"Spend the money to engage a licensed structural engineer to tell you the safest and most appropriate way to hang the grid."

"As you can see by the variety of responses, there are some general questions to consider, but like politics, "all theater is local" and the space(s) you may be considering may each have different answers to the general questions and will…"

"You may wish to read my book, Building Better Theaters, ET Press 2006, 2008. It was written for folks like you who are about to embark a the grand adventure to create your own theater space. It is available on Amazon."

"You don't indicate where you are (geographically) but a visit to your nearest rigging company will, at the very least, point you in the right direction for a solution. National outfits, like Clancy and Secoa have staff who deal with these…"

"The purpose and intent of a fire curtain is to keep smoke and flames away from the audience. Landing the FC on a piece of fire-proofed scenery will not close off the stage area. Even if the fireproof scenery spans the entire width of the…"

"Contact Bill Price at Barbizon Capitol www.barbizon.com -Michael"