New York Stagehand Glossary
Saturday, July 21, 2018
Overheard Stagehand Line #42: "The worst kind of ass-kisser..."
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"The worst kind of ass-kisser is the kind of ass-kisser who believes in his heart that he is a stand-up guy."
Sunday, July 15, 2018
Overheard Stagehand Line #41: "Backstage, he's 95 percent gentleman..."
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Referring to a brilliant Broadway actor: "Backstage, he's 95 percent gentleman and five percent madman."
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Term of the Day: lech
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lech --dirty old man (or woman)
Saturday, July 7, 2018
Term of the Day: rivets started popping again
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the rivets started popping-- when someone is beginning to lose it. "After being dressed down by the head to keep the crazy at home, the...
Thursday, July 5, 2018
Overheard Stagehand Line #34: "He's not an open book...
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"He's not an open book, he's more like an open wound" --said of a whiny stagehand, who always recalls negative experiences...
Term of the Day: toady
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toady --ass-kisser. "Be careful with that guy...despite his Local #1 pedigree, he is a management toady ."
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Overheard Stagehand Conversation #6: "another asshole"
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At the end of the loadout, a head and stagehand had a brief conversation: FAMOUSLY DIFFICULT HEAD: "On this show, I made you into a b...
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