Maintaining and Moderating the Live-Stream

Maintaining and moderating the live-stream involves the up-keep of the stream and corresponding live chat.

Maintaining the Stream
If you are the technical supervisor for this performance, you will need to stay out of the stream. This will allow you to observe the stream like the audience will. This way, if there are any technical glitches (audio cutting out or going out of sync, video no longer functioning, etc.), you will see them immediately.

You should maintain a line of communication with your collaborators in the video call, so as to inform them of any difficulties which are occurring in the call. This line of communication should silent and unobtrusive, such as via text.

Moderating the Stream
If you choose to allow a live chat stream alongside your performance, the technical supervisor will also be responsible for moderating this chat.

This may involve posting messages letting the audience know when the stream is going:


 * to start.
 * to stop for an intermission.
 * to start again after the intermission.
 * to conclude.

This may also involve staying vigilant for any messages which appear to be harassing the performers or other audience members. This may include comments which involve, but are not limited to:


 * threatening harm to others.
 * using slurs and other pejorative language.
 * catcalling or sexually harassing others.
 * posting spam links.

If you find messages such as these, it is important to promptly delete the offending messages and remove the offender from the chat. The procedures for this vary from platform to platform: for reference, consult YouTube's instructions on the mechanics of moderating their stream chat.

Maintaining the Performance
While the performance goes on, actors may forget when they are meant to enter a scene.

The stage manager should keep track of all entrances and exits in the performance. If you are the stage manager, when an entrance is coming up in the script, you should discreetly text the actor(s) who are entering to remind them to do so.