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Stage Management: Other / Running lights from front of house?

« on: Nov 09, 2007, 04:00 pm »

Hi. So this weekend I am running lights and sound for a magic show in a theatre that seats about 240. Since we don't want to reveal any tricks, we have decided to only use the center front of house for seating in the area, and the director wants the light board moved to one of the corners and run from there. I've always run lights and sound from backstage, but the way the theatre is set up, it's hard to see anything from the SM console. This makes sense to have me out front, but is this ever typical? I've heard of booths in the back of the house, or backstage, but ever IN the audience? Just a general question, and I'm interested to see your responses. Thanks!