New York Stagehand Glossary

a haircut --when you cut the top off a prop or a small piece of scenery, so it can be accommodated backstage. "We had to give the bookc...

good government job --job on a long-running show. Dependable pay, like the post office or some other civil service job. "Working on ...

to troupe --to travel as a member of a theatrical company. "We trouped through Detroit and several Midwestern cities." As a noun, ...

first cover --an actor paid to cover the star of a show, who may have no role of their own in the show. If so, they are a standby , meaning ...

send 'em back to the hall --when you've ordered a stagehand from the replacement room (the hiring hall) and he or she fails to perfo...

koo koo bird --young, scattered actor or actress.

"You can't break iron" --When asked how he was recovering from an injury incurred when somebody pushed a roadbox on him, the s...