New York Stagehand Glossary

dry waterboarding-- an incredibly boring job, where there is not enough work to keep busy. Several years ago, we were standing around at the...

to doop someome --a small bribe or tribute to grease the wheels. "I dooped the elevator man a twenty so we had express service while lo...

"If you can't fix it with gaff tape, it can't be fixed" --Gaff tape is the miracle material that holds the stage business ...

winging it --to repair something without the right materials, to improvise a solution. The original roots may be that "winging it"...

Big-Ass Broadway Show --a hit. The same character actor on the long-running show says, when you ask him how he's doing, "I'm on...

"It's My Turn in the Barrel" --It is my turn to do an unpleasant task. Could also be "It's your turn in the barrel....

"Better than delivering Chinese food on a bicycle" --Whenever a character actor at one of the long-running shows on Broadway is as...