Technical Specifications for Visiting Artists

II. GENERAL/HOSPITALITY/FRONT OF HOUSE/HOUSING/PARKING
Seating capacity: Total 400; Orchestra 245*, Balcony 155
*Does not include removable seats for handicapped seating.

Load-In Point: North side of building at stage level. Direct access across scene shop. Loading door approximately 8’ x 8’. See driving directions above for dock access. Larger trucks should bring a ramp to bridge the space between the truck and dock.

Crews: Student employees

All requests for hospitality should be made well in advance to Operations Director Allison Quensen Blatt. We can cater hot meals backstage at the theater before or after concerts.

Comp tickets will be held at the box office, per contract, until 24 hours before the performance. Advance requests are greatly appreciated. Please specify running time of performance, length of intermission, and instructions for seating latecomers.

Recommended hotel is the Comfort Inn, 2415 Nazareth Road (Route 22 at 25th Street Shopping Center), Easton, PA 18045, (610) 253-0546. It’s a five- to ten-minute drive from the Williams Center. The shopping center has several quick-food restaurants, a drugstore, and others. Here's a map from the Comfort Inn to the Williams Center.

Near the Comfort Inn is the Holiday Inn Express, 90 Kunkle Drive, Easton, PA 18045, (610) 923-9495.

The closest lodging to campus (three blocks) is the Lafayette Inn, a bed and breakfast at 525 West Monroe Street, Easton, PA 18042, (610) 253-4500.

Closest to the bus station is the Quality Inn in downtown Easton, 185 South 3rd Street, Easton, PA 18042, (610) 253-9131. It’s not as nice as the others, but is within walking distance (1 mile, up hill to the campus). It's shown on the local map.

For directions from the Comfort Inn, Holiday Inn Express, or Quality Inn to the Williams Center, see Directions.

Visiting companies’ cars may park in the two spaces at the loading dock. If more spaces are needed, please call Allison well in advance to secure campus parking permits.

III. Dressing Rooms/Green Room/Wardrobe

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last updated July 14, 2008


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