This production tested my capabilities as a Stage Manager in a new way. Inside the automated castle, our Castle Board Op ran the cues and had to stay inside during the entire run of show. Unfortunately, he could not hear anything from his spot inside the castle and had no insight as to when it was time for the castle's next move. The two of us figured out how it would be best for me to call his cues with enough notice so that he could switch to the different operating programs for each cue. Working in both offstage and onstage capacities, I found ways in which I could cue the castle operator from inside the castle and still perform throughout the show. For every show, I would come offstage, get on headset, and call the castle specific cues before re-entering. Although the automated castle presented challenges we hadn't expected, we problem solved as a team until our operations ran like clockwork, and the castle moves had no issues throughout the run of show. Below are pictures of my calling script.