Monday, May 26, 2014

Terms from Wardrobe: "puddle the dress"

"puddle the dress": to carefully arrange a dress on the floor so an actress can step into it during a quick change. The dress is quickly pulled up, zipped and the actress can go back onstage. The preset dress looks like a puddle of fabric.

Friday, May 9, 2014

Terms from Other Unions: Pit Etiquette

pit étiquette: the way musicians behave in the pit. Good etiquette is mostly a list of don'ts--Don't make constant inane comments to your seatmates, don't fidget or constantly move while you are not playing. Finally, control your mess.