Our Facility ~ for Performers


Professional Traveling Venues

The William Glesby Centre has had the privilege of hosting some of Canada's finest performers over the years. We are a 50-420 seat venue with state of the art sound system, performance lighting and a large stage suitable for dance troupes, theatre companies and other performers. We are conveniently located on the Trans-Canada highway, only one hour west of Winnipeg. If your group is looking for an additional venue rental please contact us.  

Performers

The William Glesby Centre hosts a five concert MainStage Series with Canadian performers, a four concert CoffeeHouse Series where we book "Manitoba only" performers, a Childrens Series, The "Hot Stars of Country Series" with top name country performers as well as a number of "one of" shows. If you would like to be considered for a possible booking please send a copy of a current CD and Bio to us at the above address. Our programming committee reviews submissions on an ongoing basis. We are also a strong supporter of the Manitoba Arts Network and try to book a number of performers thru their directory of artists. We keep all information on file for future use. We'd love to hear from you and have you on our performer contact list.

Please call our Executive Director Jerry Maksymyk if you require further information at 204-239-5591 or via email theglesby@mts.net

Rental Overview


A Quick Overview of what we offer


  • Easily accessible from the Trans-Canada Hwy and the Yellowhead Hwy
  • Centrally located in downtown's Heritage Square
  • Plenty of free parking adjacent to the Centre
  • Loading dock directly to professional performance stage for ease of unloading exhibits and displays
  • Meeting areas are easily accessible on our main floor area with handicap access
  • All-inclusive meeting facilities provide a cost effective, distraction-free meeting and learning environment for business, government, nonprofit, and other groups. Our facility is also excellent for weddings and other formal events
  • Our separate Galleria area is ideal for exhibits and/or food service
  • Spacious lobby and pre-function area
  • Over 4300 square feet of theatre meeting area with 25ft ceilings
  • Full theatre-width, 32ft high performance stage for professional presentations
  • Various set-up and seating options from 50-420 people
  • Access to private boardroom
  • Built-in professional sound, lighting and projection systems
  • High speed Internet access with Wi-Fi hot spot
  • Wireless lapel microphones for your presenters
  • Hook-up into our in-house sound system for superior audio for your presentation
  • 10ftx14ft electric roll down projection screen and projector. One of the largest projection screens in Portage for your presentations
  • Knowledgeable staff to help with set-up
  • Access to a number of catering services to meet your requirements
  • The Portage Art Center is located within our complex for your patrons enjoyment and we are also conveniently located close to banks, restaurants and shopping

Let's get Technical 
Technical Information-Performance Equipment

Please contact our centre for rates on equipment and in-house technical staff.

 

Soundboard

Allen & Heath GL2200 32 Channel mixing board

Microphones

5-Shure SM 57 instrument
2-EV N/D 367 voice
2 AKG C535EB instrument
2-AKG hand held cardioid mics
6 Shure SM 58 Voice
1 SPECO ML Voice
2-Wireless AKG-HT 81 mics & 2TCSQ-SR81 receivers

DI Boxes

2 Radial J48 MK2- Active Phantom
3 Radial JDI MK3 Passive.

Microphone Stands

12 K&M Black Mic Stands
1 K&M Chrome Mic Stand
2- Generic Chrome Pedestal Mic Stands
4 Apex Chrome Drum Stands

Music Stands

5 Generic Music Stands

Speaker Stands

2 Quick Lock Aluminum Speaker Stands

Snakes

2- RAPCO with 20 XLR inputs per snake

Monitors

4- Mackie, SRM 350 2-way powered loudspeakers
2- MACKIE, SRM 450 active loudspeakers

Ceiling Array Sound System

4 SWA 1501 powered subwoofers
3 MACKIE SRM 450 powered sound reinforcement monitors

Effects

1 TC electronic M-one XL Dual Effects Signal Processor
Drive Rack System
Dbx 480 r drive rack
Dbx 480 p drive rack
Dbx 442 drive rack
Dbx 482 drive rack

Lighting

19-Source Four Jr. Tungsten Halogen Lamps and light board
Projection Equipment
Draper Rollermatic series electric roll down projection screen with matte white surface-10'6"x14'
Hitachi CP-X300 projector-2600 ANSI Lumens

STAGE

With front curtains open stage measures 36' across and 20' deep
With front curtains closed stage area measures 36' across and 14' deep within the curtained area
Wheelchair access on one side and stair access on the other
Sprung stage is floored with a masonite covering on a 1.5 plywood base
Masking is provided by 8x12 hard flats
Black theatre curtains, three flys on either side and motorized front curtains

LOADING AREA

A loading ramp to accommodate truck/trailer back-up is accessed through an overhead door into a load room. Access to the stage is through an 8 wide overhead door. Easy, one level load-in area.

DRESSING ROOMS

Two dressing rooms on the second level backstage with a separate common washroom. The dressing rooms have 7 make-up positions with mirrors and surround lighting at each position, as well as one hairdresser chair in one of the dressing rooms.
Hanging garment/costume storage, ironing boards, iron, and a sink in each room.

BOARD ROOM/"GREEN ROOM"

Our dual function Board Room/Green Room located directly behind the stage has seating for 16 people, with a large boardroom table for 12 people, comfortable chairs, fridge, and its own washroom.

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