New York Stagehand Glossary

the shape up-- when job seekers show up in the minutes before a load in or loadout starts, hoping to be put on because someone doesn't s...

one and done-- Sunday matinee. What crew members often say to each other on Sunday, at the end of a long week, when there is only one show

above my pay grade-- indicating you are not qualified to make a decision, deferring a difficult or embarrassing decision to the bosses abo...

virtual shaping: asking for work via Facebook or by email. A young stagehand asked me for work via Facebook recently. I was shocked. What e...

Pockets (proper noun): lazy stagehand who can always be found with his/her hands in their pockets.

Term of the Day: smalls (n) -- small hand props, glassware, small items that have to be set in a particular place. "The propman was han...

carpenter focus-- when the carpenters smack into a low-hanging light ladder or a light boom, usually with a large rolling unit, changing the...