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Once the house opens for a performance, the stage manager controls all aspects of the performance by calling the cues for all transitions ( this is known as " calling the show ") and acting as communications hub for the cast and crew.

Large productions may utilize a stage management team in which the manager is responsible for calling the show while other team members operate backstage to ensure actors and crew are ready to perform their duties.

After a show opens, the stage manager is also responsible for calling brush-up, put in and understudy rehearsals to make sure that the show's quality is maintained.