New York Stagehand Glossary

 bald spots -- when sections of seats are empty in the orchestra or in the mezzanine for a struggling show. The empty seats can appear like ...

under water-- when a show is losing money,  when it is in the red. When a show is not making its "nut," the amount of money a show...

 trinas --slang for young ballerinas. From the common name for ballerinas, Katrina.

a money dump --an expensively produced flop that may be used by producers as a way to launder profits from other more successful shows. See ...

adult colic --persistant look of displeasure on someone's face, expressing perpetual discomfort. "That head? She must have adult co...

"no church" --this project is not fine carpentry, just put up something that works. "When I told the tech I was going to hire...

to-go bottle --cheap bottle of liquor, often made of plastic, drunk by Bowery bums and hardcore rummies. "On opening night, the ingenue...