showstack / glossary / prompt-corner
Prompt corner 提場角
The stage-management position at the side of the stage from which the show is called: cue lights, comms, the book. Traditionally stage left in the UK (prompt side, PS) with the opposite side called OP (opposite prompt).
中文
舞台側面叫show嘅位置：cue燈、通話、劇本。英制傳統喺演員左側（Prompt Side, PS），對面叫 OP。
Regional usage
| Where | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|
| UK | Prompt side / PS and OP | |
| US | Calling position (often booth instead) |
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Sources
- Theatrecrafts glossary of technical theatre terms — Theatrecrafts / ABTT heritage primary
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