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Cory Pattak specifies Chauvet Ovation fixtures for Tuacahn Amphitheatre

Since lighting designer Cory Pattak’s first show (a 2017 production of “Newsies”) at the Tuacahn Amphitheatre in Ivins, Utah, the theatre has been working to upgrade its rig to include more outdoor rated fixtures.

Last year, during the pandemic lockdown, it took a major step in this direction when its production manager Craig Engel, with assistance from Pattak, replaced its old incandescent units with 58 Ovation E-910FC IP fixtures from Chauvet Professional.

Discussing the upgrade and his role in it, Pattak, who has designed at the venue every year since 2017, notes: “Aside from looking for an IP rated fixture, we were also looking to reduce the overall size of the conventional plot, as it takes days to focus the entire rig - all overnight of course. The large rig required a significant amount of dimmers and cabling, not to mention lamps and gel. I advised considering Ovation fixtures.”

The Ovation E-910FC IP fixtures at Tuacahn today are positioned to work as three different systems of washes. Previously, the theatre had two front template washes in a warm and a cool color from its FOH towers. These have been combined into a single LED system. The high side template system had always been NC and cool. The latter has been replaced with the Ovation LED units.

The theatre also had two different back template systems, which have now been combined into one LED backlight system. Pattak is putting the new fixtures to good use this season, creating the design for a production of “Beauty and the Beast”.

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