Term of the Day: "I am not a fan"

  "I am not a fan"--the nice way to say "I hate his/her guts."

Term of the Night: working oneself into a lather

 working oneself into a lather—for bosses, to wind oneself up to get angry enough to fire someone. Or anyone who ramps up their anger with a heated monologue.

Term of the Day: a wipeout

a wipeout--when one or several rows of seats are removed from the theater orchestra during a load-in/production period for high-powered creatives, like a famous lighting designer or director. This is so they can move more freely without having to climb through the aisles.

Term of the Day: chain-gang buddy

chain-gang buddy--when you are put to work with the same stagehand for weeks on end during a load in. "For the six weeks of the load in, I was paired with the same electrician every day by the head. He became my chain-gang buddy. Every move, we did together." Sometimes complete strangers become friends, other times you can't stand each other.

term of the Day: hand grenade

hand grenade--self destructive stagehand, whose actions threaten all the people surrounding him or her. "When the deranged soundman started attacking the head that hired him, he became a hand grenade, whose actions threatened the jobs of the stagehands he was close with. Stay away from him." 

Term of the Day: ring around the Rosie

ring around the Rosie--when stagehands have to move one or more pieces of furniture over and over, from place to place, because a designer is indecisive. A reference to the children's rhyme.

Term of the Day: problem with his nose

problem with his nose--specific substance abuse issue. "The head's son had a problem with his nose, so bad that he destroyed his good looks when his nose cartilage collapsed. He had what is called "a Coke nose."