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House lights 觀眾席燈
The lighting over the audience seating. Controlled from the console during a show and from a panel at front of house otherwise, and the one lighting circuit that has to work when everything else has failed.
中文
觀眾席上方的照明。演出中由控台控制，其餘時間由前廳的面板控制。這是所有燈光迴路中，在其他系統全部失效時仍必須能運作的一路。
Regional usage
| Where | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|
| UK | House lights / houselights | |
| US | House lights | |
| HK / TW | 觀眾席燈 / 大燈 |
Easy to get wrong
House lights are not the same as working lights. Work lights are for the crew and usually stay up during a changeover; house lights are part of the show and part of the egress plan.
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Sources
- Theatrecrafts glossary of technical theatre terms — Theatrecrafts / ABTT heritage primary
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