New York Stagehand Glossary

sled dog --a stagehand who works furiously, without complaint or question. Will carry any heavy thing offered to him/her and does tasks quic...

stomping on thin ice --when a stagehand is doing his/her best to destroy himself/herself. Possibility of building on previous self-destructi...

"That stagehand? Two stars on Yelp." --When you hire an inept stagehand, it would be great to warn other heads not to hire him/her...

 "That contract prop sub is unbearable. She's never done a show from scratch. Her resume and skills don't match her ego."

 to be Nerded --when a show closes during the load in, usually when an investor pulls out. The musical "Nerds" was loading into t...

"That guy? He knows everything but the rules."

   the whole Megillah --everything that is under consideration, all the work, or a long, complicated story with many moving parts. "I c...