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Blackout 暗場（BO）
A lighting state in which all stage light goes out, usually as punctuation at the end of a scene. A dead blackout means no light at all, including work light and equipment glow, which is a different and much harder request than an ordinary blackout.
中文
舞台燈全部熄掉的燈光狀態，通常用來結束一場戲。Dead blackout 是連工作燈和設備亮光都不能有，這是完全不同、也難得多的要求。
Regional usage
| Where | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|
| HK / TW | 暗場 | Cue 表上常縮寫成 BO。 |
Easy to get wrong
中文口語的 blackout 通常指停電。劇場的暗場是刻意做出來的燈光狀態，不是斷電。
"Dark" describes a building with no performance booked. A blackout is a state inside a running show. See the entry for dark.
Blackout cloth is a fabric that stops light passing through it. It has nothing to do with the cue.
Exit signs and aisle lighting stay on during a blackout in nearly every jurisdiction. Promising a true dead blackout may be promising something illegal.
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Sources
- Stage lighting — Wikipedia primary
- Glossary of theater terms — Wikipedia
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