Term of the Night: sides

sides--parts of the script given to actors to be used during an audition. May be given in advance.

Term of the Day: a bogie

a bogie--a civilian who walks into a TV filming, interrupting the shoot.

Term of the Day: a Charlie deck

a Charlie deck--a house deck built by Charlie Rasmussen, the late famous Shubert deck man, who leveled his precise house decks with little stacks of playing cards.

Overheard Stagehand Expression #56: "I only worked there twice..."

 "I only worked there twice...the first time and the last time."

Term of the Day: cheese water

cheese water--the gross water at the bottom of a badly maintained Dumpster, a mixture of water and rotten food.

Term of the Day: drank the Kool Aid

drank the Kool Aid--to become a True Believer, to work for a difficult outfit and to suspend rational views to follow the company line. "He got a job at Disney, so he wound up drinking the Kool Aid. Everything is hunky-dory on Team Mouse."