Services · Stage & Drape · San Francisco Bay Area
Staging, Drape & Rigging
The structure of the show. Decks, soft goods and overhead rigging that frame the night and carry everything else.
The Architecture of the Moment
Build the Frame First
Before a single light is focused, somebody has to build the room: the stage at the right height for sightlines, drape that turns a convention hall into a ballroom, truss rated and placed for everything that hangs above your guests' heads.
That structural work is where production discipline shows. Our crew engineers staging and rigging to the venue's load limits and house rules, dresses it in soft goods chosen for the design, and strikes it on schedule. The light and video riding on that structure come from the same crew, so the frame and the show are never designed apart.
- Stage decks, risers and ramps
- Pipe and drape, walls and reveals
- Scenic elements and soft goods
- Rigging, truss and motors
- Backdrops and room dividers
- Step-and-repeat and entrance moments
Rigging & Power
Hung Safe, Powered Clean
The heaviest, highest-stakes part of a build hangs over your guests. Before anything flies, our crew engineers the rig to the venue's load limits and house rules, using our own truss, motors and bridles rather than whatever turns up on the truck.
Power gets the same discipline. We size feeder runs and generators to the full lighting, sound and video load, distribute clean and quiet, and dress cable so the room never sees it. One crew owns the structure overhead and the power under the floor, so nothing on show day is a surprise.
- Tyler GT and box truss, in-house inventory
- Motors, bridles and ground-supported towers
- Engineered load plans to venue limits
- Feeder runs and generator power
- Clean power distribution and dimming
- Cable management and cable dressing
How the Build Happens
Measured Twice, Hung Once
Staging and rigging carry real loads over real people. The plan is drawn to the venue's numbers, not to optimism.
01Survey: dimensions, load limits, attachment rules
02Draw: deck plan, drape lines and rig plot to scale
03Build: load-in sequenced with the venue's schedule
04Strike: out on time, room returned as found
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Scenic Install
Tented Reception
Structure and GlowTables, tents, furniture and linens come from our sister company, Standard Event Rentals. Same family, same Bay Area home. Rent the event and produce it, coordinated across our sister companies.
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Planning Questions, Answered
What drives the cost of staging and drape?
Square footage of deck, linear footage of drape, the height everything has to reach, and whether anything hangs overhead, rigging carries engineering and labor that floor-supported builds don't. Load-in conditions matter too: stairs, freight elevators and tight windows add crew hours that show up in the number.
What stage size and height do we need?
Enough deck for everyone on it at once, band, panel, bridal party, plus their gear, at a height where the last row can still see. Bigger or deeper rooms need taller decks; intimate rooms often need only a low riser. Send the room dimensions and the program and we will draw it to scale.
Can you rig in venues with strict attachment rules?
Yes. Historic and protected buildings often forbid attaching anything to the structure, so we design free-standing solutions: ground-supported truss, weighted bases and self-climbing structures that meet the house rules. We have built in many of the Bay Area's landmark venues and start every plan from the venue's own requirements.
What colors and fabrics does drape come in?
The workhorses are black and white in light-absorbing and sheer weights, used for room walls, backdrops and reveals. Beyond those, soft goods can be selected to a palette as part of the design, and lighting does the rest: a white drape wall takes any color you wash it with.
How long does load-in take?
It scales with the build: a riser and a backdrop go up in hours, while a full stage with rigging and drape walls can need the day before. We sequence the build with your venue's access windows and the other vendors' schedules, and we confirm the timeline in the quote so there are no surprises.
What do you need from us to quote staging?
The date, the venue, what the stage needs to hold, and any drape or scenic moments you have in mind, photos of the room help if we haven't worked there before. A producer replies within one business day with a plan and a number.
Do you provide power distribution and generators?
Yes. We size feeder runs, distribution and generators to the full electrical load of the lighting, sound and video, then run and dress cable so the floor stays clean and safe. If the venue's house power is enough we tie in cleanly; if it is not, we bring quiet generators and the distribution to match.
Frame the Night
Tell us the room and what it needs to become. A producer will reply within one business day.