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{{Notability|date=October 2019}}
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{{Short description|Public performance venue in Andover, Massachusetts}}
{{About|the J. Everett Collins Center in Andover, Massachusetts|the Collins Center for the Arts at the UMaine Orono campus|Collins Center for the Arts|}}
{{About|the J. Everett Collins Center in Andover, Massachusetts|the Collins Center for the Arts at the UMaine Orono campus|Collins Center for the Arts|}}
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|name = J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts
|name = J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts
|nickname = Collins Center
|nickname = Collins Center
|image =J. Everett Collins Center.jpg
|image =J. Everett Collins Center Building.jpg
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|type = Theatre
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|address = 100 Shawsheen Road<br>Andover, Massachusetts 01810
|address = 100 Shawsheen Road<br>Andover, Massachusetts 01810
|owner = The Town of [[Andover, Massachusetts|Andover]]<ref name="Mofford Book" />
|owner = The Town of [[Andover, Massachusetts|Andover]]<ref name="Mofford Book" />
|operator = Scott Worthely<ref name="ccwebsite" />
|operator = Scott Worthley<ref name="ccwebsite" />
|opened = September 25, 1983<ref name="first show">{{cite web
|opened = September 25, 1983<ref name="first show">{{cite web
|title=J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts Dedication Day - 2019.086.1
|title=J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts Dedication Day – 2019.086.1
|url=https://andoverhistoryandculture.pastperfectonline.com/archive/A6081C17-D024-4FE1-BFB6-668575363222
|url=https://andoverhistoryandculture.pastperfectonline.com/archive/A6081C17-D024-4FE1-BFB6-668575363222
|website=andoverhistoryandculture.com
|website=andoverhistoryandculture.com
|accessdate = 2 October 2019}} </ref>
|access-date = October 2, 2019}}</ref>
|capacity = 1,203<ref name="ccwebsite" />
|capacity = 1,203<ref name="ccwebsite" />
|cost = $4.1 million <ref name="Mofford Book">
|cost = $4.1&nbsp;million<ref name="Mofford Book">
{{cite book |last1=Mofford |first1=Juliet Haines
{{cite book |last1=Mofford |first1=Juliet Haines
|title=Andover, Massachusetts : historical selections from four centuries
|title=Andover, Massachusetts : historical selections from four centuries
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|isbn=9780975899397 |page=199}}</ref>
|isbn=9780975899397 |page=199}}</ref>
|seating_type= [[Proscenium]]
|seating_type= [[Proscenium]]
|website={{official website|www.collins-center.com}}|caption=Exterior image of building façade in late 2019.}}
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The '''J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts''' (also the '''Collins Center''' or '''J. Everett Collins Center''') is a 1,203<ref name="ccwebsite">{{cite web |title=J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts |url=http://www.collins-center.com/ |website=www.collins-center.com |accessdate=3 October 2019}}</ref> seat, publicly-owned [[Theater (structure)|theatre]] in [[Andover, Massachusetts]] which functions as both a venue for municipal functions and a facility for private rentals<ref name="rental agreement">{{cite web |last1=Worthley |first1=Scott |title=Collins Center Rental Agreement |url=http://www.collins-center.com/general/CCRentalAgreement2018-2019.pdf |website=collins-center.com |accessdate=3 October 2019}}</ref>. Auditorium space is used for Andover's annual [[town meetings]]<ref name="town meeting faq">{{cite web |title=How to attend Town Meeting? |url=https://andoverma.gov/Faq.aspx?QID=198 |website=andoverma.gov |accessdate=3 October 2019}}</ref> and functions as an auditorium for [[Andover High School (Massachusetts)|Andover High School]], connected to its southeast side<ref>{{cite web |title=Andover High School |url=https://goo.gl/maps/QJEkPHXtoVpFzRhv8 |website=maps.google.com |publisher=Google |accessdate=3 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref>. The Collins Center houses offices, facilities and classrooms for the school's [[drama]] [[guild]], [[Vocal music|vocal]] [[Musical ensemble|ensembles]], [[orchestra]] and [[Marching band|band]]. Paying homage to [[John Everett Collins]], the theatre was named after the Andover [[musician]] and [[politician]] for his service to the community. Once managed by the Andover Endowment for the Arts, Inc.<ref name="first show" /> (an independent [[Not-for-profit arts organization|non-profit]] organization), an operations director now acts as [[manager]] on behalf of the town for [[Event management|event scheduling]]<ref name="ccwebsite" />.
The '''J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts''' (also the '''Collins Center''' or '''J. Everett Collins Center''') is a 1,203<ref name="ccwebsite">{{cite web |title=J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts |url=http://www.collins-center.com/ |website=www.collins-center.com |access-date=October 3, 2019}}</ref>-seat, publicly owned theatre in [[Andover, Massachusetts]]. The Collins Center is annexed to [[Andover High School (Massachusetts)|Andover High School]],<ref name="ccwebsite" /> and houses offices, facilities, and classrooms for the school's drama guild, vocal ensembles, orchestra, and band. The theatre was named after John Everett Collins, an Andover musician and politician.


