In theatre and live music venues, Front of house (or FOH) refers to areas of the building that the audience has access to, generally excluding stage and backstage areas, and including the auditorium and foyer. Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... A Venue is the location of an event, usually a meeting. ... Interior of the 1928 B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts. ... Stage has several meanings: In rocketry, a stage is one of several independent rockets used to reduce the need for fuel. ... An auditorium is the area within a theatre, concert hall or other performance space where the audience is located in order to hear and watch the performance. ... ...

Lighting and sound operators are normally positioned Front of House. From this position they have a clear view of the performance, enabling the operation of show control consoles and other equipment. Classical Spectacular used ordinary stage lighting plus special laser effects In the 2005 Classical Spectacular performance, a state of the art lighting system designed by Durham Marenghi was used to accompany the music Starry lighting such as is shown on the RHS of this photo are much more interesting than... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Show Control is the interconnection of more than one entertainment discipline subsystem into a system of systems. ...

Lighting personnel often use the term to refer to positions above the audience from which lighting instruments can be suspended to illuminate the stage.

This term can also refer to the individuals whose primary work is dealing with patrons, including house managers, ticket vendors, bartenders, merchandise vendors, and ushers. Theatrical house management concerns the selling of tickets, the ushering of patrons, and the maintenance and management of the theatre building itself. ...

External links

• Profiles of front of house engineers