Theater Rigging Control System Modernization
The Library of Congress requires contractor support to modernize the theatrical rigging control systems for its historic Coolidge Auditorium, a 485-seat venue with acoustics designed for chamber music but now hosting diverse performances. The existing legacy system, installed in the mid-1990s and characterized by distributed control points and limited intelligence, has had an inoperable control unit for over a year, forcing operation through standalone manual override stations. The modernization effort aims to unify these subsystems into a single theater rigging control environment and replace the non-working control unit. All work must comply with historic preservation constraints, structural limitations, and restricted installation practices typical of protected performance venues. The contractor shall remove the current system and provide a new theatrical rigging control system for the Coolidge Auditorium.