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Calling the show

Giving the agreed instructions that trigger technical and backstage actions during a performance. The person calling follows the script, score or action, timing cues to speech, music, movement and other events.

Giving the agreed instructions that trigger technical and backstage actions during a performance. The person calling follows the script, score or action, timing cues to speech, music, movement and other events.

First published 7 September 2026 · Revision 1 · Substantive changes to this entry are dated here.