Sunday, January 4, 2026

Overheard Stagehand line #41:"I only like 10 people"

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 Stagehand to Head: "Why don't you ever hire me?" Head: "I only like 10 people on Broadway and you are not one of them....
Friday, January 2, 2026

Overheard Stagehand Line #49: "I haven't been this hated..."

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"I haven't been this hated since third grade" --marveling at the rage and hatred of some older stagehands.
Thursday, January 1, 2026

Term of the Day: to go Ghandi on someone

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to go Ghandi on someone -- to refuse to do something, to use passive resistance, or maybe passive aggressiveness, to force a change.  "...
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Term of the Night: to Marie Kondo your crew

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to Marie Kondo your crew --to get rid of your crew, because they don't bring you joy. "That head? When the show ended, he got rid o...
Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Term of the Day: "Let me think about this for a few minutes"

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"Let me think about this for a few minutes" -- code for "I'm going to the alley to call the business agent." When p...
Sunday, December 28, 2025

Overheard Stagehand Dialogue #68: "Tell the tech he went behind the set with a piece of wood."

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YOUNG STAGEHAND: "The tech is looking for a particular carpenter. What should I say? CYNICAL OLD STAGEHAND: "Tell the tech he went...
Thursday, December 25, 2025

Term of the Day: out-assholing each other

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out-assholing each other --when two stagehands ramp up attacks on each other. "At a job once, I was caught between a drunk and a dry dr...