Pre-Show
A call letting cast and crew know to get to their designated spots to start the show
What is "Places?"
A call letting cast and crew know to get to their designated spots to start Act 2
What is "places?"
A call indicating the start of a ten minute break
What is "Take ten, we'll be back at *time?*"
A call checking if an actor is ready to audition
What is "Is *name* here?"
OR
"Do we have *name*?"
A call asking everyone on headset to speak so the stage manager knows everyone can hear their calls
A call letting cast and crew know they have 5 minutes before the show will begin
What is "5 til places?"
A call letting cast know they have 5 minutes before Act 2 will begin
What is "5 til places?"
A call letting everyone (mostly the director) know there is 5 minutes until the next break
What is "5 til break?"
A call letting a performer know their audition time is over
What is "Time?"
A call asking the light board op to take the next cue
What is "Light cue *X*, GO?"
(Lights, Electrics, or Electrics cue *X* also work)
A call letting cast and crew if they go onstage they may be seen by audience members.
What is "House is open?"
A call asking an actor to report to the wardrobe crew, likely for a costume fix in between acts
A call letting everyone know their break has ended and rehearsal has resumed
What is "We're back?"
A call asking people waiting in the hallway before their audition to quiet down
What is "Volume in the hallway?"
A call asking the sound board op to take the next cue
What is "Sound cue *X*, GO?"
(Sound also works)
What is "Sound check?"
The call you give when so many audience members are absent, it makes more sense to wait a few minutes before starting the show
What is "Holding til *time* for house?"
A call telling everyone to stop what they're doing temporarily
What is "Hold?"
A call letting someone know it is their turn to audition
What is "*name,* you're up?"
A call asking the fly crew to fly the main curtain out
What is "Main Drape in, GO?"
(Any alternative to the term main drape works)
The call you give when so many audience members are absent, it makes more sense to wait a few minutes before starting the show
What is "Holding til *time* for house?"
A call indicating the start of Intermission
What is "Intermission?"
A call asking those backstage to quiet down?
What is "Volume backstage?"
A call letting someone know they should be ready to audition after the current audition is over
What is "*name,* you're on deck?"
A call letting others know you will be taking your headset off or going out of range temporarily
What is "*name* off com?"