New York Stagehand Glossary

 the choice cuts --the best work, like holidays or large blocks of work. "The head gave me a day or two, but the choice cuts , the Chri...

to get the skinny --inside information, the naked truth. "I'll give you the skinny on why the lead was fired."

Stagehand:  "It is good seeing you after all these years." Old Stage Manager: "It's better to be seen than viewed"...

message to the streets -- sometimes a message is given out with the purpose of it being spread through the theaters, sometimes coming from t...

to be pole-axed --to be stunned, to be hit right between the eyes with something heavy. "When they called the company meeting, I though...

Stagehand slang comes from everywhere, including Yiddish, Gaelic, Italian and Spanish. Here are some to start: amadan--( Irish ) idiot br...

doesn't draw fire --doesn't get in trouble, doesn't get noticed. Good qualities in an extra stagehand.