


Philemon (Guifà): Chosen by The Ballerina to enter the world of O, Philemon is young Sicilian boy who tries to return Aurora's kerchief.The clown house weighs up to 7000 lbs.Each carousel horse weighs up to 900 lbs.The the lighting cues, the rotating mechanical carousel, and the stage platforms are all controlled to precise procision in the control booth. The show has two automation consoles in the lighting booth. The Carousel contains 41 scenery-related winches designed to move scenic and lighting elements. each of it's four winches that carries The Carousel can carry up to 1000 lbs of equipment at the speed of 240 in. a minute and is designed to provide vertical, horizontal, and rotating movement over the pool. The Carousel weighs 18 tons and can spin up to 180 in. above the pool, O has a rigging conveyor system known as The Carousel. The Carousel and the Rigging Equipment ĥ5 ft. All crew members and cast except the wardrobe department are certified scuba divers. During the performance, swimmers can spend up to 90 seconds under water and every swimmer has their own regulator. There are 75 performers and 122 technicians in the show. Two divers wear full face mask underwater to keep communication with the lighting booth at the top of the theater. The music of the show is can be heard underwater through 21 underwater speakers named "the Neptune System" so performers and crew can keep time with the show. Each of the scissor lifts can ascend and descend to the bottom of the pool. The stage is divided into four parts that move by scissor lifts. The stage floor is made from mondo with approximately 5,000 holes in each 4' x 8' panel for water to go through. The pool temperature is kept at 84 ☏ (28 ☌) while the seating is kept at 72 ☏ (22 ☌) through a special ventilation system bringing cool air underneath each seat at 55 ☏ (12.7 ☌). The pool holding up to 1.5 million gallons (5,678,117.6 lt.) of water. The O theater is designed to like an old European Opera house. Set & Technical Information The Stage and Theater To accommodate the new performance schedule, O has hired 85 additional cast and crew. Īt the beginning of January 2020, O will be performing 7 days a week. O had its 8000th performance on July 20, 2015. 2.3 The Carousel and the Rigging EquipmentĪs of early 2011, O has made over a billion dollars since its opening in 1998.
