That's is what I suggested - albeit less succinctly...

The other way is to set the remote mac (stage) to mimic the 'control' mac (foh) by using the remote 'mimic' button in the layers HUD.

This means that you need not program ANYTHING on the remote mac (stage) and everything can be done on the 'control' mac FOH.

This relies on 'broadcast to remote preview' being enabled on the 'control' mac - and a network conecton between the two.

Obviously - content has to be the same on both macs - but the setup can differ between macs, if required, to make programming easier.

Both methods have their pitalls...

Personally - I'd always use a lighting desk!

Simon

(Credit to those who have been using this method on recent shows I've been working on... )