== Construction ==
== Construction ==
Approval for the addition of an auditorium onto the existing high school [[campus]] was given in 1978 with [[Warrant (town meeting)|town meeting warrant]] article 60 allocating $720,000 <ref name="1978 Town Report">{{cite report|url=|title=Annual report of the Town of Andover 1975-1978|last=|first=|year=1978|publisher=Town of Andover, MA|issue=|doi=|location=Memorial Hall Library|volume=|pages=128-129|pmid=|docket=Article 60|access-date=|section=Annual Report of the Town of Andover for the year 1978}}</ref> for such and other school improvement projects. By 1980, it was evident that additional funding was necessary for "constructing, originally equipping and furnishing an auditorium to the High School" and the town would allocate an additional $4,370,000 for the project that year<ref name="1980 Town Report">{{cite report |title=Annual report of the Town of Andover 1979-1984 |section=Annual Report of the Town of Andover for the year 1980 |publisher=Town of Andover, MA |location= Memorial Hall Library |year=1984 |pages=90-91 |docket = Article 65}}</ref> Construction was completed in 1983<ref name="first show" /> and the theatre would hold its inaugural performance on September 25th of that year. By end of [[fiscal year]] 1983, $199.02 were unexpended from the 1978 allocation, as were $740,213.81 from the 1980 allocation<ref name="1983 Town Report">{{cite report|title=Annual report of the Town of Andover 1979-1984 |year=1984|publisher=Town of Andover, MA |location=Memorial Hall Library |page=95 |section=Annual Report of the Town of Andover for the year 1983}}</ref>, making the project $740,412.83 under budget.
Approval for the addition of an auditorium onto the already existing high school campus was given in 1978 with [[Warrant (town meeting)|town meeting warrant]] article 60 allocating $720,000<ref name="1978 Town Report">{{cite report|title=Annual report of the Town of Andover 1975–1978|year=1978|publisher=Town of Andover, MA|location=Memorial Hall Library|pages=128–129|docket=Article 60|section=Annual Report of the Town of Andover for the year 1978}}</ref> for such and other school improvement projects. By 1980, it was evident that additional funding was necessary for "constructing, originally equipping and furnishing an auditorium to the High School" and the town would allocate an additional $4,370,000 for the project that year<ref name="1980 Town Report">{{cite report |title=Annual report of the Town of Andover 1979–1984 |section=Annual Report of the Town of Andover for the year 1980 |publisher=Town of Andover, MA |location= Memorial Hall Library |year=1984 |pages=90–91 |docket = Article 65}}</ref> Construction was completed in 1983<ref name="first show" /> and the theatre would hold its inaugural performance on September 25 of that year. By the end of [[fiscal year]] 1983, $199.02 were unexpended from the 1978 allocation, as were $740,213.81 from the 1980 allocation,<ref name="1983 Town Report">{{cite report|title=Annual report of the Town of Andover 1979–1984 |year=1984|publisher=Town of Andover, MA |location=Memorial Hall Library |page=95 |section=Annual Report of the Town of Andover for the year 1983}}</ref> making the project $740,412.83 under budget.


== Technical specifications ==
== Technical Specifications<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.collins-center.com/technical/techspec.html|title=Collins Center: Technical Specifications|website=www.collins-center.com|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref> ==


=== Stage ===
=== Stage ===
The stage is constructed of [[black]]-[[Paint|painted]] [[Masonite]], laid over 4 [[inch]] [[plywood]] and set upon [[concrete]]. Between the [[proscenium]], the stage is 84 feet wide, 32 feet deep from the [[Parts of a theatre#Stage components|plaster line]] to the [[Parts of a theatre#Stage directions or stage positions|upstage]] wall, 25 feet tall from the stage floor to the top of the proscenium and is raised 42 inches from the [[Parts of a theatre#House|house]] floor. The [[Parts of a theatre#Stage directions or stage positions|stage right]] [[Parts of a theatre#Stage components|wing]] extends 10 feet from the edge of the proscenium to the stage right wall. The [[Parts of a theatre#Stage directions or stage positions|stage left]] wing extends 5 feet from the edge of the proscenium to the fly rail. Both wings extend the full 32 feet depth of the stage. From the plaster line, the [[Parts of a theatre#Stage components|apron]] extends 6 feet downstage. This apron can be further extended using platforms in the orchestra pit.
The stage is constructed of black-painted [[Masonite]], laid over four-inch plywood and set upon concrete. Between the [[proscenium]], the stage is 84 feet wide, 32 feet deep from the plaster line to the upstage wall, 25 feet tall from the stage floor to the top of the proscenium and is raised 42 inches from the house floor. The stage right wing extends ten feet from the edge of the proscenium to the stage right wall. The stage left wing extends five feet from the edge of the proscenium to the fly rail. Both wings extend the full 32 feet depth of the stage. From the plaster line, the apron extends six feet downstage. This apron can be further extended using platforms in the orchestra pit.


