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Live entertainment

House open

The operational point at which the venue begins admitting the audience to the performance area.

Also known as: open the house

Reviewed

Setup

  • Before opening, production confirms life safety, staffing, stage condition, sound and lighting state, access routes, holds, public information, and authority to delay doors.

Venue contexts

  • Theatre, concerts, festivals, broadcast, and corporate events, as applicable

Signal flow

  • Confirm the source, patch, transport, control, and destination for the system involved.

In practice

Before opening, production confirms life safety, staffing, stage condition, sound and lighting state, access routes, holds, public information, and authority to delay doors.

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