Theaters, Arenas & Outdoor Sites
AV rental & production atSaenger Theatre
House systems get you part of the way. We supplement with audio, lighting and video for corporate takeovers, award shows and ceremonies on the Saenger's stage.
- New Orleans, LA
- Programs up to 2,600 guests
Prefer to talk it through? Call 504-837-1527.
What we know about this room
Production planning built around Saenger Theatre
- Corporate stage takeovers
- Supplemental audio and lighting
- Award show and ceremony packages
Typical production packages
Starting points for events at Saenger Theatre
Every quote is built for your run of show — these are the packages we most often deploy in this room.
Concert & Festival
Indoor stages and outdoor sites
- Line array with subs and monitor world
- Truss, moving lights and haze
- Stage decks, ramps and barricade layout
- Generator-fed distro and weather covers
- FOH, monitor engineer and lighting designer
Ceremony & Rally
Large-format speech and IMAG
- Distributed PA for wide seating bowls
- LED wall and camera package
- Podium lighting matched for broadcast
- Press mult and assisted listening
Touring Support
Local supplement to a road package
- Fill audio, backline power and cabling
- Additional fixtures, truss and rigging
- Stage decks, risers and soft goods
- Local crew for load-in and load-out
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Work from rooms like this one
Case study
Corporate award show takeover on a historic stage
A regional company took over the Saenger for its annual award show: 2,100 guests, 34 award presentations, live IMAG and a headline performance to close the night.
Timeline
5 weeks out
House plot reviewed with theater staff; supplemental rigging and power confirmed.
Day before, 8:00 AM
Load-in of video, supplemental audio and lighting; screen and camera positions set.
Day before, 6:00 PM
Content QC on all 34 award packages and playback rehearsal.
Show day, 9:00 AM
Presenter rehearsals with comms, teleprompter and stage-manager calls.
Show day, 7:30 PM
Live show: three-camera IMAG, cued lighting and band changeover in under four minutes.
Show day, 11:30 PM
Overnight strike; house restored for the theater's next performance.
Equipment deployed
- Supplemental line array and front fills to extend house coverage
- Three-camera IMAG package with switcher and record feeds
- Center 24' widescreen with side IMAG projection
- Moving-head key and wash lighting plus followspots
- Teleprompter, comms and stage-manager call system
- Redundant playback with show-caller cue integration
The show ran nine minutes ahead of schedule with zero missed cues, and the client has used the same package structure for three seasons.
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Producing at Saenger Theatre?
Send us the date and your run of show. We will spec the audio, lighting, video and staging package that fits the room and get you a written quote.