Control booth

In a theater, it is generally an enclosed space with a large sliding window with a good view of the stage centered in the back of the house.

This means that they are free to talk to their colleagues in the booth, and also the stage management team and other crew members via the communications headset.

A booth that is sealed to the auditorium also allows for noisier equipment to be used, in particular computers and computer-based lighting desks, which require built-in fans in order to work properly.

In some theatres, the control booth is divided into a suite of rooms, allowing each of the technical elements of a production its own customized space.

[7] In rare cases, such as low-budget theatres or ones at small or older schools, the control booth is not enclosed as its own space; rather, it is part of the seating house.