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Running crew is a collective term used to describe certain members of a Technical Crew who are required to fulfill ("run") any particular technical function during a Performance . Running crew generally refers to all crew members who are found in the spot towers, in the sound or lighting booth or in the backstage area. This term usually does not include crew heads. This group may also include onstage performers functioning in technical capacities while not onstage. A typical running crew usually includes persons in the following capacities (jobs, titles and roles vary depending on the type of performance, as well as the professional level at which the production is done):

  • in their duties. Generally one Assistant Stage Manager is in charge of running backstage operation during a show.

  • . Sometimes this is integrated with the Show Control system.

  • and/or audio control system specified by the Sound Designer , computerised or otherwise. Sometimes this is integrated with the Show Control system.

  • Mic Wrangler (A2): manages microphones and maintains headsets as a show runs.

  • , a system of ropes or wires, pulleys and counterweights by means of which Scenery is "flown" in and out (down and up, respectively) during scene changes.

  • Deck Carpenter s: responsible for moving scenery at the stage level, often by rolling pieces on and offstage to and from the wings.

  • Deck Electrician s: responsible for placing, connecting and/or operating "practical" electrical fixtures or effects.

  • , which allows a performer to be lit evenly no matter where on stage they may go (particularly practical for those performers who are unable to "find their light").

  • Props : responsible for maintenance and placement of hand props before scenes as well as their subsequent retrieval after the scene.

  • s, as well as assisting performers in getting into and out of Costume s.

  • Wigs/ and Body paints, Wig s and hairpieces, etc.