MacTheatre Supporters!

Last year, you helped us outfit the MAC and FAB theaters with new Clear-Com equipment used for backstage communications by the crew during MacTheatre productions. This year, our goal is to replace the MAC wireless audio system...the wireless microphones and associated transmitters and receivers that enable you to hear our performers speak and sing with perfect clarity!

After over a decade of use, the MAC wireless audio system is showing its age and getting close to the end of its life. The inventory of microphones is nearly depleted, the wireless electronics are starting to fail, and much of the technology is obsolete. It takes a lot of extra time and effort to get the aging equipment working for shows, and additional outside equipment is always required. Some outside equipment can be borrowed from the AISD PAC (when available), and the rest of our needs are met via paid rental.

Some of the benefits of replacing the MAC wireless audio system:

Pristine audio quality for our performers (and you, the audience!)
Classroom and live production experience with equipment used in college and professional theatre environments for our tech students.
McCallum Choir performances will also benefit.
Reduced or eliminated rental costs.

We need your help to make a modern state-of-the art wireless audio system a reality. Please consider making a gift today. Every donation, no matter the amount, will have a positive impact on MacTheatre students and performances for the next decade or more.

Thank you for your support!

WHAT WE NEED

MacTheatre musicals typically use 30 microphones or more, so we need to have 32 wireless channels. The equipment needed to support MacTheatre (and choir) productions is below. The total cost of the equipment listed is ~$53,000. With educational discounts, our cost would be closer to $45,000. This campaign is intended to support the first phase of updating the wireless audo in the MAC, with a goal of raising the remainder of the funds needed in future years.

Dual Wireless Systems with Two Bodypack Transmitters
16 @ $1150 each

Antenna Distribution System
2 @ $1999 each

Rack Case
2 @ $680 each

Lockable Rack Drawer
2 @ $180 each

XLR Snake Cable
2 @ $520 each

Handheld Microphone Transmitter
8 @ $251 each

Battery for Wireless Transmitters
40 @ $45 each

Dual Recharging Station
20 @ $127 each

Lead Earset Microphone
10 @ $900 each

Durable Short Boom Microphone
32 @ $185 each

Heavy Duty Wig Microphone
12 @ $575

MacTheatre: A Sound Investment

Help us upgrade the wireless audio in the MAC!