Tomcat Participates in Muny Theatre's 100th Anniversary Renovations The St. Louis Muny Theatre is the country's oldest and largest outdoor musical theater, and recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. As part of this celebration, a large capital campaign was held to raise funds for a complete theatre renovation. The theatre required complete upgrades to its sound, lighting, and performer flying capabilities. To meet these needs, Tomcat was enlisted by TAIT (www.taittowers.com), a world leader providing event / production solutions, hired by the Muny to oversee the entirety of production upgrades for its theatre. Tomcat was tasked to provide two truss systems, which included a downstage clear span truss structure and an upstage ground supported structure. The downstage system spans the entire cross stage length at an impressive approximate distance of 112'! Supporting the spans are Tomcat custom steel end support towers that are mounted to the theatre's rooftops. The upstage system is comprised of two 42' towers, constructed from Tomcat custom designed 30" x 28" spigoted truss, which support an approximate cross stage system span of 82'. Both downstage and upstage spans utilize Tomcat's custom 40" x 30" extra heavy-duty spigoted truss profile with diagonals on all faces, which offer the Muny Theatre a flexible system that can be outfitted for specialized lighting, sound, and performer flying needs. Tomcat was honored to be a part of this project that will allow the Muny to continue its effort to provide world-class musical theatre to the people of St. Louis. 
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