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Cue Cue／提示
The signal to execute something in a show. A cue is both the trigger, which may be a line, a move or a sound, and the action it fires. The person calling the show gives a standby first and a go second. Nothing moves on the standby.
中文
演出中執行動作的指令。Cue 同時指觸發點（台詞、動作、音效）和被觸發的動作。舞台監督先報 standby，再報 go；聽到 standby 只是準備，不能動。
Regional usage
| Where | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|
| HK | 落 cue／畀 cue | 香港製作習慣直接講英文 cue，中文書面資料寫「提示」。 |
| TW | 下 cue／走 cue | 臺灣同樣直接講 cue，很少譯成中文。 |
Easy to get wrong
中文口語「被 cue 到」是被點名、被突然叫到的意思，跟劇場的 cue 沒有關係。
A cue number is announced on the standby. The action happens on "go". Treating the standby as the instruction is how people get hit.
In a script, a cue can also mean the last words of the previous speech that tell an actor to come in. That is a different object from a technical cue.
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Sources
- Cue (theatrical) — Wikipedia primary
- 舞台表演的操作管理（麥秋） — 香港教育局
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