Front of house flow
1 hourSegments
5
First
15:00
Total
1:00:00
A 60-minute front of house timer with lobby readiness, doors, seating, hold, and start cue.
Lobby, seating, holds, and starts
Free Front of House Timer
Use a front of house timer for lobby readiness, doors open, seating windows, audience holds, and start cues. Create an XTimer room when house managers, registration leads, and production teams need synchronized timing.
Built for this job
House managers can coordinate lobby, seating, holds, and show start timing.
Production teams can see when front-of-house is still seating or holding.
XTimer rooms support shared front of house timers across control and lobby displays.
Current agenda item
Lobby readiness
1/5
15:00
Next
Doors open
Total time
1:00:00
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.
Audience hold
5 minTotal
5 min
A 5-minute audience hold timer before the start cue.
Seating window
15 minTotal
15 min
A 15-minute seating timer for front-of-house teams.
Professional setup
Use the simple timer first, then graduate to controlled timing.
Align front-of-house timing with production cues before doors open.
Keep audience holds short and visible to staff.
Use clear segment labels so registration, ushers, and production know the active phase.
Use an XTimer room when house managers and producers need the same timer in different places.
Frequently asked questions
What is a front of house timer?
A front of house timer structures lobby readiness, doors open, seating, audience holds, and event start cues.
Who uses a front of house timer?
House managers, event producers, registration leads, ushers, volunteers, and venue teams can use it to coordinate attendee movement.
Can the timer be shared with production?
Yes. Create an XTimer room when front-of-house and production teams need the same visible timer.