New York Stagehand Glossary

"He's not autistic, but he's definitely on the asshole spectrum." --referring to an unfriendly TV actor famous for playin...

"With three new heads and the pushing out of some crusty old haters, I hear that the House of Hate has become the House of Mild Dislike...

the cursed prop --the prop that always breaks and requires daily or weekly repairs, a prop that antagonizes a difficult...

"conversations with myself" --when someone is caught having a loud conversation with no one else present. ...

collateral damage --unintended victims. "When the head was fired and replaced, his regular stagehands never worked...

coiled and ready to strike --a particular kind of eternally grouchy stagehand, ready to insert self into a conversation...

typical sleazy non-profit behavior --when non-profit theater companies try to rip off their employees. "When the production manager tri...