Theatre rentals
New Black Box, LabO, available as of September 2018! For information contact Tina Goralski (t.goralski@uottawa.ca).
For rental information, including availability and rates, please contact our Production Manager, Tina Goralski (t.goralski@uottawa.ca)
Please note that we do not rent any of our spaces in October, November, February or March due to departmental productions and activities.
COVID-19 update: We are not currently renting any spaces until at least January 2021.
LabO
Capacity
Up to 120 theatre-style, 174 standing (with seating risers removed).
Included in rental:
Lighting: 6 zones, approximately 12'. Possible to provide Warm and Cool wash. Colour changing LEDs also allow for area lights to work as specials.
Sound: Full access to surround-sound and subwoofers. Client may provide own laptop with sound effects to run the show.
Dressing Rooms: Two large dressing rooms, each with an accessible washroom and shower. Green Room with microwave, full-sized fridge and coffee maker. Washing machine and dryer available.
Box Office: Enclosed box office with three stations. Wi-Fi available (upon request) to run own box office and ticketing services. The Department of Theatre does not provide Box Office or ticketing services.

Photo credit : Tina Goralski

Photo credit : Claude Brazeau
Black Box dimensions: 45' x 45' (13.7m x 13.7m)
Grid height: 22' (6.7m)
Riser configuration: End Stage. To change the configuration requires 4 technicians 4 hours to complete, and client is required to return risers to standard configuration at the end of the rental period.
Included in the rental:
LIGHTING INVENTORY | QTY |
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ETC ColorSource LED | 40 |
Source 4 Jr Zooms (20-50 deg.) | 20 |
Robe DL4S moving lights | 2 |
Lenses: | |
S4 Lens Tube 19 deg. | 10 |
S4 Lens Tube 26 deg. | 15 |
S4 Lens Tube 36 deg. | 10 |
S4 Lens Tube 50 deg. | 10 |
S4 Cyc Adapter Tube | 6 |
Console & Distribution: | |
ETC Ion console with fader wing | 1 |
Circuits (ETC Unison DRd6-12-120) | 12 |
Echo Relay Panel | 1 |
Misc: | |
10' Booms w/ 50lb bases & 16 side arms | 10 |
SOUND INVENTORY | QTY |
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DiGiCo S21 mixing console | 1 |
Outline Eidos loud speakers (Left, Centre, Right, Rear Left and Rear Right) | 5 |
Outline Eidos 6.5 loud speakers (can be used as stage monitors) | 4 |
Outline DVS 111 SW Subwoofers | 2 |
XLR Stage Inputs (12 + 12, L+R) | 24 |
XLR Stage Returns (4 + 4, L+R) | 8 |
Clearcom Headsets & beltpacks (wired) | 4 |
Clearcom Headsets & beltpacks (wireless) | 2 |
QLabPro (May only be used when a technician is present) | 1 |

Academic Hall
Capacity
Between 170 and 185
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Included with rental
Description | QTY |
ETC ELEMENT Control Console | 1 |
ETC Source Four Jr. 25/50 zoom (w/ iris and gobo holders), 575 W | 50 |
6" Altman Fresnel (w/ barn doors), 1KW | 35 |
Altman Cyc Light Single-Cell, 1000W | 20 |
Dimmer per Circuit (2.4K dimmers, ETC Sensor Rack) | 95 |
CD | Dennon DN4500 Dual CD player |
Headsets | 4 x Clearcom MasterStation w/ Beltpacks & Headsets (wired) 4 x HME comm w/ Beltpacks & Headsets (wireless) |
Microphone | 1 x SM 58 Shure Microphone (dynamic) with stand |
Mixing console | Yamaha LS9 32x16 digital mixing console Mackie 16 channel mixer |
Speaker management system | Meyer Galileo Loud Speaker Management System |
Speakers | 3 x Meyer UPJ Powered L/C/R FOH Speakers 2 x Meyer UPJ Powered L/R Rear Surround Speakers 2 x Meyer UMS powered L/R Subs |
XLR | 32 x XLR Stage Inputs (16+16, L+R) 8 x XLR Stage Returns (4+4, L+R) |
Main curtain | 1 x red velvet |
Travellers | 1 x midstage 1 x upstage |
Legs | 4 x (8’ X 16’) |
Studio Léonard Beaulne
Capacity
20-70, depending on chosen configuration

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Included with rental
Description | QTY |
ETC ELEMENT Control Console | 1 |
ETC Source Four Jr. 25/50 zoom (w/ iris & gobo holders), 575 W | 20 |
6" Altman Fresnel (w/ barn doors), 1KW | 12 |
Altman Cyc Light Single-Cell, 1000W | 6 |
Dimmer per Circuit (2.4K dimmers, ETC/Strand mix) | 30 |
Mixing console | Presonus Live 16x4x2 digital mixing console |
XLR | 16 x XLR Stage Inputs (8+8, L+R) 4 x XLR Stage Returns (2+2, L+R) |
Speakers | 2 x Meyer UPJ Powered L/R Speakers 2 x Meyer UMS powered L/R Subs |
Headsets | 4 x Clearcom MasterStation w/ Beltpacks & Headsets (wired) |
CD | Dennon DN4500 Dual CD player |
Microphones | 1 x SM 58 Shure Microphone (dynamic) with stand |
Rideaux | 1 x (40’ X 12’), opens at middle and travels out |
Rideaux harlequins | 4 x (8’ X 10’) 6 x (8’ X 12’) |
Size | QTY |
3’ x 8’ x 2’ high | 4 |
3’ x 8’ x 16” high | 4 |
3’ x 8’ with various legs between 6” and 2’ high | 8 |