Westminster Rose Center
Encyclopedia
The Westminster Rose Center is a performing arts
and entertainment
complex located in Westminster
, California
.
It is the home of the Vietnamese American Philharmonic Orchestra and TNT Productions. It has also served as the host to many touring Broadway productions, dance companies, opera troupes, and is the temporary home of the Academy for the Performing Arts during the renovations of Huntington Beach High School
.
Originally named 'Westminster Community Cultural Center' on all city filed paperwork prior and during construction.
is operated by The Rose Center Foundation, a non-profit community volunteer group organized in 1999.
The Rose Banquet Center is operated by Crystal Rose Catering, a catering and event company with offices on-site.
Technical services for theatrical productions and banquet events is provided by The Backstage Supply Co. with offices on-site.
Theatrical entertainment equipment includes modern lighting, audio, and video systems. The theater is a Proscenium
style stage with traveling curtains and no vertical fly system. Over stage and above audience lighting and rigging positions are accessed through a stretch wire grid system. The lighting system encompasses 192 dimming circuits, networked wired and wireless DMX512-A data connections, ETC
and Altman
lighting instruments, Strand
dimming and control systems. The audio system includes JBL
and EAW speakers arranged in a left-right-center orientation, Allen and Heath mixing console, Shure
wireless microphones, and a Peavey
Media Matrix DSP
. Video systems currently consist of LCD projection screen located upstage of the main curtain with VHS
, DVD
, VGA, Betacam SP, High-8, Mini-DV and universal BNC
inputs.
3.8 acres (15,378.1 m²) land parcel
16,000 gross square feet
419 seat theater
500 seat ballroom
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
and entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...
complex located in Westminster
Westminster, California
-Government:In the state legislature Westminster is located in the 34th, Senate District, represented by Democrat Lou Correa and Republican Tom Harman respectively, and in the 67th and 68th Assembly District, represented by Republicans Jim Silva and Van Tran respectively...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
It is the home of the Vietnamese American Philharmonic Orchestra and TNT Productions. It has also served as the host to many touring Broadway productions, dance companies, opera troupes, and is the temporary home of the Academy for the Performing Arts during the renovations of Huntington Beach High School
Huntington Beach High School
Huntington Beach High School is a public high school in Huntington Beach, California. Opened in 1906, it is part of the Huntington Beach Union High School District. HBHS is a California Distinguished School...
.
History
Groundbreaking for the center occurred in April, 2001 with the official grand opening on July 21, 2006 thus taking 5 years to accomplish the building process.Originally named 'Westminster Community Cultural Center' on all city filed paperwork prior and during construction.
Operation
The Rose Center TheaterRose Center Theater
The Rose Center Theater is a performing arts theater within the Westminster Rose Center located in Westminster, California.It is the home of the Vietnamese American Philharmonic Orchestra, TNT Productions, and the Westminster Chorale...
is operated by The Rose Center Foundation, a non-profit community volunteer group organized in 1999.
The Rose Banquet Center is operated by Crystal Rose Catering, a catering and event company with offices on-site.
Technical services for theatrical productions and banquet events is provided by The Backstage Supply Co. with offices on-site.
Banquet Center, Ballrooms
This 6300 square feet (585.3 m²) facility is versatile enough to host conferences, meetings, receptions, parties, dances, banquets and other social or corporate events. It also accommodates smaller parties in each of three rooms, when space is divided by portable walls, or up to 500 diners when it is opened to full capacity. Menus are created and prepared by an international chef and guests are treated to impeccable black tie service. Each ballroom has facilities for wireless internet, audio connections, custom lighting, and video projection. A/V interconnects from the theater to the ballrooms enable overflow audiences or meeting groups to use both areas of the Rose Center seamlessly.Theater
The state of the art theater seats 419 plus disabled seating and provides a universal venue for every type of entertainment. By use of the curtains, the stage can be altered for solo performances, town hall meetings, large scale musical comedy productions, choral, orchestra, ballet and on stage weddings. The versatile design features excellent acoustics and sightlines. Boxes on both sides of the stage on both upper and lower levels are utilized for musicians or for VIP seating. The backstage areas are fully equipped with lockers, showers, makeup and dressing areas.Theatrical entertainment equipment includes modern lighting, audio, and video systems. The theater is a Proscenium
Proscenium
A proscenium theatre is a theatre space whose primary feature is a large frame or arch , which is located at or near the front of the stage...
style stage with traveling curtains and no vertical fly system. Over stage and above audience lighting and rigging positions are accessed through a stretch wire grid system. The lighting system encompasses 192 dimming circuits, networked wired and wireless DMX512-A data connections, ETC
ETC
The abbreviation etc or ETC may stand for:* et cetera, a Latin expression meaning "and other things" or "and so on"In economics and finance:* Early Termination Chargers, a type of penalty chargers if break the contract...
and Altman
Altman Lighting Co.
The Altman stage lighting company, established in 1953, is one of the leading manufacturers of theatrical lighting instruments. They are located in Yonkers, New York and have been a family run business since the 1950’s...
lighting instruments, Strand
Strand Lighting
Strand Lighting is an international theatre and television lighting company founded in 1914 in London's West End that supplies lighting fixtures and controls for the entertainment industry. Strand's products have been used on countless theatre productions and TV shows worldwide.-History:Strand...
dimming and control systems. The audio system includes JBL
JBL
JBL is an American audio electronics company currently owned by Harman International. It was founded in 1946 by James Bullough Lansing. Their primary products are loudspeakers and associated electronics. There are two independent divisions within the company — JBL Consumer and JBL Professional...
and EAW speakers arranged in a left-right-center orientation, Allen and Heath mixing console, Shure
Shure
Shure Incorporated is an American corporation originally founded by Sidney N. Shure in Chicago, Illinois in 1925 as a supplier of radio parts kits. The company became a consumer and professional audio-electronics manufacturer of microphones, wireless microphone systems, phonograph cartridges,...
wireless microphones, and a Peavey
Peavey Electronics
Peavey Electronics Corporation is one of the largest audio equipment manufacturers in the world, headquartered in Meridian, Mississippi in the United States.- History :...
Media Matrix DSP
Digital signal processor
A digital signal processor is a specialized microprocessor with an architecture optimized for the fast operational needs of digital signal processing.-Typical characteristics:...
. Video systems currently consist of LCD projection screen located upstage of the main curtain with VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
, DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
, VGA, Betacam SP, High-8, Mini-DV and universal BNC
BNC connector
The BNC connector ' is a common type of RF connector used for coaxial cable. It is used with radio, television, and other radio-frequency electronic equipment, test instruments, video signals, and was once a popular computer network connector. BNC connectors are made to match the characteristic...
inputs.
Building Facts
$19 million construction cost3.8 acres (15,378.1 m²) land parcel
16,000 gross square feet
419 seat theater
500 seat ballroom