Run of Show
Break an activity down into a minute-by-minute, department-by-department cue list
A run of show is a detailed, ordered breakdown of a single activity. Where an activity says what happens and when, a run of show takes one activity and expands it into a cue-by-cue rundown across the teams involved. It keeps that operational detail nested inside the activity, so the main schedule stays readable while scripted moments, performances, and technical sequences get the depth they need.
Opening the run of show
Open an activity, then select the expansion arrow in the top-right corner of the activity dialog. This opens the full run of show workspace.
The expanded workspace is also where the activity's connected information comes together. Alongside the run of show, it shows linked advances, linked resources, and other activity details, making it the complete workspace for that activity.
How a run of show is structured
A run of show is a grid of rows and columns.
Each row is a single cue or segment, an individual moment in the sequence with its own duration. Each column represents a department or team, such as Audio, Video, Lighting, Script, or Stage Management. Reading across a row tells you what every department is doing at that point; reading down a column follows one team through the whole show. Together they form a minute-by-minute operational rundown.
Columns are fully customizable, so each team builds the rundown that matches how they actually run their show.
Generating a run of show with AI
You can have BackOps draft a run of show for you. Select Generate Run of Show and describe what you want, whether that is a partial sequence or a complete show outline. BackOps generates suggested segments from your description.
Generating a run of show never replaces what is already there. New segments are added to the existing ones, so you can generate against a partial rundown without losing your work.
A useful prompt names the kind of show, its overall length, and the key moments you want included. The more specific the description, the more useful the result.
Printing
A run of show can be printed directly from the workspace. The print option sits in the upper-right corner next to the generate option.