The Building
OtB moved into its current space, the Behnke Center for Contemporary Performance, in 1998 in Seattle's lower Queen Anne neighborhood in the historic Queen Anne Hall. We currently present more than 40 shows over 100 performance nights each year in two theaters: our 300-seat Merrill Wright Mainstage Theater and our intimate 84-seat Studio Theater. We do not rent out our theater spaces to outside organizations.
LAYOUT • FACTS
Merrill Wright Mainstage Theater
Stage Dimensions
Width: 64' wall to wall
Depth: 37' from plaster line to back wall
32' 6” from plaster line to upstage black velour traveler
Height: Fixed grid at 19' 5"
Four motorized electrics trim out at 18' 1"
(motorized electrics lower in to 5' working height)
Ceiling is 21' 1"
Stage Floor
Sprung floor, black
First row of audience seating is on the stage level
No fastening, screwing or nailing into the floor is allowed
No painting is allowed onstage
Dressing Rooms
There are two dressing rooms, each suitable for 6 to 8 people.
Each dressing room has its own bathroom, sink and shower.
There is a rehearsal space adjacent to the stage which functions
as a green room/warm-up room. It is roughly 30' x 30' with a sprung floor.
Dimmers and Lighting Control
192 x 2.4k dimmers
ETC Expression 3 lighting board
Ground Plan [PDF] • Section Plan [PDF]
Studio Theater
Stage Dimensions
Width: 40' wall to wall
Depth: 20' to back wall
18' to black velour traveler
Height: Fixed grid at 11' in approximate 4' x 4' squares
Stage Floor
Sprung floor, black
First row of audience seating is on the stage level
No fastening, screwing or nailing into the floor is allowed
No painting is allowed onstage
Tech control 'booth' is positioned within audience seating
Dimmers and Lighting Control
48 x 2.4k Strand dimmers
ETC Express 125 lighting board
Ground Plan [PDF] • Section Plan [PDF]
For lighting and/or sound inventory, please contact Production Manager Mark Meuter: mmeuter@ontheboards.org
