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Extend information for show to look up to help add history from the time center was located on 7th Street
I worked several shows there and read reviews on many others from the same newspaper. What I have from memory it was the fall to winter back half of 1989 or the winter to spring of 1990. I Believe it was October or November 1989, the   show "Bubbling Brown Sugar" by G.M. Productions  (were 2 main staff Glen Floyd(sp?) and Margret Freeman had an office on the lowest floor) local paper Charlotte Observer,  now defunct Charlotte Post may have had review,  and the local theater critic name for the Charlotte Observer was possibly  Lawrence Toppman. I do not remember if Creative Loafing had anything.

In case someone deletes the edit, below  is technical gear specifications from the 1980's & 1990's  about the theater from the "Little Theater in the Attic" when the Afro-American Culture Center(as it was known as then) was at the location on 7th street and Myers.

Sections in ( is addition info not added in edit) Also the 180 seat theater was inside up on the 3rd top floor and 300 seat was an outside amiptheteer with 7th street at the rear and the building at the front or rear of the stage.

In addition there were 2 "Shotgun" Style Row houses that were moved to behind the building to be preserved for history. They were called shotgun due to their narrow floor design and the hallway walkway from front to back going through each room in the same place, so as if you were to fire a shot gun it would go from front door to the back. This is the history of them as explained by the staff at the time I asked.

The theater space went by the name "Little Theater In The Attic"circa the late 1980's through the 1990's. In the mid 1990's the rear of the theater (this is not in article upper level that was about 4 foot high shelved in for the placement of the equipment with lock plywood lids over the expensive equipment, )  was was modified to enclose the work area, to help reduce issues of noise from operating (calling of cues and communication of running crew during show plus equipment noise such the fans running) during a show, of the Stage Manager, Lightboard Operator, Soundboard Operator and depending on the show Spotlight & operator and Video Projectionist. The theater's technical equipment consisted of a computerized Strand Century Mantrix 2 Lighting Control Console Board with 2 scene preset of 48 channels. With CD-80 dimmer packs mounted back stage with a Hard cable patch, Stage Lighting Instruments were an assortment of Strand Lekolite and Fresnels. The Sound Equipment was 12 channel Yamaha Mixer Graphic equalizer with Peavey Amplifier in stereo for the FOH Speakers with mix of Shure microphones and stands. The stage floor was a non painted hardwood finish.

The room's Lighting grid was 1 1/2" pipe grid running over the stage and back up into the house across the seating multiple times. This was bolted to the rafters or structure masonry  that were covered/finished with drywall/plaster. The Front row seats at the Down house and meeting Down stage at center line and each side of the stage had the 1 st row on each side of stage were on the stage level, meaning the stage was not raised and served as the lowest point in the room with raked seating towards the rear and sides. The sides of stage were 2-3 rows of seats . While this boarders on trivia, this is the history or building and configuration that no longer exists. Needs preserved as the entire history of exhibits and shows produced is apparently not noteworthy by the lack of inclusion.

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