Enter a Scene After the Signal

Supplied materials

• Paper and a pencil, or typed notes. Use a drawn or paper figure to plan the cue, entry, and stop.
• Example: A paper stage score says: wait until the bell mark, then enter, then stop at the marked spot. Which ordered plan follows it? Choices: (A) bell mark → enter → stop (B) bell mark → stop → enter (C) enter → bell mark → stop (D) stop → enter → bell mark.
• Try this: A paper stage score says: wait until the spoken line, then enter, then stop at the marked spot. Which ordered plan follows it? Choices: (A) enter → spoken line → stop (B) spoken line → enter → stop (C) spoken line → stop → enter (D) stop → enter → spoken line.

Learn the idea

A cue is a signal to begin an action. A stage plan can show waiting for the cue, entering, and then stopping at a marked spot. Label the events so another person can follow the order.

Look at the example. The cue signals when to enter. The marked stop comes after the entry. Recording all three actions in order lets another person follow the plan. A paper figure can represent entry; no stage or moving equipment is needed.

You can use a paper figure for the whole scene. A written plan shows the intended order; a rehearsal checks how a performance follows it.

1. Read the example stage plan. Find the cue, entry, and stop.
2. Compare bell mark → enter → stop with a choice that enters before the bell. Explain which follows the cue.
3. Try the check question and the three practice questions. Then read the feedback.
4. Write a three-event score: hand signal, paper figure enters, figure stops at a marked location.
5. Check your work. The entry occurs after the named cue and before the stop, with each event clearly labeled.

Check your reasoning

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Take it further

Try a new example: A paper stage score says: wait until the screen caption, then enter, then stop at the marked spot. Which ordered plan follows it? Choices: (A) enter → screen caption → stop (B) screen caption → enter → stop (C) screen caption → stop → enter (D) stop → enter → screen caption. Answer: screen caption → enter → stop. The cue signals when to enter. The marked stop comes after the entry. Recording all three actions in order lets another person follow the plan. A paper figure can represent entry; no stage or moving equipment is needed. Make your own: Write a three-event score: hand signal, paper figure enters, figure stops at a marked location. Check your work: The entry occurs after the named cue and before the stop, with each event clearly labeled.

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