Also called: Run crew, Stage crew, Stagehands.

The deck crew are the people who move scenery, set props and run the stage during a performance, under the assistant stage manager. Each crew member has a track — a fixed list of duties through the show — and the running list is their script.

In CueCall

Crew tracks are named on the run sheets, each duty assigned to one or more tracks, and every track printed on its own page. Crew hold the permission to read cues and run sheets without being able to edit them.

Features

Reports & Exports — Excel and PDF exports of characters, mic plots, slideshows and show reports, for the people who still want paper in the room.
Collaborators & Role-Based Access — Invite the production team and each role sees a view of the same data suited to their job, with contact details, budget and measurements gated separately.

How it works in CueCall

Run Sheets (Reports Tab): Crew Tracks — A track is a run-crew position — "SL Deck A", "Rail", "Props Table SR" — not a person. The position stays on the run sheet when whoever walks it changes, which is what makes the paperwork survive a…

Related terms

Run sheet — A run sheet is the backstage document listing everything that has to happen during a performance, in order: scene changes, prop hand-offs, quick changes, fly…
Running list — The running list, or shift plot, lists every scene change in order and what moves during it: which pieces come on, which go off, who carries each, and to which…
Assistant stage manager — The assistant stage manager supports the stage manager in rehearsal — taking blocking, tracking props, setting up the room — and runs the deck during…
Spike marks — Spike marks are pieces of coloured tape on the stage floor marking where a set piece, a piece of furniture or a performer must be placed. Each scene or cue…

More terms

CueCall theatre production glossary

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