New York Stagehand Glossary

 "He's that odd combination of being both a sociopath and an ass-kisser. He works all the time."

smash-and-grab theater -- a short-term, quick theater event, with people coming in mostly for the money. A reference to the brutal robbery t...

stagehand karma -- karma in a theater environment. The layperson's definition of karma is that a person's actions, good or bad, will...

top dog -- dominant person in a group, may keep control through charisma or aggressive behavior. Can be used as a verb, to top dog someone ,...

money hose --when a call or a particular day becomes a cash bonanza, and it feels like money is being sprayed on the stagehands. "The m...

to kneecap someone --to intentionally cripple someone by breaking their knees, to interfere with someone's job so they can't do it. ...

there are lots of ears --the walls have ears...Be careful what you say in the theater, people are listening.