Front of house - wikipedia Front of house This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2009 ) For the magazine for live audio, see Front of House ( magazine ). For the front of the house in restaurants, see Restaurant management § Front - of - the - House management. Light control room In the performing arts, front of house ( FOH ) is the part of a performance venue that is open to the public. In theatre and live music venues, it is the auditorium and foyer, as opposed to the stage and backstage areas. In theatre, the front of house manager is responsible for ticket sales, refreshments, and making sure the auditorium is set out properly. Live venues Sound operators, excluding the monitor engineers, are normally positioned in a small sectioned - off area front of house, surrounded by the audience or at the edge of the audience area. From this position they have unobstructed listening and a clear view of the performance, enabling the operation of the main speaker system, show control consoles and other equipment. In this case front of house can refer to both the general audience / public area or to the specific small section from where the show is mixed. The front of house speakers are the main speakers that cover the audience, and the front of house desk is the desk that generates the front of house audio mix. In smaller venues the front of house desk may also produce foldback ( monitor ) mixes for the monitor speakers onstage, whereas in larger venues there will normally be a second mixing desk for monitor control positioned just off the side of the main stage. The audio engineer that designs the front of house sound system and puts it into place for the show / event is the system engineer, and this role is often separate from the person who operates the mixing desk who is often employed by the band directly. In stage lighting, any lighting fixtures that are on the audience side of the proscenium arch are referred to as being FOH. The lighting operator may also be located in the audience area as well, but are often in a lighting booth. This term can also refer to the individuals whose primary work is dealing with patrons, including house managers, ticket vendors, bartenders, merchandise vendors, ushers, and museum attendants. See also Front office Live sound mixing Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Front_of_house&oldid=821924492 '' Categories : Audio engineering Parts of a theatre Stage terminology Services marketing Theatrical occupations Hidden categories : Articles lacking sources from August 2009 All articles lacking sources Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Edit links This page was last edited on 23 January 2018, at 11 : 55. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what do front of house staff do in theatre
Answer: ticket sales