New York Stagehand Glossary

proptumes --costumes used only for set dressing, not worn by actors.

"I don't know. I'm not paid to know" -- the ultimate Indian response...I'm just doing what I'm told to do, I don...

in confusion, there is money-- when the tech does not have his or her shit together, there is always unforeseen overtime and extra hires, ma...

shit-stirring with a big spoon --professional gossip mongering on an epic level.

sandbar --incident or snag that stops a load-in or part of a load-in cold in its tracks. "PRG sent us a broken controller, so we weren...

isle of sloth --theater or TV department where the stagehands have no interest in working, often stocked with badly trained children of stag...

rice bowl issue --jurisdictional dispute over who gets the work. Can be between departments in a theater, different locals or different unio...