Go

The one-word command that fires a cue. It is said last ("Lights 14... GO") and never used casually on headset.

Stage managersCrew

How-to: Calling cuesWarning, standby, go: how to say them, with a cue light to click through.

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StandbyThe stage manager's heads-up that a cue is coming soon. Operators answer "standing by" and keep their finger ready.
CueA planned change: a light shift, a sound, a curtain, a set move. Each has a number and a trigger in the script.
HeadsetThe headphone-and-mic system the stage manager and crew use to talk during the show.

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