New York Stagehand Glossary

second-acting --the time-honored tradition of poor actors, students and others of going into a Broadway show without a ticket at intermissio...

stagehand years --the age that a stagehand's body may feel like could be different from his or her actual age, from years of pushing cab...

first sweep --prop man's #1, the first assistant. "Bill is the first sweep at that theater." See also: first broom.

"You're welcome as a guest, but I don't need a roommate" --a crusty old house carpenter said this to a roadman who was try...

ride it down to the bottom --when you sty on a show 'til the bitter end. "A friend stayed on Spamalot 'til the end of the run, ...

to sweat someone --to pursue someone relentlessly, in looking for work or in love. "The young stagehand kept sweating the older head, ...

Dr. Nice --famously nasty head, who often terrorized his men. He was the  curator of  Schindler's List.