New York Stagehand Glossary

SFB --shit for brains, very stupid man.

vultures start circling --when a stagehand or musician is on the cusp of being fired, people will start coming by, looking to take their job...

spitballing it --to improvise. "Let's spitball it now, until we come up with a permanent solution."

on life support --when a show is losing money and ticket sales are going below the weekly nut (their operating expenses), the show is on lif...

one-punch artist-- a stagehand who can knock another stagehand down with one punch. There is a very famous story behind this one, involving...

laid and paid --happy stagehand, or a usually mopey stagehand who shows a brief moment of happiness. "It looks like he just got laid an...

annuity-buster -- a showgirl, or any person who gets a chunk of your annuity after the divorce. After the divorce, the ex-wife gets half you...