Saturday, March 31, 2018

Expressions the Day: "I only work for assholes if there is costume money involved"

"I only work for assholes if there is costume money involved"--who wouldn't want to make $184 a week for changing your pants?

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Term of the Day: psycho button

psycho button--when you accidentally or intentionally touch the one thing that will make an easygoing stagehand go berserk. Often, the relationship is never the same or completely destroyed. "I pushed his psycho button and he never spoke to me again."

Monday, March 26, 2018

Term of the Day: to kibbitz

kibbitz--(Yiddish )to chat, to offer advice, often unwanted, when another person is working. A kibbitzer is someone who chats too much on the job or offers unwanted advice. "After coffee, the extra men kept kibbitzing, so the head had to hustle them back to work."

Friday, March 23, 2018

Term of the Day: "I don't want to be a school marm, but..."

"I don't want to be a school marm, but..."--when you shouldn't complain, but you do anyway.

Term of the Day: "Sorry, I left early"

"Sorry, I left early"-- when you miss a cue late in the show, this can be your answer.

Term of the Day: to dish

to dish--to gossip about someone

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Term of the Night: walk-up business

walk-up business-- people who physically go to the box office and buy tickets on the day of. "My house manager said that 'SpongeBob SquarePants' is doing a lot of walk-up business."