Rachel quickly called a meeting with the technical crew to assess the situation. They gathered around the cue board, peering at the crack as if it was a wounded animal.

The cue board was an old system, but it had always been reliable. Rachel had used it for countless shows, and she knew its quirks and idiosyncrasies. But a crack in the screen was a different story altogether.

But just as the lights were about to go up, the stage manager, Rachel, noticed something that made her heart sink. On the cue board, which controlled the lighting and special effects for the show, a small crack had appeared.