VENUE INFORMATION SHEET
EXIT on TAYLOR

277 Taylor Street, San Francisco

Located on the West side of Taylor between Eddy & Ellis, 2 blocks from the Powell St. BART Station, this 60 seat, black box space is around the corner from the Eddy St. theatreplex that serves as Fringe Central. The house is street level and, thus, is wheel-chair accessible.

The Space
See attached Spec Sheet and Ground Plan to check dimension specifics. With traditional use of the curtains, playing space is approximately 20' wide by 15' deep. The house is positioned on two sides of the stage, with about 20 seats on the north side of the theatre and about 40 seats on the west side of the theatre.
On travelers, the curtains can be manipulated to change the dimensions of the space. The east wall is a bare black wall with 2 "alcoves" (represented on the ground plan) that can be revealed by moving the curtains back and forth on the travelers. The main door into the space can also be revealed giving the width of the space an additional 4 feet. (The sight lines for this additional four feet are not the best)

Entrances directly to stage can be made by the south and north corners of the east wall. "Hidden crosses" can be made most easily by using this back hall (connecting the two previously mentioned entrances.

There is no fly-space, though lightweight items (no more than 25 lbs.) may be dead hung from the light grid above the stage. While the floor is wood, all walls are sheet rock so attachments are limited. Contact me ASAP to determine feasibility of any hangs or attachments to floor or wall if you wish to explore these options. You may not hang items or compromise the stage in any way without prior approval.

Dressing Room and Storage
Dressing Room Holds 5-6 comfortably and is located off the north east corner. This room is at the end of a common hallway, past the washrooms, and near the USL stage entrance. The room has room for a small prop table, ample mirror and counter space and includes its own shower stall and sink. Performers will share general washroom facilities with patrons. There is no monitor system, but stage noise will be heard in the dressing room. The reverse is LESS true but should be considered by performers spending any time backstage. Note that load-in/out involves passing through the lobby into the corridor, so consideration for the groups before and after you and attention to handling the 15-minute in/out rule will be crucial.
Storage - NONE. Well, that was simple, eh? You need to be able to fully strike all items from the theatre after your performance. If this is an issue for you, please contact me ASAP.

Tech Capacities
Located on the northwest corner of the theatre, the booth provides an adequate view of the entire playing space. With a simple audio monitor (for stage noise) in the booth, it is well sound proofed. Windows can not be opened for ventilation, but a fan is provided. Access is through a second door from the street - making it wheel chair accessible, though a few steps up from house level.
Sound: (1) dual-deck tape deck, (2) single disc CD players, an 12 channel Behringer mixing board allowing for cross fades, live mic hook-up or instrument amplification. If you'd like to set up additional sound equipment, the system has some flexibility and you are welcome to do so, but you may be asked to leave it for the duration of the festival to prevent installation mistakes. Again, please contact me well before your tech to deal with feasibility issues. There are 2 speakers dead-hung from the lighting grid in the corners of the east wall of the stage that allow isolation up (right) and down (left) through the mixer.
The Fringe provides no projection equipment, but can accommodate items that you bring in. While EXIT on Taylor does not have any standard or "prime" locations (i.e. shelves, dead hung platforms, etc.) for this, projection has been successfully achieved in the past. Clearly, informing us of anything on this front ASAP allows us to work together to determine some options.
Lights: You will be provided a 18 channel rep plot as follows: a lavender back wash ([3] separately dimmed Fresnels), [6] area lights (Fresnels focused DR, DC, DL, UR, UC, UL), [1] red wash (2 Lekos), [1] blue wash (2 Lekos) and [7] specials (L, C, R, (2) Floor Mounts, Side R, Side L). The focus and gelling of these instruments will be shown first thing at your tech rehearsal and will not be available for modification. If you are considering bringing in ANY additional lighting equipment, what do you think? Yes, that's right! - please contact me ASAP and we'll discuss feasibility.
The board is a Leprecon 624, and it must be run simply as a MANUAL 2 scene preset for all shows. Cues may be cross-faded manually or run as internals, and the board is equipped with both a chase feature and bump buttons. The house lights are on a separate pair of wall dimmers closer to the soundboard.

Type: Black Box
Audience Capacity: 60

Standard Playing Dimensions Stage Floor
Width: 20', Depth 15' Wood, no rake
Depth: 14' Height from house floor: 0"
Wing space: 4'x10' on South side of theater - hallway (2 steps, UL from dress room)
Height (stg-grid): 14'4" (2 steps from stage to booth)
(stg-ceiling): 17'3"
Stage to aud.: 0' (first row of audience on stage floor)

Dressing Room/Backstage
Size: 9' x 16'
Capacity: 5-6 people comfy
Access: Trough back hall or direct from Stage (UL)
Access to Stage: UL, or through back hall/Lobby to UL, SR
Bathroom: In back hall, shared with audience
Amenities: Mirrors, counter space, prop table, costume rack, separate overhead light, mirror lights,
fan, shower, sink

Booth
Size: 5' x 8', access: stairs Northwest corner & from Taylor street; Lightboard: 18 channel, 2 scene preset, manual
Capacity: 3 people max. /House lights: Separate dimmers, easy access
Work lights: No control from booth
Monitor: Yes / Sound system: 12 channel mixing board, (1) dual cassette player
Booth mic: Yes (2) single disc CD players, 2 channel pro amp
(2) mic. hook-ups, (1) mic available (1) booth mic

Load-in path: Through lobby doors SR
Load out path: If possible, offstage UL, through back hall and Lobby

Electrical outlets…… Booth: Up to (4)
Stage: (2) SL, (4) SR [xtn cord]
Dressing room: (4)

No dedicated location for projection equipment (please contact me if projectors are used)
Work lights controlled solely by switches in vestibule
Door to booth locked and on separate key

Anything not covered here can be handled with a call or e-mail to me at your earliest convenience. Keep in mind that the sooner you contact me, the more likely we'll be able to work together to accommodate your needs.

Thanks for reading and happy Fringing!
Amanda Ortmayer
Production Mgr.
415.440.8825
email: mail@sffringe.org