The
control booth,
control room,
lighting box,
technical booth, or just
booth to
theatre or television technicians is the area designated for the operation of technical equipment (
lighting and
sound), and is sometimes the location of the
deputy stage manager's (DSM) station as well as the
lighting controls and
sound board. Often one or two
followspots are located in the booth as well. Generally it is an enclosed space with a large sliding window with a good view of the stage. In a
proscenium theater, it is centered in the back of the
house. It might be on the ground floor, but is sometimes placed at the balcony level.