=== Fly System ===
=== Fly system ===


==== Rigging ====
==== Rigging ====
There are a total of 44 [[Fly system#The line set|line sets]], including the [[Fly system#Fire Safety curtain|fire curtain]] (autonomously controlled with building [[Fire alarm system|fire alarm system)]] and 10 loaded and fixed pipes (5 [[Fly system#Electrical line set|electrics]], 4 [[Fly system#Orchestra enclosure line set|orchestra panels]] and 1 movie projection screen). The 43 executable line sets are T-track [[Fly system#Counterweight rigging system|counterweight]] sets, operable from the stage left deck. Due to the location of a door on the stage left wall, 10 sets are raised on a [[Fly system#Fly gallery|fly gallery]] and therefore [[Fly system#Double-purchase counterweight system|double-purchased]]. All arbors are 7 feet tall and can hold a maximum load of 1100 pounds.
There are a total of forty-four-line sets, including the fire curtain (autonomously controlled with building fire alarm system) and ten loaded and fixed pipes (five electrics, four [[Fly system#Orchestra enclosure line set|orchestra panels]] and one movie projection screen). The forty-three executable line sets are T-track counterweight sets, operable from the stage left deck. Due to the location of a door on the stage left wall, ten sets are raised on a fly gallery and therefore double-purchased. All arbors are seven feet tall and can hold a maximum load of 1100 pounds.
[[File:Collins Center Stage Diagram.png|thumb|alt=|left|280x280px|A diagram of the Collins Center stage and orchestra pit. ]]
[[File:Collins Center Stage Diagram.png|thumb|alt=|left|280x280px|A diagram of the Collins Center stage and orchestra pit.]]

==== Soft Goods ====
==== Soft goods ====
The [[Front curtain|house curtain]] and [[Theater drapes and stage curtains#Grand drapes|valance]] are blue velour; all other velour goods (1 mid-stage [[Theater drapes and stage curtains#Legs, borders, travelers, and tabs |traveler]], 2 black drops and 4 sets of [[Theater drapes and stage curtains#Legs, borders, travelers, and tabs|legs]]) are black. Stage inventory also includes various [[BoPET|mylar]] drops, an off-white 50 foot wide [[Cyclorama (theater)|cyclorama]] and a 40 foot wide black [[Scrim (material)|scrim]].
The house curtain and valance are blue velour; all other velour goods (one mid-stage traveler, two black drops and four sets of legs) are black. Stage inventory also includes various mylar drops, an off-white 50-foot wide [[Cyclorama (theater)|cyclorama]] and a 40-foot-wide black scrim.


=== Electrical ===
=== Electrical ===
Power can be tied in 15 feet off stage left to 400 [[Ampere|amp]] [[Three-phase electric power|3 phase alternating current]] via [[Single-pole|single pole]] [[Electrical connector|connectors]]. Additional 20 amp circuits are located on both stage left and right decks. There are a total of 83 [[Dimmer|dimmers]] capable of 2.4 [[Watt|Kw]] each that are controlled using the [[AMX192|AMX]] protocol (or [[DMX512|DMX]] via [[adapter]]). Each dimmer has its own 20 amp circuit, with tie-ins located throughout the theater.
Power can be tied in 15 feet off stage left to 400 amp three-phase alternating current via single pole connectors. Additional 20-amp circuits are located on both stage left and right decks. There are a total of 83 dimmers capable of 2.4&nbsp;kW each that are controlled using the [[AMX192|AMX]] protocol (or [[DMX512|DMX]] via adapter). Each dimmer has its own 20-amp circuit, with tie-ins located throughout the theater.


