Term of the Day: under water

under water--when a show is losing money,  when it is in the red. When a show is not making its "nut," the amount of money a show needs to make to break even.

Term of the Day: blood in the water

blood in the water--when there is blood in the water, the sharks will come. When a head is on the cusp of being fired, other stagehands will start circling around for his/her job. See also: the vultures are circling

Term of the Day: off-Broadway habits

off-Broadway habits--due to low pay, bad habits develop with some off-Broadway stagehands, including hiding, disappearing to make phone calls and vaping in the theater. "I hired some off-Broadway stagehands for a load in, but they couldn't seem to break some bad off-Broadway habits, like hiding at the end of the day when others were working."

Term of the Day: trinas

 trinas--slang for young ballerinas. From the common name for ballerinas, Katrina.