Section 4.7: Run of Show

The Run of Show tab, found inside any project, is your minute-by-minute schedule of show segments. It is built for live, broadcast, and event productions where every segment needs a precise start time, owner, and set of notes — and where that schedule often needs to change in real time once the show is actually running.

1. What the Run of Show Is

At its core, the Run of Show is a grid of segments laid out across a timeline. Each segment represents a discrete block of the show (an opening, a segment, a break, a performance, and so on) with its own scheduled time.

To keep the grid readable for different roles on set, the Run of Show offers role-based column presets, so each team member can see the columns most relevant to their job:

• Producer
• Camera
• Audio
• Graphics
• Replay
• Stage Manager

Layout Options

You can switch between two layouts depending on how you like to work:

• Focused Day: A streamlined view for working through one day's schedule at a time.
• Classic Stripboard: A traditional stripboard-style layout for viewing the full run of segments.

2. Building Your Schedule

There are two ways to populate your Run of Show:

Manual Entry

Add and arrange segments directly in the grid, filling in the details relevant to your production.

AI Generate

Instead of building every segment by hand, you can provide a free-text outline of your show (for example, a rough rundown of what happens and when) and have a full set of segments generated for you automatically. You can then review and adjust the generated segments as needed.

Plan Availability: The number of segments you can add to a Run of Show is capped by your plan. Higher plans allow more segments.

3. Editing and Reordering

The Run of Show is designed to be adjusted quickly as plans change:

• Drag to Reorder: Drag a segment to a new position in the schedule, and the times for surrounding segments recalculate automatically to keep the run sequential.
• Shift Times: Use the Shift Times tool to bulk-adjust the timing of multiple segments at once — useful when the whole show needs to move earlier or later without re-entering every segment individually.

4. Go Live Mode

When it's time to actually run the show, switch into Go Live mode. This turns the Run of Show into a live show-control tool:

• Elapsed vs. Scheduled Tracking: As the show progresses, Go Live mode tracks your actual elapsed time against the scheduled time for each segment, so you can see at a glance whether you're running ahead, on time, or behind (variance).
• Show Controls: From Go Live mode you can:
  • Pause and Resume the show clock.
  • Advance to the next segment.
  • End the show once it's complete.

5. Step-by-Step UI Navigation

1. Opening the Run of Show: Open your project, then click the Run of Show tab.
2. Choosing a Layout: Select Focused Day or Classic Stripboard depending on how you want to view your segments.
3. Generating a Schedule with AI: Click AI Generate, enter a free-text outline of your show, and let ABRAM build the initial set of segments.
4. Adjusting Manually: Add or edit segments directly in the grid as needed.
5. Reordering Segments: Drag a segment to a new position — the schedule's times recalculate automatically.
6. Shifting the Whole Schedule: Click Shift Times to bulk-adjust the timing of multiple segments at once.
7. Switching Role Views: Choose a column preset (Producer, Camera, Audio, Graphics, Replay, or Stage Manager) to see the columns relevant to your role.
8. Running the Show: Click Go Live to enter show-control mode. Use Pause, Resume, and Advance to control the show as it runs, and click End when the show is complete.