=== Lighting ===
=== Lighting ===
The Collins Center has 102 [[Source Four]] [[Ellipsoidal reflector spotlight|ellipsoidal]] fixtures of varying [[Degree (angle)|degrees]], 60 [[Source Four PAR|PARs]] and [[Source Four PAR#Source Four PARNel|PARNels]], and 4 [[Altman Lighting Co.|Altman]] [[Striplight|cyclorama lights]]. Two additional 750 watt, 19 degree Source Fours are used for [[Spotlight (theatre lighting)|follow spots]] and are fixed on the front-of-house [[Catwalk (theater)|catwalk]]. These fixtures are conventional [[stage lighting]], therefore [[Manual labour|manual]] focusing is necessary and color modification requires the use of [[Color gel|gels]]. Stage lighting is controlled using the AMX protocol, however DMX may be used with adapters.
The Collins Center has 102 Source Four ellipsoidal fixtures of varying degrees, 60 [[Source Four PAR|PARs]] and [[Source Four PAR#Source Four PARNel|PARNels]], and four [[Altman Lighting Co.|Altman]] [[Striplight|cyclorama lights]]. Two additional 750 watt, 19-degree Source Fours are used for follow spots and are fixed on the front-of-house catwalk. These fixtures are conventional stage lighting, therefore manual focusing is necessary and color modification requires the use of [[Color gel|gels]]. Stage lighting is controlled using the AMX protocol, however DMX may be used via an in-house converter.


[[Projector|Projection]] capability is possible either through front or rear projection onto a movie screen on [[Batten (theater)|batten]] 9, or onto the cyclorama using front projection.
Projection capability is possible either through front or rear projection onto a movie screen on batten 9, or onto the cyclorama using front projection.


=== Audio ===
=== Audio ===
The [[public address system]] consists of speakers located to the left, right and above the proscenium arch, controlled by a 32 channel [[Live sound mixing|audio mixing board]] between the left and right [[Mezzanine|mezzanines]] in the [[Parts of a theatre#House|house]]. A 16 send, 4 return [[Audio multicore cable|snake]] extends from the mixing board to the [[orchestra pit]].
The public address system consists of speakers located to the left, right and above the proscenium arch, controlled by a 32-channel audio mixing board between the left and right mezzanines in the house. A sixteen-send, four-return snake extends from the mixing board to the orchestra pit.

=== Orchestral ===
=== Orchestral ===
A 61-foot-wide [[orchestra pit]] curves out 12 feet into the [[Parts of a theatre#House|house]] from the downstage end of the stage. This curves down along a 100 foot radius to 6 feet, 9 inches at the left and right ends. The height of [[Theatre platform|platforms]] in the pit can be adjusted to be either: a) 18 inches below the house floor, b) level with the house floor, or c) raised to act as an apron extension at stage height. On the stage, 9' 9" wide [[Shell (theater)|floor panels]] can be arranged to create a 19 foot tall [[Shell (theater)|orchestra shell]]. 4 additional flown [[Fly system#Orchestra enclosure line set|sound panels]] complete an on-stage acoustic accommodation. The Collins Center also contains one 9-foot [[Piano|grand piano]] in its inventory.
A 61-foot-wide orchestra pit curves out 12 feet into the house from the downstage end of the stage. This curves down along a 100-foot radius to 6 feet, 9 inches at the left and right ends. The height of [[Theatre platform|platforms]] in the pit can be adjusted to be either: a) 18 inches below the house floor, b) level with the house floor, or c) raised to act as an apron extension at stage height. On the stage, 9' 9" wide floor panels can be arranged to create a 19-foot-tall orchestra shell. 4 additional flown sound panels complete an on-stage acoustic accommodation. The Collins Center also contains one 9-foot grand piano in its inventory.


