New York Stagehand Glossary

a mud producer --Broadway producer who get in the details and is involved with the actors, the creatives and the backstage departments. Whil...

"When the old carpenter finally forced the confrontation, it was brutal for the old creep, but I had to teach him that it wasn't La...

bitter old man territory --when a formally affable older stagehand suddenly becomes cynical and nasty on the job. "Maybe it was the thi...

Local One suicide bomber --when a stagehand seems intent on blowing up his or her job. "He was a good worker for me for five years, the...