Term of the Day--"Do it wrong, do it fast, do it over"

"Do it fast, do it wrong, do it over"--when stagehands work too fast and don't concentrate, the boss will have to make them fix their mistakes.

Expression of the Day-- "And the Easter Bunny is Dead"

"And the Easter Bunny is Dead"--your optimism is unwarranted, your dreams won't come true, your dreams will be crushed. "My extra man expressed hope that we'd get Sunday off during the last week of production. I said, 'That won't happen, and by the way, the Easter Bunny is dead.'"

Term of the Day: unmake a bad stagehand

unmake a bad stagehand-- to cure a young stagehand of bad habits. "That TV commando I got from the hall? She was a nightmare, more obsessed with breaks than doing her job. I'll never use her again. I don't have time to unmake a bad stagehand."

Term of the Day: to walk someone in

 to walk someone in--when a Broadway head with a lot of juice takes a protege and walks them into the office of the theater executive who hires heads. Also, to make an introduction to the the executive who does the hiring. For some legendary heads, this was a sure route of getting their own people hired as heads on Broadway.

Overheard Stagehand Line #39: "Evil Gene was always happiest..."

"Evil Gene was always happiest when he was ripping off contract stagehands he'd hired of money they deserved." A reference to a now retired tech, famous for screwing stagehands who worked for him.

Overheard Stagehand Dialogue #42: "That old shark has a couple of good bites left"

Stagehand:    "That tech keeps circling me...I think he's coming in for the attack."

Head:             "Watch out..that old shark still has a couple of good bites left."

Term of the Day: small ears

small ears--a child. When a visiting child is in the building, cut your language. Or if there are children in the show, be more careful. "Watch out, there are small ears in the basement. Stop cursing."