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.
Discover the facilities of the Department of Theatre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgtY6WbzB-w
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 PoweredL/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 |
Microphone | 1 x SM 58 Shure Microphone (dynamic) with stand |
Curtains | 1 x (40’ X 12’), opens at middle and travels out |
Legs | 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 |