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North Grenville Theatre

The North Grenville Theatre (NGT) is included within the North Grenville Municipal Centre (NGMC). This page was built by the Kemptville Players, and contains some information previously available on the NGT web site (now defunct).

Please also refer to North Grenville Theatre On-line Calendar for information about what is happening in the NGT each month, and for general information about recreation faciilities in North Grenville. [these web sites are not affiliated with KPI]

Introduction
Amenities
Map Directions (how to get here)
NGMC Facilities

Intro

In June 2005 the municipality of North Grenville opened the new municipal complex, named North Grenville Municipal Centre (NGMC). This includes two hockey arenas, a tourism office, three community halls (two conference rooms and a sprung floor dance room; these may be rented singly or combined as all three), municipal offices (upstairs), and a theatre, named North Grenville Theatre (NGT). This page describes NGT.

Amenities

NGT offers:

Seating for 196 (fixed raked seats), plus 100 chairs in orchestra pit.
Large stage, with ample wings. The stage area is 32' deep by 30' wide. We have prepared a to-scale diagram.
Workshop for set construction or practice space.
Green Room (backstage).
Male and Female dressing rooms with make-up benches and washrooms.
Wardrobe, prop and set storage.
Fixed sound and lighting equipment, including two banks of 20 stage lights, and 20 front of house lights.
Catwalks for front of house lights.
Hydraulic lift for stage lights (requires union member to operate).
Spotlight (with gels) next to control room (back of theatre).
Control room (featuring digital sound board and computerized light controls). Also operates house lights and curtain.
Complete intercom system, with links from stage to dressing rooms, workshop, and control room.
Ticket Office (included on day of performance; also can be rented separately).
Cloak room and handicap-accessible washrooms (included on day of performance).

Map
Directions

There are two maps (click on either one; Use your browser's BACK button to return here.):
Simple map of North Grenville
Street map of Kemptville with NGT, hotels and resturants.

There are two parking lots, one on the south side of the building (first right after the bowling alley, as you drive north from Hwy 43); and one on the north side of the building (next right after the south parking lot). The main entrance is facing the north parking lot. See the site plan for how to get from the parking lots to the theatre. (Note the truck loading dock is accessed from the north parking lot.)

NGMC Facilities

The following specifications were copied from the old web site about the NGMC construction:

Facility	Features
Performance Theatre	Seating for approximately 300 (193 fixed seats, plus 100 removable seats) Large stage, with ample wings Workshop for set construction or practice space Make-up, wardrobe and green room, backstage washrooms, wardrobe, prop and set storage. Fixed sound and lighting equipment. Control room and catwalks
Community Halls	5,300 square foot hall with capacity for 350 people, can be divided into two or three smaller halls. Area with sprung floor to allow for such uses as dance classes or a dance floor for banquets. Large kitchen suitable for catering major functions (dishes and silverware NOT included) Large bar area
Tourism Office Visitor Kiosk Job Connects	A link to local and regional attractions.
Municipal Offices	2nd floor offices (accessible by stairs and elevator) providing centralized municipal services.
Two ice surfaces	85'x200' ice pads Ability for year round ice Platforms can be used to cover ice in order to hold non-ice events during ice season (eg. Trade shows, concerts, etc.)
Surface #1	Seating for 2000 + standing room for 500
Surface #2	Seating for 300 + standing room for 500
North Parking Lot	Main entrance, 50 cars, truck loading dock (for theatre)
South Parking Lot	50 cars. More parking is available at the St. Michaels' Catholic High School (on the east side of the property), and at Ferguson Forestry Station (on the north side of the property).

People asked, "Why build a performance theatre?".

The following answer was put forth in the proposal for the NGMC. "Current venues for local theatre groups and performing arts organizations consist of gymnasiums, church halls and school auditoriums. These facilities are restricted to small stages with inadequate support space (stage wings, dressing rooms, set workshop, prop and wardrobe storage, etc.). Additional sound and lighting equipment must be rented at added cost. Audience seating is limited and not always the most comfortable. Under all these conditions, North Grenville risks missing out on the further development of local arts and culture expression which contributes to the personal growth of community members as well as having the potential to be an economic and tourism draw for our area."

Stage

This is a to-scale diagram of the main stage. (You can right click on the image to view it in the original size -- send it as email and click "keep original size".)

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