New York Stagehand Glossary
Friday, March 31, 2017
Term of the Day: false progress
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false progress --work done to make it look like you are accomplishing something, often to appease a boss or management. "We stacked the...
Expression of the Day: "I do one cable at a time"
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"I do one cable at a time" --electrician push back to an overeager roadman giving too much information at once. "Hey, I do on...
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Term of the Night: drop a dime, dimedropper
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drop a dime, dimedropper --to fink on a person, to report someone. This was back when payphones were common and they only cost a dime.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Term of the Night: the push out
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the push out --during the load in, when road boxes, motor boxes and pieces of scenery that have yet to be installed are pushed out onto the ...
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Term of the Day: dummy up
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dummy up --keep quiet, often when management is around
Term of the Night: dummy proof
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dummy proof --to mark something or to arrange a preset so that even the dumbest stagehand will get it right.
Term of the Night: deaf and dumb (D & D)
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deaf and dumb (D & D)-- an old longshoreman's term. "He's deaf and dumb , he didn't hear anything and can't say a...
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