more dimmers. It is necessary to realize this and plan to adapt you plot to these specifications. LOH uses GPC (3Pin) for all connectors.

Focus points for front of house are in the ceiling. Stage and box positions are done from ladders. Electrics on stage and front of stage truss can be focused from an Extension Stick A-Frame.

The House Rep Plot consists of a 2-color wash from front of house; a 3-color down wash from the stage; high sides from each side provide a single color from either side.

If you are looking for additional lighting or have some custom needs, please contact the technical director.

Projection:

HIGHLite Laser II 13000L WUXGA , 3-Chip DLP

Power for the Stage:

100A Company Switch on Stage; located on back wall of the theatre – SL side of the stage
There are also 6 non-dim circuits available nearby: 

  • 2 from the front of the stage
  • 1 stage left
  • 1 on the back wall
  • 2 that feed down from the DSR mid-gallery

Sound

LOH Sound System

PA System

1
16
4
3
4

Midas
Adamson
Adamson
Adamson
LabGruppen

Pro2
IS10
IS119
IS7
D1204L

FOH Console
Installation S10 line array speaker – Flown
Installation Subwoofer 19″ – Flown
Front fill speakers
4 channel amplifier

Monitor System

1
2
4
4

Midas
Midas
JBL
QSC

Pro2C
DL231
SRX812
GXD8

Monitor Console
24 channel active mic preamp splitter
2-way bi-ampable passive speaker
2 channel power amp with processing

Microphones & DI’s

1
4
4
4
4
2
2
2

Shure
Shure
Shure
Shure
Sennheiser
Countryman
Pro-Co
Pro-D2

Beta 52
SM58
SM57
SM81
e604
Active DI Type 10
CB-1
Radial DI

Supercardioid dynamic microphone
Cardioid dynamic vocal microphone
Cardioid dynamic vocal microphone
Pattern selectable condenser microphone
Cardioid dynamic microphone with drum mount
Active direct box
Passive direct box
Stereo direct box

Stands & Cable

8
4
1
2
1
1

K&M
K&M
K&M
Whirlwind
Whirlwind
Rapco

210/9
259
255
Mini 12
Mini 12
Cable Package

Tall professional boom mic stand
Medium professional boom mic stand
Short professional boom mic stand
75′ low profile stage snake
50′ low profile stage snake
10-15′ XLRs, 20-25′ XLRs

Tascam CD player available for audio playback, please have all audio material in CD format or thumb drive as a WAV file.

For artists with major sound needs we have several sound companies that regularly work with LOH. Please contact LOH’s Technical Director for a list.

Green Room

LOH’s Main Green Room

  • Four dressing rooms (suitable for two-three people each)
  • Two showers and three toilets
  • Laundry space with 1 Washer and 1 Dryer
  • Kitchenette adjacent to the lounge area

Down one flight from the green room are two larger “Chorus” dressing rooms with toilets to accommodate 12 – 20 people.

There is Wireless Internet available and works in most of the building, ask the Lebanon Opera House Technical Director for the password.

Stage Hands Union

LOH has an agreement with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 919. LOH’s Technical Director has extensive experience with all aspects of theater, and will be in charge of the crew requirements.

Emergency Services

There are two local hospitals within five miles of LOH:

Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital
125 Mascoma Street, Lebanon, NH
603.448.3121

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon NH
603.650.5000

Health and Safety

LOH features a new HVAC system installed in 2021 which replaces 30% of the buildings air with new outdoor air every three minutes.

Seating Layout

Removeable seating:

  • Row A; seats 101-110
  • Row B; seats 1-10 and 101-110
  • Row C; seats 1-10 and 101-110
  • Row D; seats 101-110