Feature · Sets and set changes
Plan every set and the changes between them.
Create each arrangement of the stage as a set and put the sets in running order. Preview the changes between them and get a shift plot showing what moves, leaves and comes on.
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- As many sets as the show has
- Changes you can play
- Automatic shift plots
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10 × 8m stage · 7 lanterns
The demo show, three sets. Choose one and the change into it plays.
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Use the same scenery across sets
A set is one physical arrangement of the stage: the parlour, the storm, the garden.
Reuse a piece of scenery in several sets and give it a different position in each. A sofa used in three sets appears once in the inventory, and the shift plot shows when it needs to move. If a venue has its own layout, previews and shift plots use those positions.
- Sets
- as many as the show has
- Every set holds
- scenery positions and a lighting look
- Inventory
- each piece counted once
- Running order
- reorder sets to update the changes between them
Set changes
Preview the change before rehearsal
Preview a change on the plan or in 3D. Scenery moves to its next position, leaves through an exit or comes on for the next set. Play, pause or scrub through the preview to inspect the movement.
The lighting crossfades as the scenery moves, so you can review both parts of the change together. Entry and exit routes use the venue’s available entrances, including passages through the seating banks on open stages. The preview helps plan the change; check routes, clearances and timing in rehearsal.
The shift plot
A shift plot lists the scenery changes between two sets. Setplot compares their positions and groups the work into pieces to remove, move or bring on.
Shift plot · The Parlour → The Storm
3 moves · 4 strikes · 3 on
- Fireplace: strike via Stage Right 2from 4.2m SR, midstage
- Armchair: strike via Stage Right 1from 1.7m SR, midstage
- Rose sofa: strike via Stage Left 1from 0.8m SL, downstage
- Side table: strike via Stage Left 1from 2.3m SL, downstage
- Chair: move to 0.45m SR, midstagefrom 3.55m SR, midstage
- Round table: move to 0.3m SL, midstagefrom 2.8m SR, midstage
- Chair: move to 1.05m SL, midstagefrom 2.05m SR, midstage
- Bench: set on at 2.6m SR, downstageenters via Stage Right 1
- Chair: set on at 0.3m SL, midstageenters via Stage Left 1
- Rostrum: set on at 3m SL, upstageenters via Stage Left 2
This preview lists pieces that move, leave or come on. Pieces that stay in the same position are omitted.
The running order
Print the running order
The Sets view shows the running order with a plan, cue title and design note for each set. Between sets, review the change summary and shift plot. Print the view for use in rehearsals or during the show.
Example: a cue and design note
For The Storm, add the cue title “Act 2, after the blackout” and the design note “Bench downstage before the lights come up”. Both print beneath that set’s name on the running order.
- Stage language
- Positions use stage directions, such as “2.5 m stage left, midstage”.
- Suggested crew
- The plot suggests fly crew for flown scenery and stage crew for carried pieces. Review these assignments with your team.
- Check lines
- The printed view includes check lines for pieces that stay in place.
Try planning a set change
Create two sets and move a piece of scenery between them. Preview the change and see the moves listed in the shift plot.