Performance Hall Specifications

Below you will find all the specifications you need to know about the James and Margaret Black Performance Hall at the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts.

General Information

Horner Lobby set for a wedding receiption with wedding party table, guest tables; all decorated with place settings.

Rentals

Our Rozsa Rental Coordinator is happy to assist you with all of your reservation questions and requests. Please fill out this form if you are interested in renting the Rozsa Center.

Time Zone

The Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts is located in the EST (Eastern Standard Time) time zone.

Load-in Area

Note: Docks are at ground level, all loading and unloading must be done via ramps, to be provided by the tour.

Loading Dock 1 (Primary Dock)

  • Door: 10' 2" Wide x 14' 1" Tall
  • Equipped with a lift platform 7' 8" Wide x 12' 4" Long

Loading Dock 2

  • Door: 10' 2" Wide x 14' 1" Tall
  • Use of this door will need to be worked out two to four weeks in advance.

Stage Door

  • Stage doors from Loading Dock: 9' 11" Wide x 14' Tall

No shore power is available at this time.

Bus and Truck Parking

Bus and truck parking is available in Parking Lot #8, which is located off of Cliff Drive on the south side of the road. Please contact the Production Manager with the number and types of vehicles before arrival.

Carpentry

Sound

Wardrobe

Dressing Rooms

All dressing rooms include stage monitoring via audio and closed-circuit video.

  Capacity Sinks Toilets Showers Mirrors
2 Star Dressing Rooms 2 performers 2 1 1 2
2 Chorus Dressing Rooms 15 performers 3 3 2 15

Wardrobe Room

No specific room is designated. The choir room across from the chorus dressing rooms can be reserved and used for wardrobe with a two month reservation to displace classes. Washers and dryers are available in the adjacent building.

Lighting

Projection

  • Christie WX-10K-M Projector, 10,000 lumens
  • Roland V-40HD Multi-Format Video Switcher
  • Denon DBT-1712UD BluRay Player
  • 3 Sharp PG-D50X3D DLP Portable Projectors, 5000 lumens
  • 2 Asus VS239H-P, 23" ISP LED Backlit Confidence Monitors

Power

  • 2 400A Disconnects: One USL, One USR
  • 2 Lex DB100A Power Distro
  • 3 - 200A Disconnects: Two USL, One USR

Light Plot

Overhead light plot
Cross-section light plot

Seating Chart

Rozsa Center seating chart

Emergency Numbers

Public Safety
906-487-2216
206 MacInnes Drive

Emergency Room
Portage Health
906-483-1000
500 Campus Drive

Fire
906-482-0009
1400 Gundlach Road

Chiropractic Clinic
Keweenaw Chiropractic
906-553-2045
301 W. Lakeshore Drive

Houghton Police
906-482-1700
616 Shelden Avenue

Dental Clinic
Copper Country Family
906-482-0808
502 Shelden Avenue

Ambulance
906-482-0932
119 Franklin Street

Box Office

Phone 906-487-1906
Email rozsa@mtu.edu
Monday-Friday 11-1 p.m.

Lobby Hours

Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday 1-8 p.m.

Open 1 hour before events. 
Closed for academic recesses.

Location

Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton MI 49931
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McArdle Theatre
2nd Floor, Walker Arts and Humanities Center
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton MI 49931
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