text only
index.shtml http://www.southalabama.edu
About USA
Building Information
Seating
- Basketball 10,041
- Concerts*
Full Arena 10,800
Front of Stage 7,354
- Theater Set 3,500
- Motorsports/Circus 8,777
*curtain available for reduced capacity configurations Mitchell Center Arena
Parking
450 parking spots located on the South side of the building
2,000 parking spots within a 5 minute walk
2,000 additional parking spots within a 10 minute walk
Exhibit / Meeting Floor Square Footage
Dimensions
Reception
Banquet
Exhibition
Arena Floor
160’ x 113’ (18,080 sq ft)
1,500
800
104 Booths
John Counts Room
82’ x 44’ (3,608 sq ft
350
150
Grand Globe Lobby
45’ x 94’ (4,230 sq ft)
500
180
Room 1102
25’ x 32’ (800 sq ft)
40
40
Room 1106
25’ x 32’ (800 sq ft)
40
40
Room 1101
34’ x 57 (1,710 sq ft)
Tiered levels with 173 fixed desks
*The concourse areas are available for exhibitions. Please contact the event coordinator
(Maximum room capacities determined by room set up.)
Show Power
Stage left 1600 amp.
Stage right 600 amp.
400 amp.
1,300 amp.
200 amp.
Exterior-Load in Ramp 200 amp. (2)
Rigging
Open grid-floor to steel 63'8"
Back Stage / Hospitality
Available for meetings, banquets, conventions & exhibitions
In-House Catering
Four Dressing Rooms
One Training Room
Two Locker Rooms
One Production Office
VIP Room(John Counts Room) – capacity of 150 buffet style. The JCR has a private restroom and entrance. Partition available for artist hospitality. This room can be separated into two rooms, 44' x 50' and 44' x 32'.
Two Classrooms – 25’x32’ (each)
One Classroom fully carpeted, theater-style seating for 173 (34' x 57')
Equipment / Arena Amenities
60’ X 40’ Stage Height 4 – 6 feet
Twelve 4’ x 6’ x 12" risers
25 pcs. crowd barricades
80’ Stage barricade
Clark Forklift – electric, 2 Ton Capacity
1400 Clairon Chairs
2 camera areas at midlevel, 2 at upper level
4 spotlights (Xxenon's Super Trooper 2,000 watts, 2 HMI-portable)
Mackie Mixing Console SR 32.4
Assisted Listening System
Portable basketball floor
A/V equipment
Computerized curtaining system
Stage curtaining system
Handicap Accessible
Special Equipment
Theatrical Curtain Rear Traveler 30’x60’
Legs (2) 30’x30’
Valance 25’x80’
Lighting – 36 Source4Pars
Video System Scoreboard (8 side – 4 with video)
16 Concourse Monitors
Production Area
PA System Bose Corporation Equipment (14,000 watts of power)
Sound Control Room
Loading Docks and Tunnels
2 Doors at the loading dock 12’x14’ and 8’x10’
Marquees, Message Centers & Readerboard
Highly visible Marquee on south side of the building.
Ticketing
16 event ticket windows
2 Daily Operation Ticket Windows
Ticketmaster System
University of South Alabama - Mobile Alabama - (251) 461-1632
5950 Old Shell Road | Mobile, AL 36688
For questions or comments
Contact Us
Date last changed: June 20, 2011 10:27 AM
Copyright © 2013 University of South Alabama
