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Grumman Auditorium at Friday Conference Center

Published dimensions

Grumman Auditorium is 24.4 x 15.8 m (80 x 52 ft), 386 m² (4,149 sq ft), with a 7.6 m (25 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 7.6 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 11 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 24.4 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 39 x 11 (7800 x 2200 px, 3,346 kg, 68.6 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	32 x 17 = 544	19.2 x 5.7 m	24576 x 7344	2,448 kg / 5,397 lb	48.1 kW, 231 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	39 x 11 = 429	19.5 x 5.5 m	7800 x 2200	3,346 kg / 7,377 lb	68.6 kW, 330 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	39 x 11 = 429	19.5 x 5.5 m	4992 x 1408	3,346 kg / 7,377 lb	60.1 kW, 289 A @ 208 V

Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.

Seating estimate

After a 12 x 7 m stage, Grumman Auditorium holds about 670 theater seats, 274 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 188 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 17.4 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Friday Conference Center

Trillium Room25.9 x 20.1 m (85 x 66 ft) · 4 m ceiling
Sunflower Room13.7 x 12.8 m (45 x 42 ft) · 3.4 m ceiling
Dogwood Room15.2 x 11 m (50 x 36 ft) · 3.4 m ceiling
Redbud Room15.2 x 11 m (50 x 36 ft) · 3.4 m ceiling
Sycamore Room13.1 x 7.6 m (43 x 25 ft) · 2.7 m ceiling
Azalea Room13.4 x 7.3 m (44 x 24 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Bellflower Room13.4 x 7.3 m (44 x 24 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Mountain Laurel Room13.4 x 7.3 m (44 x 24 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Windflower Room13.4 x 7.3 m (44 x 24 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Magnolia Lounge11.6 x 7.9 m (38 x 26 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Willow Lounge11.6 x 7.9 m (38 x 26 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Board Room11.6 x 6.1 m (38 x 20 ft) · 3 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Friday Conference Center · Venues in Chapel Hill