== Notable Performances ==
== Notable performances ==
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|25 September 1983
|September 25, 1983
|[[Boston Symphony Orchestra|Boston Pops Symphony Orchestra]]<ref name="first show" />
|[[Boston Pops|Boston Pops Symphony Orchestra]]<ref name="first show" />
|Inaugural Performance
|Inaugural Performance
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|16 February 1985
|February 16, 1985
|[[Dizzy Gillespie]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Santosuosso|first=Ernie|date=February 15, 1985|title=ROSE BERMAN REMEMBERED: THIRD EDITION].|url=|journal=Boston Globe|volume=|pages=48|via=ProQuest}}</ref>
|[[Dizzy Gillespie]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Santosuosso|first=Ernie|date=February 15, 1985|title=ROSE BERMAN REMEMBERED: THIRD EDITION].|journal=Boston Globe|pages=48|via=ProQuest}}</ref>
|... with quartet.
|... with quartet.
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|18 May 1985
|May 18, 1985
|[[Judy Collins]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Santosuosso|first=Ernie|date=May 17, 1985|title=INTERNATIONAL BALL LINES UP A WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENT: THIRD EDITION].|url=|journal=Boston Globe|volume=|pages=54|via=ProQuest}}</ref>
|[[Judy Collins]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Santosuosso|first=Ernie|date=May 17, 1985|title=INTERNATIONAL BALL LINES UP A WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENT: THIRD EDITION].|journal=Boston Globe|pages=54|via=ProQuest}}</ref>
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|14 September 1985
|September 14, 1985
|[[John Davidson (entertainer)|John Davidson]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.andovertownsman.com/community/all-those-years-ago/article_133225a6-9c9c-5fd8-83d7-def44384319e.html|title=All Those Years Ago|last=McKelliget|first=Compiled by Susan|website=The Andover Townsman|language=en|access-date=2019-10-23}}</ref>
|[[John Davidson (entertainer)|John Davidson]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.andovertownsman.com/community/all-those-years-ago/article_133225a6-9c9c-5fd8-83d7-def44384319e.html|title=All Those Years Ago|last=McKelliget|first=Compiled by Susan|website=The Andover Townsman|date=August 19, 2010 |language=en|access-date=October 23, 2019}}</ref>
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|5 October 1985
|October 5, 1985
|[[New Black Eagle Jazz Band]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=McLaughlin|first=Jeff|date=September 20, 1985|title=SUBURBAN THEATERS FIND AN EAGER AUDIENCE: THIRD EDITION]|url=|journal=Boston Globe|volume=|pages=65|via=ProQuest}}</ref>
|[[New Black Eagle Jazz Band]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=McLaughlin|first=Jeff|date=September 20, 1985|title=SUBURBAN THEATERS FIND AN EAGER AUDIENCE: THIRD EDITION]|journal=Boston Globe|pages=65|via=ProQuest}}</ref>
|Starring [[Carol Leigh]]
|Starring [[Carol Leigh]]
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|3 November 1985
|November 3, 1985
|[[Borodin Trio]]<ref name=":1" />
|[[Borodin Trio]]<ref name=":1" />
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|13 November 1985
|November 13, 1985
|[[David Copperfield (illusionist)|David Copperfield]]<ref name=":1" />
|[[David Copperfield (illusionist)|David Copperfield]]<ref name=":1" />
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|23 November 1985
|November 23, 1985
|[[Joffrey Ballet|Joffrey II Company]]<ref name=":1" />
|[[Joffrey Ballet|Joffrey II Company]]<ref name=":1" />
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|3 February 1986
|February 3, 1986
|National Tour of [[Brigadoon]]<ref name=":1" />
|National Tour of [[Brigadoon]]<ref name=":1" />
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|27 February 1986
|February 27, 1986
|[[The Flying Karamazov Brothers|Flying Karamazov Brothers]]<ref name=":1" />
|[[The Flying Karamazov Brothers|Flying Karamazov Brothers]]<ref name=":1" />
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|6 April 1986
|April 6, 1986
|[[Connecticut Opera|Connecticut Opera Company]]<ref name=":1" />
|[[Connecticut Opera|Connecticut Opera Company]]<ref name=":1" />
|Performing "[[The Merry Widow|Merry Widow]]"
|Performing "[[The Merry Widow|Merry Widow]]"
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|10 April 1986
|April 10, 1986
|[[Arlo Guthrie]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.andovertownsman.com/community/all-those-years-ago/article_340a12a4-84e8-58ff-b6cd-cc5af118c54d.html|title=All Those Years Ago|last=McKelliget|first=Compiled by Susan|website=The Andover Townsman|language=en|access-date=2019-10-23}}</ref>
|[[Arlo Guthrie]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.andovertownsman.com/community/all-those-years-ago/article_340a12a4-84e8-58ff-b6cd-cc5af118c54d.html|title=All Those Years Ago|last=McKelliget|first=Compiled by Susan|website=The Andover Townsman|date=April 14, 2011 |language=en|access-date=October 23, 2019}}</ref>
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|1 May 1986
|May 1, 1986
|[[Itzhak Perlman]]<ref name=":1" />
|[[Itzhak Perlman]]<ref name=":1" />
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|9 May 1986
|May 9, 1986
|[[Ballet Hispanico]]<ref name=":1" />
|[[Ballet Hispanico]]<ref name=":1" />
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|7 September 1986
|September 7, 1986
