Running crew

Also called: Run crew · Stagehands · Deck crew · Shift crew

The crew who work every performance backstage: moving scenery, setting props, flying pieces and handling changes.

CrewStage managers

Shift plotThe chart of every scene change: which piece moves, from where to where, and which crew member moves it.
Scene changeMoving scenery and props between scenes. A shift plot lists who moves what, where, and when.
DeckThe stage floor. Crew who work there during the show are the deck crew; a show deck is a new floor built on top for one production.

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