Overheard Stagehand Line #46: "...on the asshole spectrum."

"He's not autistic, but he's definitely on the asshole spectrum." --referring to an unfriendly TV actor famous for playing an autistic character.

Overheard Stagehand Line #45: "House of Mild Dislike"

"With three new heads and the pushing out of some crusty old haters, I hear that the House of Hate has become the House of Mild Dislike." A reference to the positive changes at a Broadway house, formally known as the House of Hate.

Term of the Day: the cursed prop

the cursed prop--the prop that always breaks and requires daily or weekly repairs, a prop that antagonizes a difficult actor and possibly makes the SM report. There is always one cursed prop.

Term of the Day: "conversations with myself"

"conversations with myself"--when someone is caught having a loud conversation with no one else present. "I found the older actor upstage, having a profanity-laced dialogue by himself... Oh, I guess it is a case of 'conversations with myself.'"

Term of the Day: collateral damage

collateral damage--unintended victims. "When the head was fired and replaced, his regular stagehands never worked in that theater again. They were collateral damage to regime change."

Term of the Day: coiled and ready to strike

coiled and ready to strike--a particular kind of eternally grouchy stagehand, ready to insert self into a conversation and attack participants or individuals. Motivations may be the third divorce, the morning hangover or a general hatred of humanity.

Term of the Day: typical sleazy non-profit behavior

typical sleazy non-profit behavior--when non-profit theater companies try to rip off their employees. "When the production manager tried to deprive the grossly underpaid apprentices of any overtime, the head shook his head and said 'typical sleazy non-profit behavior.'"