The
Goodman Theatre
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Location: Chicago,
Illinois USA
- Speakers
used: IS12
MacPherson
IS12s Enhance Sound
at Chicago's Goodman Theatre
(June 2001)
Four IS12 full-range loudspeakers have been installed in Chicago's Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre,
where they are being used for rear-of-house sound effects and surround sound in conjunction with
the existing system. Two of the slim-profile IS12s are installed in the lower mezzanine, two in
the upper mezzanine.
Their portability is such that David Naunton,
Goodman house audio engineer, plans to use them between both theaters—the
Albert and the smaller Owen Bruner Goodman Theatre. Last fall when the
new Goodman facility opened, ten IS12s were installed in the Owen. (Read
the article below.)
The full-range IS12 loudspeaker utilizes a 12-inch woofer and a 1-inch compression driver for
smooth, even coverage. Its unique, compact profile features an enclosure less than eight inches
deep and narrow enough to fit between wall studs. Designed for ease of installation, the IS12
features multiple rigging points and connection flexibility.
Goodman
Theatre Re-Opens Curtains
(November 2000)
As featured in Systems
Contractor News, December 2000
Pro Sound News, January 2001
Ten MacPherson IS12
full-range loudspeakers were selected for the new Owen Bruner Theatre.
Modeled after London's famous Cottesloe Theatre at the Royal National
Theatre, the Owen features three levels of courtyard seating surrounding
a stage composed of flexible modules. The stage can be rearranged to
create a variety of configurations—an
end stage, thrust, arena stage, or runway stage.
Jeff Award-winning
sound designers Milburn/Bodeen Music & Sound LLC oversaw the systems
installation, along with Goodman house audio engineer, David Naunton.
Michael Bodeen, who first heard the IS12s at a shootout last winter, was
impressed with the audio quality. "The speakers really responded
well with vocals. The sound was very natural and incredibly clear. And
the imaging was transparent," he said.
The first
performance is scheduled for January.
From Blair Kamin,
Chicago Tribune Architectural Critic, "…architecturally, it is a
stunner…this little theater is the unexpected highlight of Act
I of the Goodman Theatre saga." (Chicago Tribune, December 12,
2000)
Read the Full Review in .PDF format