|[[Rita Moreno]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Santosuosso|first=Ernie|date=September 8, 1986|title=RITA MORENO SPANS ERAS: FOURTH EDITION].|url=|journal=Boston Globe|volume=|pages=26|via=ProQuest}}</ref>
|[[Rita Moreno]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Santosuosso|first=Ernie|date=September 8, 1986|title=RITA MORENO SPANS ERAS: FOURTH EDITION].|journal=Boston Globe|pages=26|via=ProQuest}}</ref>
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|26 October 1986
|October 26, 1986
|[[Jerry Vale]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Santosuoso|first=Ernie|date=24 October 1986|title=WATER MUSIC EXPANDS TO NATICK: THIRD EDITION]|url=|journal=Boston Globe|volume=|pages=46|via=ProQuest}}</ref>
|[[Jerry Vale]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Santosuoso|first=Ernie|date=October 24, 1986|title=WATER MUSIC EXPANDS TO NATICK: THIRD EDITION]|journal=Boston Globe|pages=46|via=ProQuest}}</ref>
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|5-7 December 1986
|December 5–7, 1986
|[[Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre|The Pittsburgh Ballet]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Temin|first=Christine|date=November 23, 1986|title=OTHER NEW ENGLAND BALLETS PRESENTING 'THE NUTCRACKER': THIRD EDITION].|url=https://search.proquest.com/bostonglobe/docview/294391190/E1E152F25155465FPQ/16?accountid=33351|journal=Boston Globe|volume=|pages=B44|via=ProQuest}}</ref>
|[[Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre|The Pittsburgh Ballet]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Temin|first=Christine|date=November 23, 1986|title=OTHER NEW ENGLAND BALLETS PRESENTING 'THE NUTCRACKER': THIRD EDITION].|journal=Boston Globe|pages=B44|id={{ProQuest|294391190}}}}</ref>
|Under the Direction of [[Patricia Wilde]]
|Under the Direction of [[Patricia Wilde]]
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|16 October 1987
|April 1987
|[[Joan Jett]] and the Blackhearts<ref>{{Cite web|last=McKelliget|first=Compiled by Susan|title=All Those Years Ago|url=https://www.andovertownsman.com/community/all-those-years-ago/article_6f74f288-9df1-5e5b-9848-6721ccfb6bf6.html|access-date=July 4, 2020|website=The Andover Townsman|date=March 29, 2012 |language=en}}</ref>
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|[[Al Martino]] & [[Anna Maria Alberghetti]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Santosuosso|first=Ernie|date=October 16, 1987|title=NEA RECORDING GRANT FOR ORANGE THEN BLUE: THIRD EDITION].|url=|journal=Boston Globe|volume=|pages=96|via=ProQuest}}</ref>
|Performing for Andover High School Students after winning [[WBCN (FM)|WBCN]] radio contest
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|October 16, 1987
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|[[Al Martino]] & [[Anna Maria Alberghetti]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Santosuosso|first=Ernie|date=October 16, 1987|title=NEA RECORDING GRANT FOR ORANGE THEN BLUE: THIRD EDITION].|journal=Boston Globe|pages=96|via=ProQuest}}</ref>
|Accompanied by a 20-piece orchestra
|Accompanied by a 20-piece orchestra
Performing "A Romantic Evening of Love Songs"
Performing "A Romantic Evening of Love Songs"
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|6 October 1989
|October 6, 1989
|[[Chuck Mangione]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gonzalez|first=Fernando|date=October 6, 1989|title=PIANIST MICHEL CAMILO'S TOUR OPENS IN BOSTON: THIRD EDITION]|url=|journal=Boston Globe|volume=|pages=58|via=ProQuest}}</ref>
|[[Chuck Mangione]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gonzalez|first=Fernando|date=October 6, 1989|title=PIANIST MICHEL CAMILO'S TOUR OPENS IN BOSTON: THIRD EDITION]|journal=Boston Globe|pages=58|via=ProQuest}}</ref>
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|1 December 1998
|December 1, 1998
|[[United States Air Force Band|U.S. Air Force Band]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Brown|first=Diana|date=November 22, 1998|title=Bringing the World's Music to Andover Czech Orchestra's Concert Will Mark a Dream Realized: City Edition].|url=https://search.proquest.com/bostonglobe/docview/405247877/18A597FA7E59406EPQ/6?accountid=33351|journal=The Boston Globe|volume=|pages=19|via=ProQuest}}</ref>
|[[United States Air Force Band|U.S. Air Force Band]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Brown|first=Diana|date=November 22, 1998|title=Bringing the World's Music to Andover Czech Orchestra's Concert Will Mark a Dream Realized: City Edition].|journal=The Boston Globe|pages=19|id={{ProQuest|405247877}}}}</ref>
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This article is about the J. Everett Collins Center in Andover, Massachusetts. For the Collins Center for the Arts at the UMaine Orono campus, see Collins Center for the Arts.
J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts
Collins Center
Exterior image of building façade in late 2019.
J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts is located in Massachusetts Essex County
J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts
J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts
Location within Massachusetts Essex County
Address100 Shawsheen Road
Andover, Massachusetts 01810
LocationAndover, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates42°39′29″N 71°09′22″W / 42.657966°N 71.156028°W / 42.657966; -71.156028
OwnerThe Town of Andover[1]
OperatorScott Worthley[2]
TypeTheatre
Seating typeProscenium
Capacity1,203[2]
Construction
OpenedSeptember 25, 1983[3]
Construction cost$4.1 million[1]
Website
Official website

