Thursday, July 18, 2024

Expression of the Day: smug rummy

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smug rummy -- alcoholic who perceives him or herself as a beacon of moral righteousness,  often given to loud pronouncements about the stage...
Sunday, June 30, 2024

Overheard Stagehand Line #52: "Nothing more sad than a failed power move"

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Two extra stagehands tried to force their head to change his hiring practices. In response, the old head flayed them alive. There is nothing...
Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Overhead Stagehand Line #53: Matching drinking problems

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"I stopped hiring that guy. He and his wife have matching drinking problems . Trouble at work and trouble at home."
Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Term of the Night: scut work, scut job

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scut work, scut job --tedious, dirty work, often given to the youngest stagehand on the crew. "The young stagehand was given the scut j...
Sunday, June 23, 2024

Term of the Day: to flay him alive

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to flay him alive -- to torture someone mercilessly, to whip the skin off their body. "That contract propman is a real pest, crossing d...
Saturday, June 8, 2024

Term of the Day: equity lights

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equity lights -- work lights that stage managers are allowed to turn on during work-light rehearsals, by agreement with the house electricia...
Friday, May 24, 2024

Overheard Interdepartmental Dialogue #51: "I give you this gift"

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STAGEHAND (WHOSE DRESSER WIFE IS LEAVING HIM): "You are leaving me and taking the baby???" DRESSER: "Yes, now you can hang o...