New York Stagehand Glossary

dick dynasty-- when a nasty head famous for abusing his crew passes on his nastiness to his son or daughter, who then becomes a head and is ...

 a bookmark --a stagehand inserted into a job on a temporary basis, possibly to prevent another stagehand from getting the job.

The Monster of Broadway is Back! Scott Rudin, the producer of "The Book of Mormon" and "To Kill a Mockingbird," was exi...

 Quack Quack -- nickname for a stagehand who talk too much. "The 45-year-old apprentice would talk your ear off. The older stagehands s...

The straight play  "Awake and Sing" by Clifford Odets was at the Belasco in  2006. The  ghost of the theater owner and impresario ...

 cross-hire-- in one theater, where one head hires a stagehand who works in a different department. "The electrician refused to let his...

shaping while baked --when a stagehand shows up looking for work stoned. "The 40-year-old stagehand smelled like skunk weed when he cam...