Darien High School Theatre 308

Ticket Sales and Auditorium Functions

Tickets for the show can be obtained at Barretts' Bookstore and at the front desk of Darien High School.


Auditorium space:
1,104 total seats (698 on main floor 506 in Balcony).

Click for a seating chart of the DHS Auditorium (pdf)

Handicap seating and elevators for all raised seating levels. Note the balcony access is by elevator or stairway in lobby hallway.

Stage Space:
56’ wide opening on stage from front curtain edge to edge
37’ stage depth from back wall to front curtain
6’ Apron
Wing space stage right =15’ w x 37’d
Wing space stage left = 20’wx37’d
50’ Fly space
42’3” high travel curtain
Screen 13’3” from rear stage wall
16,000lbs lineset on #22 pipe – manual raise & lower
Apron of stage floor is made of wood coated clear
Stage floor is made up of sections of composite material painted black
Boys dressing room w/bathroom
Girl’s dressing room w/bathroom
Lectern (2) matching with wireless internet access and video projection available

Orchestra pit:
Pit area: 46’ long.
Center depth is 13’2”
Crest down on both sides to 6’ deep

Lighting system details:
Strand Lighting System 500 series
CD80 Dimmer Rack with 79 stage light dimmer packs and 40 house light dimmer packs leaving 6 open slots. (125 dimmers)
Operating software v2.4 Premiere house light system

Sound system details:
Mackie 1604 mixing board (32 channels)
Denon DN-780R Dual well Cassette deck
Denon PMD351 CD player
Shure P4800 DSP Signal processor
QSC CX302V Power Amp
QSC CX302 Power Amp
QSC CX404 Power Amp
ElectroVoice FRX+940 Main Loudspeakers (2)
ElectroVoice FRX+940 Satellite Loudspeakers (2) (Balcony)
Listen Technologies LT800 Hearing impaired system
Clearcom communication system

Auditorium Manager: Mr. Jeff DeMaio