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DAVID HENRY HWANG THEATER
RENTAL INFORMATION

Rent the beautiful
DAVID HENRY
HWANG THEATER
located in the

UNION CENTER
FOR THE ARTS

 

120 Judge John Aiso St.

Los Angeles, CA 90012

 

Theater Information

Seating Chart

Orchestra
(rows A-M) 170 seats

Balcony
(rows P-T) 70 seats

View Seating Map

 

View of theater seating

 

Stage Dimensions

Forestage - Approximately 35'W x 14'D

Upstage Proscenium - 19'W x 10'D

 

 

 

Views of theater stage

 

Theater Amenities

  • 240 seats

  • Handicapped Accessible

  • Box Office, Lobby, Orchestra, Balcony, Tech booth

  • 2 Dressing Rooms

  • 2 Private & 4 Public Restrooms

  • Adjacent Parking

EAST WEST PLAYERS

RENT THE BEAUTIFUL
DAVID HENRY HWANG THEATER
IN THE UNION CENTER FOR THE ARTS

120 Judge John Aiso Street,  Los Angeles, CA 90012 

EWP's 240-seat David Henry Hwang Theater is available for rent for your production, business meeting, community event, and even your wedding. Subject to availability.

For a complete rental packet, please contact Andy Lowe, Production Manager, at alowe@eastwestplayers.org OR (213) 625-7000 x14.

2012 BASE RENTAL RATES

8 hours/Day
(overtime, labor, equipment extra)
Includes use of theater and backstage area; use of outdoor courtyard subject to availability.

Commercial Use/For-Profit Businesses
Monday-Thursday
$1,000 per day (4-8 hours)
$200 per hour (less than 4 hours)
Weekly rates negotiable

Friday-Sunday
$1,250 per day (4-8 hours)
$250 per hour (less than 4 hours)
Weekly rates negotiable

Community Use/Non-Profit Organizations
Monday-Thursday
$800 per day (4-8 hours)
$160 per hour (less than 4 hours)
Weekly rates negotiable

Friday-Sunday
$1,000 per day (4-8 hours)
$200 per hour (less than 4 hours)
Weekly rates negotiable

Overtime Facilities Charge (over 8 hours per day)
Monday-Thursday
$120/hr - first 2 hours
$160/hr - 3rd and 4th hours
$200/hr - 5th hour and above

Friday-Sunday
$150/hr - first 2 hours
$200/hr - 3rd and 4th hours
$250/hr - 5th hour and above

Labor
4-hour minimum (per person)

Master Electrician, Master Carpenter

$25/hr

Production Staff (stagehands, equipment operators)

$22/hr

Box Office Personnel, House Manager, Ushers

$18/hr

Overtime Labor Charge

Time-and-a-half after 8 hrs/day
Double-time after 12 hrs/day

EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS RENTAL

Stage Lights

Determined by event needs

Audio/Visual

  • House System (cassette, CD, minidisc)

  • Hardwire Microphone
     

  • Wireless Microphone
     

  • Floor Microphone
     

  • 10'x14' Projection Screen (front and rear)

  • Kodak Ektagraphic Slide Projector
     

  • LCD Projector Zoom Lens
     

  • Yamaha Upright Piano (tuning extra)

 

N/C

$10/day each

$60/day each

$10/day each

$100/day

$20/day

$10/day

$75/day

 

Stage Properties

  • Acrylic Podium
     

  • Softgoods

 

$25/day

$25/each

 

Reception Tables - 8' (2), 6' (10), 5' (1), 4' (2)

$10 each

Table Linens - 7.5' x 7.5'

$10 each (includes cleaning fee)

Metal Folding Chairs (8 available)

$5 each

ADDITIONAL TERMS

  •  Liability Insurance

The Client and all contractors/vendors employed by the Client must obtain Commercial General Liability insurance naming East West Players as additional insured with limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate. Insurance must cover all time contracted in theater including load-in, tech, rehearsals, performances, and load-out. The certificate and additional insured endorsement must state that the Client's and the contractor's policies are primary and that all insurance available to East West Players is non-contributory. The certificate of liability insurance is due no later than one week before the date of the first performance

  • Required EWP Staff

Theater rental requires hiring of at least 1 contracted EWP Production Staff (see rates above)

Use of box office available only with at least 1 contracted EWP Box Office Staff (see rates above)

On Holidays observed by EWP, labor rates shall be billed at time-and-a-half for the first eight hours and at double-time for any hours beyond that.

  • Event Materials

If a program is printed and distributed to guests, we ask that a brief paragraph about East West Players be included. The text will be provided for you for this purpose. 

All decor and signage must be freestanding. Signs or other "markers" are not permitted outside the building unless approved in advance.

Use of EWP or East West Players' name is permitted only to announce the location for the performances unless otherwise agreed upon by EWP. The Client may make no claim that East West Players is sponsoring or hosting the performances.

 

 

 

© EAST WEST PLAYERS
The Nation's Premier Asian American Theatre
120 Judge John Aiso St. | Los Angeles CA 90012 | (213) 625-7000

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