AUDITORIUM

• There are foyer at two level. CPA, MUM BAI

• Size: 77m x 7.5m width
• Height of the lower lobby is
9.6m ENTRY TO TATA THEATRE
• Height of the upper lobby is • There are
entrances, onetwofor the separate
per-
6m. formers and the other for
• Therp. run six ftritry/Ftyit cinors
lobbyrrom rhe main foyer.TATA THEATRE the audiences.
• Two emergency exit• Iota theatre
are pro- the was designed
legendary by Ar. Philip
acoustician The Johnson
• Cyril
ers
entry andperform-
for the
Harris.
were also used as the
vided near the stage.• It was opened in 1982. service entry.
SEATING • The height of the auditorium is 15m. • There is a truck loading
• The 1st row of eachFLOORINGsegment unloading dock ramp.
has 7 seats and the last row • There was a small court-
TATA garden has 16 seats. •• R.C.0 Woollen
floor is covered with woollen carpet.
yard
carpets are absorptive intrance.
garden next to the en-
nature.
• The six aisles divided• the seg-
The carpet is 80% wool and 20% nylon.
ments into five parts. STAGE
BACKSTAGE AREA Type: • Semi -circular stage width between seats are
The backstage area consisted• No curtains and fins. 8C0and mmthe width
of • The inner portion( upto 4.7m radius) is rotatable. between aisle is 850 mm
• All technical rooms • The outer portion of the stage is fixed.
• The main entry for • It the per-
rotates 180 degree in 80 secs and is electronicall
formers controlled.
Green rooms Size:
Green room • There were a total of 6•green
Floor:
The radius of the semicircular stage is 7m.
• Hardwood timber flooring over concrete.
rooms.
• Each green room consisted
of one toilet
WALLS
• The walls and ceiling had a
basic wooden framework.
Seating • Theseframework(panels)
hadalternate
concave and
convex triangular forms which
ensured even distribution
of
sound over the entire auditori-
um.
• These projections come out 1114111111:1 I
oyerfrom the sides of the walls. They
are hollow and may act as res-
onators.
AIR-CONDITIONING
•The ceiling a 10ft
hadduct
over for the pipelines. Position of the ceiling lights and Ac blowers
•The auditorium was centrally
air-conditioned.
•The blowers
were AC B lowers
wooden frame ofonthe
the ceiling. Triangular projections IA==R1•Lf
•The ac plant was in the base-
ment of the auditorium. Sprinklers were placed at Plan
•Thesewere connected a distance of 4mLIGHTING
through pipelines to the main /4/o,,74..7- 7'7 2.5m A good number of lighting fixtures are oriented on the
ac plants in the AHU(air han- stage covering all angles possible. There are halogen
dling unit) room. lights on the ceiling over the seating area for the audi-
ence. These lights are of different types, qualities, in-
tensities, eg-halogen
colour etc. lights, spot lights,
focus lights.
• There were total 64 lights on the ceiling.
• Position of the lights depends on the area to be cov-
ered and their intensities.
• These lights can be dimmed or brightened as per re-
quirements. • The lighting over the stage also had fix-
tures to hang the focus lights.
JAMSHED BABHA THEATRE
3BACKSTAGE ENTRIES/EXITS
Entries directly from outside (to load/unload the props and
instruments)
• Dimensions: Size- 3.0m (wide) x 5.6m (height)
• Types: 2 Wooden door and other 1 Rolling Shutter
STAGE ENTRIES/EXITS
• Total No. of Stage Entries/Exits = 6 Types and Dimensions:
• 4 Single Doors- 1.2m (wide) x 2.1m (height) WALLS
• 2 Double Doors- 2.4m (wide) x 2.Im (height) • The wall surfaces of the auditorium are staggered at
• 3 on each side- 2 Single and 1 Double Door Material: 2inch different angles.
thick — lcm Reflective Wooden Board on limber frame. Di- This is done to avoid the formation of standing
mensions: Size- 3.0m (wide) x 5.6m (height) Types: 1 Wooden •
door and other 2 Rolling Shutters waves.
• The panelling of the stage also overlaps.
FLOORING • Marble is used for the panelling of the lower portions
• The material used in Flooring is woollen carpet. of the auditorium.
• Woollen carpet is absorptive material • The panels above the control booth at the rear of the
• Carpet is 80% wool and 20% nylon. auditorium are made of concrete with marble inlays.
• There are projections that come out from the side
CEILINc, walls of the auditorium. These projections are hollow
• The ceiling is divided into 3 parts. and may act as resonators.
• The ceiling in the middle can double up for the ex-
tended stage or the audience. It is made up of panels
which have hidden lighting fixtures.
• The ceiling of the stage and the adjacent are laid at
an angle while the ceiling of the seating area is sus-
pended 2-3M below the actual ceiling surface.
• This ceiling consists of attractive lighting fixtures at the
centre which forms the focal point of the auditorium.
STUDY SHEETS NISHANTH