Cue-to-cue, dress, run.
From the prompt book to opening night.
Theatre runs on a cue book. NEXCUE Studio gives the stage manager a digital prompt book that drives sound, lighting (sACN/Art-Net), comms and video — without losing the calling instincts that make a show land.
Cue numbers, GO, hold, standby. The interface speaks the language of calling, not coding.
Snapshot looks from your console, fire cues, fade timing. Or call a console-driven cue list.
QLab-style sound cues via OSC/MIDI. Comms to FOH and crew. Video playback over NDI/DeckLink.
Show day, end-to-end.
- 01Build the cue book from the script. Mark cue points line by line.
- 02Bind each cue to its action: light state, sound trigger, video, comms cue.
- 03Tech rehearsal: run cue-to-cue, adjust timing, save.
- 04Dress: full speed run with the operator. NEXCUE drives everything from the SM call.
- 05Run: the SM calls GO, the show fires.
Built for this room.
- Prompt-book layout with cue numbers and scene breaks
- Standby / GO / hold / cancel mechanics
- sACN, Art-Net for lighting console handoff
- OSC/MIDI for sound playback (QLab, Ableton)
- Speaker line cuing on script
- Backup SM mode (mirror state)
- Printable prompt book
Common questions.
No — augments it. NEXCUE can call cues on your console (via MIDI Show Control or OSC) or directly output sACN for simpler shows.
Yes, via OSC. Bind a NEXCUE cue to fire a QLab cue. Two-way: QLab can also tell NEXCUE 'cue done' if you want a chain.
Templates (Team plan) let you save a base book and tweak per cast variant. Imports/exports keep history.
Pin the show file to your Studio, sync only when you want. Configurations adjust per venue — keep one source of truth.
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