Control booth
The control booth, control room, technical booth, or just booth to Theatrical Technicians (not to be confused with Booth (theater)) is the area of the theater designated for the operation of technical equipment (lighting and sound), and is sometimes the location of the stage manager's station as well as the lighting controls and sound board. Often one or two followspots are located in the booth as well. Generally it is an enclosed space with a large sliding window with a good view of the stage. In a proscenium theater, it is centered in the back of the house. It might be on the ground floor, but is sometimes placed at the balcony level.
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The booth contains a variety of equipment used in the production of theatrical performances. The booth almost always contains a light board, and usually contains a sound board. The light board operator and sound board operator are stationed here during performances. The booth almost always has several IC (intercom) headsets, used for communication during performances. The booth may have a rack of dimmers for the lighting instruments in the theater. The booth also usually contains a variety of other equipment, such as equalizers, audio equipment, video equipment, controls for house lighting, etc. .
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