Safety and tradition

Clear

Also called: Giving clears · Clear stage

A call confirming a space or a piece of scenery is free of people and safe to move.

CrewStage managers

Fly cueA cue to raise or lower a piece of scenery or a curtain on the fly system.
HoldThe call to stop everything on stage immediately, usually for safety or to fix a cue. Everyone freezes and waits.
TrapAn opening in the stage floor that lets actors or scenery appear and disappear. The space underneath is the trap room.

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