The J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts (also the Collins Center or J. Everett Collins Center) is a 1,203[2]-seat, publicly owned theatre in Andover, Massachusetts. The Collins Center is annexed to Andover High School,[2] and houses offices, facilities, and classrooms for the school's drama guild, vocal ensembles, orchestra, and band. The theatre was named after John Everett Collins, an Andover musician and politician.

Construction

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Approval for the addition of an auditorium onto the already existing high school campus was given in 1978 with town meeting warrant article 60 allocating $720,000[4] for such and other school improvement projects. By 1980, it was evident that additional funding was necessary for "constructing, originally equipping and furnishing an auditorium to the High School" and the town would allocate an additional $4,370,000 for the project that year[5] Construction was completed in 1983[3] and the theatre would hold its inaugural performance on September 25 of that year. By the end of fiscal year 1983, $199.02 were unexpended from the 1978 allocation, as were $740,213.81 from the 1980 allocation,[6] making the project $740,412.83 under budget.

Technical specifications

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Stage

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The stage is constructed of black-painted Masonite, laid over four-inch plywood and set upon concrete. Between the proscenium, the stage is 84 feet wide, 32 feet deep from the plaster line to the upstage wall, 25 feet tall from the stage floor to the top of the proscenium and is raised 42 inches from the house floor. The stage right wing extends ten feet from the edge of the proscenium to the stage right wall. The stage left wing extends five feet from the edge of the proscenium to the fly rail. Both wings extend the full 32 feet depth of the stage. From the plaster line, the apron extends six feet downstage. This apron can be further extended using platforms in the orchestra pit.

Fly system

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Rigging

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There are a total of forty-four-line sets, including the fire curtain (autonomously controlled with building fire alarm system) and ten loaded and fixed pipes (five electrics, four orchestra panels and one movie projection screen). The forty-three executable line sets are T-track counterweight sets, operable from the stage left deck. Due to the location of a door on the stage left wall, ten sets are raised on a fly gallery and therefore double-purchased. All arbors are seven feet tall and can hold a maximum load of 1100 pounds.

A diagram of the Collins Center stage and orchestra pit.

Soft goods

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The house curtain and valance are blue velour; all other velour goods (one mid-stage traveler, two black drops and four sets of legs) are black. Stage inventory also includes various mylar drops, an off-white 50-foot wide cyclorama and a 40-foot-wide black scrim.

Electrical

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Power can be tied in 15 feet off stage left to 400 amp three-phase alternating current via single pole connectors. Additional 20-amp circuits are located on both stage left and right decks. There are a total of 83 dimmers capable of 2.4 kW each that are controlled using the AMX protocol (or DMX via adapter). Each dimmer has its own 20-amp circuit, with tie-ins located throughout the theater.

Lighting

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The Collins Center has 102 Source Four ellipsoidal fixtures of varying degrees, 60 PARs and PARNels, and four Altman cyclorama lights. Two additional 750 watt, 19-degree Source Fours are used for follow spots and are fixed on the front-of-house catwalk. These fixtures are conventional stage lighting, therefore manual focusing is necessary and color modification requires the use of gels. Stage lighting is controlled using the AMX protocol, however DMX may be used via an in-house converter.

Projection capability is possible either through front or rear projection onto a movie screen on batten 9, or onto the cyclorama using front projection.

Audio

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The public address system consists of speakers located to the left, right and above the proscenium arch, controlled by a 32-channel audio mixing board between the left and right mezzanines in the house. A sixteen-send, four-return snake extends from the mixing board to the orchestra pit.

Orchestral

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A 61-foot-wide orchestra pit curves out 12 feet into the house from the downstage end of the stage. This curves down along a 100-foot radius to 6 feet, 9 inches at the left and right ends. The height of platforms in the pit can be adjusted to be either: a) 18 inches below the house floor, b) level with the house floor, or c) raised to act as an apron extension at stage height. On the stage, 9' 9" wide floor panels can be arranged to create a 19-foot-tall orchestra shell. 4 additional flown sound panels complete an on-stage acoustic accommodation. The Collins Center also contains one 9-foot grand piano in its inventory.

