十大正规体育平台® 对讲解决方案一直是人们的首选 公共剧场, a means to ensure the behind-the-scenes technology for the stories they tell on stage is up to the task, 现在和将来. 这样做的时候, 公共剧场 has recently implemented a new 十大正规体育平台 system to serve the multiple performance spaces in their Lower Manhattan headquarters on Lafayette Street at Astor Place in Manhattan.
美国最早的非营利性剧院之一, 公共剧场 has supported emerging playwrights 和 performers for over 60 years, 包括英国总理 汉密尔顿在2015年， 和 has won numerous awards, including six Pulitzer Prizes.
The project they’re currently working on is a system designed to provide reliable comms throughout their headquarters’ five theaters 和 their cabaret venue, 乔的酒吧. “The building wasn't meant to be a theater,” explains Audio Supervisor, Malachy Kronberg. “It’s actually three buildings with the walls blown out in some areas – the center (building) being the old Astor Library. The Luesther Theater’s dressing rooms are in the basement, 剧院在三楼, 这就产生了一些有趣的通信问题.”
“The end goal is to have full connectivity between the theaters,” Kronberg继续 – from the dressing rooms in the basement on the south side of the building up to the theater on the third floor on the north side – 和 never lose connectivity.”
为了实现这个目标, Kronberg worked 关闭ly with 十大正规体育平台’s James Schaller (Regional 销售 Manager, 美国东北部), ultimately designing multiple systems comprised of an Eclipse®HX ，用… E-IPA 高密度IP接口卡; FreeSpeak二世®背带包, v系列虹膜™ 和 v系列™ 桌面板. He adds that the intercom system in each theater will include the same elements, with some variances in terms of the number of FreeSpeak二世 beltpacks 和 V-Series panels deployed.
There was never any question of using a different manufacturer’s technology, Kronberg继续, 引用十大正规体育平台的服务和支持, 他们技术的灵活性, 以及随着需求的发展而扩展的能力. “这些是我们的首要任务. We’ve used 十大正规体育平台 devices in our theaters for years, so it’s a natural fit.”
“I also have to mention how amazingly supportive 十大正规体育平台 has been throughout the project. James 和 the company have been great sources of information 和 partners. Before this, we’d run analog comms using 十大正规体育平台 安可模拟联线系统. 切换到v系列面板, we’re excited by what we can do 和 how much connection power we’ll have.”
Beyond connectivity, there are many other benefits the system provides. “A lot of them have to do with versatility – what we can take in 和 out 和 where we can route that.” That’s important, he notes, given the evolving use of intercom in theater. “A good example is that you’re starting to see video departments record their shows, using multiple feeds so they can watch a performance later 和 look directly at any changes they want to make, lighting teams are also starting to do this now.”
Flexibility 和 the ability to provide discreet comms channels for multiple departments allow users to revisit cueing 和 workflow, using comms to streamline workflow in the development of shows 和 throughout their run, 不仅仅是在演出期间. “These days, intercom isn’t just a communications tool - it’s also a workflow tool.”
在他们的中央公园场地, 德拉科特剧院, which will soon undergo a substantial renovation, Kronberg希望包括clearcom的 阿卡迪亚中央车站. “给德拉科特, we also purchased a FreeSpeak二世® package that matched nicely with what we already had. 易于编程与FreeSpeak二世®， HelixNet®, now 世外桃源® lends itself well to the various skill 和 experience levels at The Public. We’ll often be the first place many people start in NYC, but we’re also a place where veterans of Broadway will come back to, 作为大本营, 做一些“附庸风雅”的事情.’” So, 对于退伍军人来说, 十大正规体育平台是一项大家熟悉的技术, for new folks just making their bones in the industry, it provides an education in industry-st和ard comms.
另一个好处, 他补充说, is how robust 和 consistently reliable 十大正规体育平台 products tend to be long-term. An important consideration when dealing with freshly minted theater professionals is the wide range of settings in which The Public deploys comms, because instead of renting intercom as they previously have, this is the first time they’ve purchased the systems outright.
“One of the big things that’s made a difference in purchasing versus renting is how robust 和 durable 十大正规体育平台 products are. They’re excellent – you can’t even imagine some of the things we go through at the Delacorte. 这是一个没有天花板的户外场地, the comms systems are constantly subject to extremes of heat 和 rain. The first FreeSpeak belt packs there have been through hell 和 back but keep on ticking. 当事情发生的时候, the worry of purchasing versus renting is always long-term maintenance costs. But we don't have those concerns with the hardware 十大正规体育平台 is putting out.”
With The Public now fully connected with a 十大正规体育平台 intercom system, there’s no limit to how they craft their art of storytelling.