CASUS CIRCUS INC 198 Woodrow Rd Stanmore QLD 4514

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1 CASUS CIRCUS INC 198 Woodrow Rd Stanmore QLD Finding the Silence TECHNICAL RIDER KEY COMPANY CONTACTS Managing Producer, Australia Company Manager & Performer Katrina Torenbeek producers@metroarts.com.au Emma Serjeant emma@casus.com.au Technical Director Clark Corby clark@casus.com.au Table of Contents KEY PRODUCTION INFORMATION FINDING THE SILENCE... 2 KEY INFORMATION FOR VENUE TO PROVIDE... 2 DRAWINGS & PLANS:... 2 NUMBER OF CREW REQUIRED FOR 1 DAY BUMP IN: (CREW REQUIREMENT IS NEGOTIABLE PENDING ON SCHEDULE, LESS CREW IS REQUIRED FOR A 2 DAY BUMP IN/PRE-RIG)... 2 EFFECTS:... 2 TECHNICAL CONSUMABLES:... 2 STAGING... 2 VENUE DOCUMENTATION... 3 CALL TIMES, CAST WARM-UP, SET & TURNAROUND TIMES... 3 BUMP-IN... 3 BUMP OUT... 4 RIGGING... 4 LIGHTING... 4 LIGHTING STOCK LIST:... 4 SOUND... 5 FREIGHT, DELIVERY AND STORAGE... 5

2 2 KEY PRODUCTION INFORMATION Finding the Silence Show Duration - 70 minutes, no interval Touring party - Touring Party of 6: 4 x Artists; 1 x Production Manager 1 x Tour Manager For co-produced seasons or extended runs the Associate Producer may also join the Company Venue Configuration Proscenium Arch, Black Box, End on. KEY INFORMATION FOR VENUE TO PROVIDE Drawings & Plans: Scale drawings including section and plan views Rigging points/plans of theatre beams. Lighting grid Generic Lighting Plan (If applicable) Standard hanging plot (If flown venue) Inventory of lighting equipment Inventory of audio equipment Regulations (noise levels, fire codes, curfews etc.) Seating plan (if there is any concern about sight lines) Venue contact details Number of crew required for 1 Day Bump in: (Crew requirement is negotiable pending on schedule, less crew is required for a 2 day bump in/pre-rig) 1x LX operator 2x LX Technician 2 x Sound Engineer 1 x Staging Hands Crew is desirably to be able to interchange roles. Effects: Reliable Haze Machine: E.G. MDG Martin 3000k Atomic Strobe or Equivalent. Technical Consumables: 40m of Dance floor tape per show set up. (Suitable for joins in dance flooring) Lighting Gel as per lighting plan provided for venue. Staging Proscenium Minimum stage size 10m wide x 6m deep (Mat set used is 10m x 2m) Minimum height of 5.5m to the rigging point - Ideal height to rigging between 7m 9m Height above rigging points for pull out lines at an extra 1/2m is ideal. A fresh sweep and boiling hot water mop is required before every show.

3 3 Venue Documentation All up to date technical documentation for the venue is to be ed to the Company Manager and Technical Director at the earliest possible time and at least two months prior to tour dates. Preferred file format is DWG or Vector works files. Please also send accompanying PDF files with a scale bar. Casus Company Crew & Performers: Company members provide the following crew functions, as required, throughout load-in/out, bump-in/out, rehearsals and performances: 1 x Company production manager 1 x Qualified AUS/NZ Standard Rigger. (Pending on Tour, rigging duties will be taken on by production manager) 1 x Company tour manager 4 x Performers Call Times, Cast Warm-Up, Set & Turnaround Times Call times Show call - 3 hours prior to performance Post show - 1 hour post performance for cool down and reset Cast Warm-Up Cast require use of a dedicated warm-up space for 3 hours prior to each performance if the stage space is not available. The space needs to have a minimum floor area of 8m x 6m and a minimum height of 4m. Set & Turn-Around Times Show set time - 40 minutes minimum, not including time to seat the audience. The show can only be set once the stage is clear from the previous performance. Show strike time - 20 minutes minimum. The strike can only happen once the venue is clear of patrons. Additional Venue Access Additional access to the venue will be negotiated, as required, during the season for rerehearsals or similar Company activity. Bump-in 2 Day bump in is required, where the first show can be on the second day of bump in. Exclusive access to the venue is required during this time. A 1 day bump in can be achieved if certain technical elements are pre-rigged and tested prior to Casus arrival. A Minimum of 6 Venue crew are required for a 1 Day Load in where full sound and lighting is being utilised. Crew calls can be staggered, please communicate with the Casus Technical Director to negotiate these times. Bump in schedules can be negotiated pending venue and festival times. Specific bump in schedules will be provided by the touring production/tour manager.