Notable performances

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Date Artist Notes
September 25, 1983 Boston Pops Symphony Orchestra[3] Inaugural Performance
February 16, 1985 Dizzy Gillespie[7] ... with quartet.
May 18, 1985 Judy Collins[8]
September 14, 1985 John Davidson[9]
October 5, 1985 New Black Eagle Jazz Band[10] Starring Carol Leigh
November 3, 1985 Borodin Trio[10]
November 13, 1985 David Copperfield[10]
November 23, 1985 Joffrey II Company[10]
February 3, 1986 National Tour of Brigadoon[10]
February 27, 1986 Flying Karamazov Brothers[10]
April 6, 1986 Connecticut Opera Company[10] Performing "Merry Widow"
April 10, 1986 Arlo Guthrie[11]
May 1, 1986 Itzhak Perlman[10]
May 9, 1986 Ballet Hispanico[10]
September 7, 1986 Rita Moreno[12]
October 26, 1986 Jerry Vale[13]
December 5–7, 1986 The Pittsburgh Ballet[14] Under the Direction of Patricia Wilde
April 1987 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts[15] Performing for Andover High School Students after winning WBCN radio contest
October 16, 1987 Al Martino & Anna Maria Alberghetti[16] Accompanied by a 20-piece orchestra

Performing "A Romantic Evening of Love Songs"

October 6, 1989 Chuck Mangione[17]
December 1, 1998 U.S. Air Force Band[18]
December 15, 1998 Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra[18] Part of Northeast U.S. Tour

References

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  1. ^ a b Mofford, Juliet Haines (2004). Andover, Massachusetts : historical selections from four centuries. Merrimack Valley Preservation Press. p. 199. ISBN 9780975899397.
  2. ^ a b c d "J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts". www.collins-center.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts Dedication Day – 2019.086.1". andoverhistoryandculture.com. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "Annual Report of the Town of Andover for the year 1978". Annual report of the Town of Andover 1975–1978 (Report). Memorial Hall Library: Town of Andover, MA. 1978. pp. 128–129. Article 60.
  5. ^ "Annual Report of the Town of Andover for the year 1980". Annual report of the Town of Andover 1979–1984 (Report). Memorial Hall Library: Town of Andover, MA. 1984. pp. 90–91. Article 65.
  6. ^ "Annual Report of the Town of Andover for the year 1983". Annual report of the Town of Andover 1979–1984 (Report). Memorial Hall Library: Town of Andover, MA. 1984. p. 95.
  7. ^ Santosuosso, Ernie (February 15, 1985). "ROSE BERMAN REMEMBERED: THIRD EDITION]". Boston Globe: 48 – via ProQuest.
  8. ^ Santosuosso, Ernie (May 17, 1985). "INTERNATIONAL BALL LINES UP A WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENT: THIRD EDITION]". Boston Globe: 54 – via ProQuest.
  9. ^ McKelliget, Compiled by Susan (August 19, 2010). "All Those Years Ago". The Andover Townsman. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i McLaughlin, Jeff (September 20, 1985). "SUBURBAN THEATERS FIND AN EAGER AUDIENCE: THIRD EDITION]". Boston Globe: 65 – via ProQuest.
  11. ^ McKelliget, Compiled by Susan (April 14, 2011). "All Those Years Ago". The Andover Townsman. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  12. ^ Santosuosso, Ernie (September 8, 1986). "RITA MORENO SPANS ERAS: FOURTH EDITION]". Boston Globe: 26 – via ProQuest.
  13. ^ Santosuoso, Ernie (October 24, 1986). "WATER MUSIC EXPANDS TO NATICK: THIRD EDITION]". Boston Globe: 46 – via ProQuest.
  14. ^ Temin, Christine (November 23, 1986). "OTHER NEW ENGLAND BALLETS PRESENTING 'THE NUTCRACKER': THIRD EDITION]". Boston Globe: B44. ProQuest 294391190.
  15. ^ McKelliget, Compiled by Susan (March 29, 2012). "All Those Years Ago". The Andover Townsman. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  16. ^ Santosuosso, Ernie (October 16, 1987). "NEA RECORDING GRANT FOR ORANGE THEN BLUE: THIRD EDITION]". Boston Globe: 96 – via ProQuest.
  17. ^ Gonzalez, Fernando (October 6, 1989). "PIANIST MICHEL CAMILO'S TOUR OPENS IN BOSTON: THIRD EDITION]". Boston Globe: 58 – via ProQuest.
  18. ^ a b Brown, Diana (November 22, 1998). "Bringing the World's Music to Andover Czech Orchestra's Concert Will Mark a Dream Realized: City Edition]". The Boston Globe: 19. ProQuest 405247877.
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