Backstage cue
30 minSegments
6
First
6:00
Total
30:00
A 30-minute backstage cue timer with talent, props, mic, standby, entrance, and clear.
Talent, props, mic, standby, entrance, clear
Free Backstage Cue Timer
Use a backstage cue timer for talent, props, mic, standby, entrance, and clear. Create an XTimer room when backstage managers, talent coordinators, stage managers, audio teams, runners, and producers need shared backstage cue timing.
Built for this job
Backstage cue teams can separate talent, props, mic, standby, entrance, and clear.
Teams can keep timing visible without replacing talent schedules, stage management notes, prop lists, audio plans, show rundowns, and authorized backstage leads.
XTimer rooms support shared backstage cue timers across backstage managers, talent coordinators, stage managers, audio teams, runners, and producers devices.
Current agenda item
Talent
1/6
6:00
Next
Props
Total time
30:00
Use this setup in XTimer
Need a controller link, viewer display, or shared room?
Keep this simple timer for quick work. Move into an XTimer room when one person controls the clock and another screen shows it to a speaker, team, class, or audience.
Presets that match real work
Start from a timer people already understand.
Each preset has a clear use case, duration, and workflow. That makes the page useful for search visitors immediately, and gives professional users a natural path into XTimer rooms when they need separate controller and viewer devices.
Quick backstage cue
10 minTotal
10 min
A 10-minute timer for a short backstage cue pass.
Standby entrance
20 minTotal
20 min
A 20-minute timer for standby and entrance pacing.
Professional setup
Use the simple timer first, then graduate to controlled timing.
Use talent schedules, stage management notes, prop lists, audio plans, show rundowns, and authorized backstage leads as the source of truth.
Use the timer for backstage cue pacing only, not for performer safety, access control, labor, legal, accessibility, venue, or production decisions.
Keep talent notes, prop notes, mic notes, standby cues, entrance cues, and backstage logs in approved production, classroom, campaign, CMS, training, health, safety, analytics, or operations systems.
Use an XTimer room when backstage managers, talent coordinators, stage managers, audio teams, runners, and producers need one shared backstage cue countdown.
Frequently asked questions
What is a backstage cue timer?
A backstage cue timer structures talent, props, mic, standby, entrance, and clear.
Does this make production, classroom, campaign, medical, safety, accessibility, publishing, fitness, or operational decisions?
No. XTimer is only a timing tool. Use talent schedules, stage management notes, prop lists, audio plans, show rundowns, and authorized backstage leads for decisions.
Can teams share the timer on different devices?
Yes. Create an XTimer room when backstage managers, talent coordinators, stage managers, audio teams, runners, and producers need one shared backstage cue countdown.