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Front of house (FOH) 前台（觀眾服務）／FOH 控制位（音響）
In theatre, front of house is everything on the audience side of the proscenium plus the staff who run it: box office, ushers, bars, and the duty manager who owns the decision to hold the curtain. In live sound, FOH is the mix position out in the house and the main system it drives.
中文
在劇場，前台指台口以外觀眾這一側的所有空間和負責的人：售票、帶位、酒吧，以及有權決定延後開演的值班經理。在演唱會音響裡，FOH 指觀眾席中的混音位置和它推動的主擴系統。
Regional usage
| Where | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|
| HK / TW | 前台 | 音響組講 FOH 時通常不翻譯，直接說 FOH。 |
Easy to get wrong
同一封 email 裡的兩個 FOH 常常不是同一件事。音響組指混音位置，前台組指觀眾服務，要先問清楚。
An FOH bar in a UK theatre sells drinks. An FOH bar in lighting is a lighting position over the auditorium. Same two words, different trade.
An FOH engineer and a house manager are unrelated roles even though both are described as front of house.
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Sources
- Front of house — Wikipedia primary
- Hong Kong City Hall Theatre — technical specification — Leisure and Cultural Services Department
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