170' of snake is required to reach from a monitor rig down stage right to the center of the in-house mix position. 180' of snake is required if the monitor rig is down stage left. Williams R7 receivers are available for use by the patrons. Dressing rooms, Green room and backstage hallways paging is available. This system is fed a signal from the mono out of the house console for program monitoring.
Individual attenuators are present in all locations.
Telephone handsets available. A Telex wireless system with 4 beltpacks is also available. The Ford Theater is equipped with a Wenger orchestra shell consisting of seven towers and three flown acoustical panels. Three general purpose battens are used for the flown panel and unavoidable, many of the battens are obscured or hindered when the shell is in place. Adequate lighting positions however are available.