Term of the Night: cross-hire

 cross-hire--in one theater, where one head hires a stagehand who works in a different department. "The electrician refused to let his stagehands be cross-hired by the other heads. If you worked for the carpenter or prop man, he would not hire you again."

Term of the Day: shaping while baked

shaping while baked--when a stagehand shows up looking for work stoned. "The 40-year-old stagehand smelled like skunk weed when he came by looking for work. I've dealt with drunk men looking for work before, but this was the first time I had a guy 'shaping while baked.'" "shaping" is an old stagehand term for showing up a job site, looking for work.