It has been a long road for the building that houses Myrtle Beach, SC-based. Palmetto Pointe Church. It opened its doors in 1994 as the Gatlin Brothers Theatre, and later the Crook and Chase Theatre, before housing Christ United Methodist Church; ultimately, it would become the home for its current moniker. Now, its 2,000-seat auditorium which hosts Sunday services and occasional concerts, shines bright with 30 newly installed elektraLite Stingray Profile Cast RGBW 350-watt ellipsoidal fixtures.
The elektraLite fixture arrays were designed and installed by Paul D. Sweetman of Sweetman Designs, who worked with audio specialists MC Sound Consultants to completely renovate the venue’s audio and lighting, a project that began last summer. “This was an old lighting design that was installed in late 1990s and everything really needed to be updated,” explained Sweetman. “The previous ellipsoidals were worn out and a lot of the moving lights were shot; they just needed to do a refresh. They needed to enhance the production values there, since this is also their broadcast location. Plus, they also host a lot of concerts these days.”
