Technical Information

Mandeville Auditorium is conveniently situated near Interstate 5, only minutes from most San Diego locations. With its 42-foot-wide by 30-foot-deep stage, comfortable seating, flexible lighting grid, and professional audio system, the auditorium is ideal for your event. Front rows can be reconfigured to accommodate tables or an alternative seating plan. Easy load-in is assured thanks to wide side doors and a spacious loading dock with adjacent freight elevator. Professional production staff are available to ensure a smooth experience.

Designed by prominent Southern California architect A. Quincy Jones and completed in 1975, Mandeville Auditorium stands out among UC San Diego's early modernist and "brutalist" buildings. Creeping vines climb its concrete walls and the building is shaded by mature eucalyptus trees.

Mandeville Seating Chart (PDF)

All battens are dead hung from the structural steel. There are no moveable linesets. There is limited access from catwalks above (see Stage Section). Legs #1 & #2 are hung on tracks and can be drawn to the SR and SL Walls. The Upstage Traveler can be used to trim the sides of the CYC opening or cover it completely.  There is a full stage black scrim available upon request.

*This is an OLD version. Please consult the Technical Director for the most current hang locations. 

Download pdf:

• Stage Section with Lineset Information

Lighting inventory includes the following. Full inventory available upon request.

Download:

• Mandeville Basic Light Plot (PDF)
  • Please contact Technical Director for CAD/vwx files.
• Mandeville Circuit Map (PDF)
• Mandeville House Lights by Dimmer (PDF)

Standard playback audio position is in the tech booth at the center rear of the house.  Microphone Inventory available upon request.

Use of Remote Power must be arranged in advance. 

The UC San Diego campus, including the Mandeville Auditorium, has a "UCSD-GUEST" WIFI network. Anyone can join this by connecting and then confirming the network usage agreement via a web browser (similar to how Starbucks works). This network is firewalled but provides access for all web-based functions, as well as SSH. The UC San Diego help page on this can be found here:

https://blink.ucsd.edu/technology/network/connections/wireless/guest.html

 The "UCSD-GUEST" WIFI network can be overwhelmed when too many users access it at once. For a more robust connection, we can facilitate wired ethernet access in specific locations within the auditorium. Wired ethernet will work for computers, dedicated video streaming systems, and is a good solution for credit card systems that require security compliance. UC San Diego policy prevents the connection of NAT routers (including WIFI access points).

Per UC San Diego policy, all devices utilizing the wired network must be registered with their hardware address (aka "MAC address"). Registration can take up to two weeks and we recommend taking care of this well in advance of the event. Events requesting a wired connection within one month of their event will not be accommodated.

If neither UCSD-GUEST nor wired ethernet will suffice, we recommend pursuing the use of a WIFI hotspot that uses a cellular network.

Communication is provided by ClearCom Headsets that can be plugged into various ports throughout the auditorium. The basement Dressing Rooms and Green Room have individual audio monitors that carry a feed from the stage.

 ClearComm Details

Video Projection can be controlled from the Booth, Stage Right, or at the Rear-of-House Tech Booth. It is recommended that all playback content be pre-loaded onto a renter's laptop, locally, as streaming over the UCSD-GUEST WIFI can be unreliable. 

The Dressing Rooms are on the basement level, one floor below the stage. Access to the dressing rooms is via staircases on either side of the backstage hallway.

All Dressing Rooms inlclude toilets, sinks, showers, lighted mirrors, and clothing racks. 

The Loading Dock is located one floor below the stage level. Access to the stage level is via a Freight Elevator which must be operated by Mandeville staff only. Loading is also possible through the side doors of the theater on the stage level.