Thank you for your interest in Access Theater and its performance venues. Below is some general information about our theaters and the answers to some of the most-asked questions about our them. If your question is not on this list, you might find it by looking through our Facilities Manual. Otherwise, contact us!
We have two performance spaces, a traditional BLACK BOX THEATER and the ACCESS THEATER GALLERY.
RATES
THE BLACK BOX's 2008 NFP rental rate is $1925 per week.
THE GALLERY's 2008 NFP rental rate is $1425 per week for performance.
THE GALLERY's 2008 NFP rental rate for rehearsal is $1325 per week.
Rentals by For-Profit organizations vary according to use. Contact stephen@accesstheater.com for further inquiries.
THE BLACK BOX
The stage of the BLACK BOX is 28' wide x 20' deep. There is an alcove in the center back of the stage that extends an additional 8 feet upstage. It seats 60 audience members. There are 50 permanent seats and a stage level row for an additional 10 folding chairs, provided by Access.
The space is an exclusive-use space, meaning that the renter is the sole occupant of the space during their rental period. A BLACK BOX rental includes the use of the lobby for holding the audience during the times of their performances. The Black Box comes with the use of our lighting inventory (approx. 16-20 instruments, 16 channel 2 preset manual crossfade), and sound system, a back stage dressing room, and a back stage bathroom.
THE GALLERY
THE GALLERY is a 38' x 56' open loft with the original virgin maple floors. It is painted white. It seats 60 audience members in folding chairs on risers facing west towards Broadway.
The space is an exclusive-use space during the occupant's rental period. The Gallery does not include the use of the lobby, except for purposes of the audience's use of the bathroom in the lobby. There is a dressing room/storage area in the southeast corner of the Gallery, but no additional storage or holding area. This rental includes the use of eight window covers to cover the floor-to-ceiling windows in the space, 7 fresnel lighting instruments, a dimmer board (8 channel, 2 preset manual cross fade), 2 dimmer packs, 2 floor speakers, a sound mixer, a CD player, and (6) 4x8 freestanding canvas flats for your use. There are also four rows of track lighting, each with its own dimmer, for use as "fill" light for the performances. The eight track lights that are attached to the tracks are moveable and adjustable.There are significant electrical and technical limitations to THE GALLERY; all electricity is serviced through three 15 amp outlets in the northeast corner of the space. Absolutely nothing may be hung from the ceiling, attached to the walls, or screwed into the floors.