4 Bump Out Bump out after the final performance. 2 venue crew required. Estimated time required is 2-3 hours. The Bump out will commence after the last performance unless otherwise negotiated. 4 Rigging A Generic Rigging plan is available upon request. A venue specific plan will be provided at least two weeks prior to bump-in. A full rigging hand-over documentation can be provided upon request. The Company Rigger must install all rigged staging elements. If local laws prevent touring crew from completing rigging work, the Company rigger must sight and signoff on all local rigging work. Casus will provide all relevant rigging equipment relating to the Circus apparatus and pull out lines. Please refer to the Finding the Silence generic rigging documentation for a detailed explanation of its requirements. Venue/Presenter to provide: Load bearing points for all internal rigging requirements and properly maintained access ladders and/or EWP equipment to reach the rigging points during bump in, bump out and for pre and post show checks. If load points do not match the shows requirement, systems can be put in place to achieve this at a cost to the venue/presenter. Please contact the Technical Director if there are any concerns about the requirements of the shows rigging. Lighting Venue/Presenter to provide Colour gel as per lighting plan. All profiles must also have R119/R132 frost Spare fixtures and lamps as necessary. Touring Production Manager for Casus will operator both sound & lighting, a dedicated lighting operator is required if it is not possible to have both sound and lighting consoles at the same location. A reliable hazer (not smoke machine) is required for the production. Casus prefer brands: Unique or MDG. Martin Atomic Strobe or equivalent, with barn doors or black wrap to shutter the effect. Lighting Stock List: 25 x Fresnel/PC 14 x Par64 NSP (CP61) 16 x Par 64 MFL (CP62) 8 x Profile 26 degree 10 x Profile 19 Degree 5 x Profile 36 Degree 2 x Profile 50 Degree 6 x Barn Doors for Fresnel/PC 1 x Strobe

5 Sound Venue/Presenter to provide: For full show sound scape, please see list of required gear below on top of the main front of house sound stack. Finding the silence can be run in stereo mode, but will not be at its best show potential. A specific soundscape design and schematic will be drawn up for each venue, please liaise with the technical director for more details. 5 PA system for full sound scape: Motu 828 Mk3 Hybrid sound card of equivalent (minimum 10 sound outputs) Standard Main front of house sound rig in Venue. 8 x UP Juniors or equivalent with rigging gear to suspend above/around audience. 2 x 18 Subwoofers Sound Desk with a minimum of 20 Analogue In + 16 Analogue Out + Mono Auxillary for Fold back 2 x Fold back speakers for onstage feed. 1 x Microphone for pre-show announcement. 1 x Microphone for Technical Emergency 3 x Shure Beta 91A Plate Microphones or equivalent. (XLR Connection) 1 x CD Player for Back up or a Second QLAB setup. Communication units: o 1 x Comms backstage set with Pre-show Announcement Microphone o 1 x Comms at all operation stations. PA system for stereo sound setup: Standard Main front of house sound rig in Venue. 2 x Fold back speakers for onstage feed. 1 x Microphone for pre-show announcement. 1 x Microphone for Technical Emergency 3 x Shure Beta 91A Plate Microphones or equivalent. (XLR Connection) 1 x standard mini jack to sterol in input into sound desk from laptop control 1 x 31 band Graphics EQ for main FOH Stack. (Preferable) Communication units: o 1 x Comms backstage set with Pre-show Announcement Microphone o 1 x Comms at all operation stations. 1 x CD Player for Back up or a Second QLAB setup. Freight, delivery and storage A Full freight list for Australian or European touring is available upon request. A CAD Plan of freight requirements and box s is available upon request. Some props are made of stained, treated pine wood. Venue/Presenter to provide for freight: Storage of freight at the venue, 2 days prior to bump in and until the end of the next business day following the final performance, unless otherwise agreed