The design consisted of a 36 foot long flying bridge, truss portals, tracking wagons, and a raked stage with embedded up-lights.
The design consisted of a 36 foot long flying bridge, truss portals, tracking wagons, and a raked stage with embedded up-lights.
36 foot long flying bridge that landed on the two side spot towers and was then walk-able.
The bridge in use during Eva's "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina".
36 foot long flying bridge that landed on the two side spot towers and was then walk-able.
Evita- Flown sign with embedded chase lights
Flown sign with embedded chase lights
Door unit- tracked stage right/left using a knife track and manual winch
Door unit- The door opened and spun 360 degrees. The entire unit tracked stage right/left using a knife track and manual winch
Door unit- The door opened and spun 360 degrees. The entire unit tracked stage right/left using a knife track and manual winch
The bed tracked up/down stage, the door tracked stage left/right; Using manual winches with knives & dogs. The rigging intersected at center
The bed tracked up/down stage, the door tracked stage left/right; Using manual winches with knives & dogs. The rigging intersected at center
Flown banners and tracking bed unit, Different bed loaded on the same upstage/downstage tracking wagon.
Truss portals and tracking louvered panels.
Truss portals and louvered panels tracked open.
Up-close on the truss portals. All truss was constructed from Ultralight MDF and rigged with chase lights
Up-close on the truss portals. All truss was constructed from Ultralight MDF and rigged with chase lights
Up-close on the truss portals. All truss was constructed from Ultralight MDF and rigged with chase lights
Up-close on the truss portals. All truss was constructed from Ultralight MDF and rigged with chase lights
Up-close on the truss portals. All truss was constructed from Ultralight MDF and rigged with chase lights
Side Spot towers for onstage spotlight operators and anchor for the bridge when flow in.
36 foot long flying bridge
36 foot long flying bridge
A view of the bridge from the spot towers.
Clearances between the spot towers and the bridge were very close; about a 1/2"
The bridge landed on angle iron bolted to the spot tower
The bridge landed on angle iron bolted to the spot tower
Bridge installation
Bridge installation
Door unit- The door opened and spun 360 degrees. The entire unit tracked stage right/left using a knife track and manual winch
Door unit- The door opened and spun 360 degrees. The entire unit tracked stage right/left using a knife track and manual winch
Door unit- The door opened and spun 360 degrees. The entire unit tracked stage right/left using a knife track and manual winch
The door unit store offstage right nestled under the spot tower.
The door unit store offstage right nestled under the spot tower.
Intersecting knife tracks for the tracking wagons.
Intersecting knife tracks for the tracking wagons.
Winch and rigging for the door unit.
Winch and rigging for the upstage/downstage wagon
Tracking louvered panels.
Tracking louvered panels ready for paint
Router setup used to route the mortises for the louvers
Raked stage (view from side spot tower), complete with knife tracks and embedded up-lights
Installing the raked stage
Installing the raked deck