Orpheum Annex
823 Seymour Street, 2nd floor
The Orpheum Annex is situated on the site of the Capitol 6 Cinemas built in the early 1970s, which in turn sat on the site of the original Capitol Theatre, a vaudeville and moving picture palace built in the 1920s in the ornate style popular in that era.
The Annex is an acoustically-superior space that can easily and quickly be converted from a flat-floor suitable for cabarets, receptions, exhibitions or rehearsals to a theatre performance space with tiered seating for 193 for plays, dance performances, recitals, chamber music and mid-sized ensembles.
The Orpheum Annex is the result of a Cultural Amenity Bonus Award to Wall Financial, the developer of the Annex and the new VSO School of Music in the same building on Seymour Street. Credit goes to Bingham Hill Architects for its care and willingness to listen and respond appropriately to the needs of the arts community.
The Orpheum Annex is owned and operated by the City of Vancouver and is part of Vancouver Civic Theatres which manages the Orpheum, the Queen Elizabeth Theatre and the Vancouver Playhouse.
Technical Data
Dimentions/Seating:
146-seat retractable automatic seating system on the Main Level plus 47-seats in the Gallery
50’ wide x 70’ long x 34’ high
Audio:
Two (2) Meyer UPQ-1P portable loudspeakers with stands
Two (2) Meyer UM-100P portable stage monitors
One (1) Soundcraft MXFi 12 channel digital audio mixer
One (1) Meyer Galileo 408 loudspeaker processor One (1) Marantz CDR633 CD recorder
One (1) 25’ 12-channel microphone snake
One (1) 25’ 4-channel output snake
Portable rolling rack
Small inventory of assorted microphones
Video:
One (1) Draper Premier 220” diagonal (108” x 192” viewing area) motorized front projection screen
One (1) Draper Premier 133” diagonal (65” x 116” viewing area) motorized front projection screen
One (1) Christie Digital HD6K high definition projector, 3-chip DLP, 6500 lumens
One (1) Christie Digital zoom lens package for projector (1.4-1.8:1, 1.8-2.6:1, 2.6-4.1:1, 4.1-6.9:1)
One (1) Kramer VP-437xl video signal processor One (1) 25’ 5-conductor video snake
One (1) Sony BRC-Z700 high definition PTZ camera
Hearing Assistance:
One (1) Listen LT-82 transmitter
Four (4) Listen LR-42 receivers with stethoscope headphones
Four (4) Listen LR-44 receivers with inductive neck loop
One (1) Shure MX202B/C hanging microphone for above
Intercom:
One (1) Clear-Com RS-702 master station, 2 channel
Four (4) Clear-Com RS-602 beltpacks, 2 channel
Four (4) Clear-Com CC-95 headsets for beltpacks
Lighting:
One (1) ETC ION Lighting Control Console – 1000 channels / 1024 Outputs
One (1) ETC ION Universal Playback Wing – 2 x 20 faders
One (1) LG Flatron 19” LCD flatscreen monitor
Twelve (12) ETC Source Four Ellipsoidal Luminaires – 19 degree – 575w
Twelve (12) ETC Source Four Ellipsoidal Luminaires – 26 degree – 575w
Eight (8) ETC Source Four Ellipsoidal Luminaires – 36 degree – 575w
Four (4) ETC Source Four Ellipsoidal Luminaires – 50 degree – 575w
Twelve (12) Selecon Rama 6” Fresnel with barndoor – 750w
Four (4) Selecon HUI Cyc Lights – 1000w
Two (2) Rosco I-Cue Intelligent Mirror
Two (2) Apollo Smartmove DMX Dual Gobo Rotator
One (1) Apollo Smart Power power supply – powers up to 12 mirrors/rotators
Eight (8) ETC Gobo Holder – size B
Small assortment of colour and gobos
Assorted Extension Cables, Two-fers, Adapters, etc.
Infrastructure:
Plug in panels exist throughout facility for both lighting and sound systems – allowing control from a variety of positions
Tour System Power:
Additional power is available for touring systems. See Technical Director.
Take a Virtual Tour
See photos of Orpheum Annex ››› 
[top]
