====== Example Cues ====== ^ Time ^ Audio cue ^ | t-35 | Backstage 1/2 hr call before show time:- Ladies and Gents of the cast, half an hour to curtain up." | | | FOH call:- Good evening ladies and Gents, tonights performance of XXX will start in 30 mins. | | t-20 | Backstage 15 mins before showtime:- Ladies and Gents of the cast, 15 minutes to curtain up. | | | FOH call:- Good evening ladies and Gents, tonights performance of XXX will start in 15 mins. | | t-10 | Backstage 5 mins before showtime:- Ladies and Gents of the cast, 5 minutes to curtain up. | | | FOH call:- Good evening ladies and Gents, tonights performance of XXX will start in 5 mins, please take your seats. | | t-5 | Backstage beginners call:- "actors list" to your positions, Standby stage and tech crews | ====== Cans behaviour ====== Cues named Lx cue, Sound Cue & Stage cue, numberes LX Q 10 for example. ^ Cue ^ Purpose ^ | Quiet on cans | Too much chatter! All operators must be quiet unless there is a reason.| | Standby LX Q 10 | response is "Standing by" to ensure you have acknowledged. | | LX Q 10, Go! | Operator should reply if it is not obvious a cue has started, "Running" | | Going off cans | Let everyone know you are not available for a short time.| Note. Standby should be the first word of a cue instruction, and Go should be the last.