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A cue is the action carried out at a specific time. This can be a lighting change or effect, a sound effect, or some sort of stage or set movement/change.
Cues are generally called by the Stage Manager. The stage managers starts by giving a stand by cue 10 seconds to a minuet before the cue depending on the cue type (for a light board cue 10 seconds is enough since most boards only need one button to be pushed, while set cues require more time to set-up for). This is the time to get ready for the cue and to make sure everything is set. A standby cue would sound like "Standby Light cue 17" or "Standby Set cue 3"
The second cue is the go cue. This is the cue that tells the crew to carry out this cue. A go cue would sound like this "Lights 18, Go" or "Set cue 4, Go".
Notice that for standby cues, the standby comes before the cue type and number, while for the go cues, the go comes at the end of the cue. This is because the person who caries out the cue waits for the word "go" to carry out the cue.
Cue Lights are used for back stage cues when a headset for communications is impractical. A cue light functions in the same way as a audio cue. When the cue light goes on it is the same as the standby, and when the cue light goes out it is the same as a "go". The only downside to this is one needs to make sure they are carrying out the correct cue. This is used if there is a cue needed on stage somewhere where you need to be silent to avoid the audience hearing voices. This cue light is controlled by the stage manager, the same way that (s)he would call cues.
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