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To give the stagehands time to load in the set, some physical theater (choreographed by Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber) is performed by Plaza and Abbott to foreshadow the extreme psychological dance of their characters.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
Thus cued the stagehand who emerged to the right wing of the stage, mop in hand.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Nov. 2023
When technical difficulties interrupted a show, Emperor Claudius would send the stagehands to fight and Emperor Caligula would order a group of spectators to be thrown into the arena.
—Melissa Locker, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2023
Some of those walls are pushed aside by stagehands, who pop up regularly to reconfigure the scenery, hand off props and, in one delightful gag, reposition Khan himself on the opposite side of the frame.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
Better to have left the curtain up and revealed the stagehands at work.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
Last month, Live Nation was sued over a forklift injury allegedly suffered by a stagehand who was building a stage for the Weeknd.
—Marc Hogan, Pitchfork, 8 Sep. 2023
Performers, stagehands and technical crew members are comprised of Equity actors, students and community members and students.
—Joey Morona, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2023
Standing in front of Netflix’s office in Manhattan, which was picketed Wednesday by a large, roving crowd of Writers Guild of America members, stagehands from IATSE Local One, musicians from Local 802 AFM and members of SAG-AFTRA, writers expressed skepticism about that statement.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2023
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
Thus cued the stagehand who emerged to the right wing of the stage, mop in hand.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Nov. 2023
When technical difficulties interrupted a show, Emperor Claudius would send the stagehands to fight and Emperor Caligula would order a group of spectators to be thrown into the arena.
—Melissa Locker, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2023
Some of those walls are pushed aside by stagehands, who pop up regularly to reconfigure the scenery, hand off props and, in one delightful gag, reposition Khan himself on the opposite side of the frame.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
Better to have left the curtain up and revealed the stagehands at work.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
Last month, Live Nation was sued over a forklift injury allegedly suffered by a stagehand who was building a stage for the Weeknd.
—Marc Hogan, Pitchfork, 8 Sep. 2023
Performers, stagehands and technical crew members are comprised of Equity actors, students and community members and students.
—Joey Morona, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2023
Standing in front of Netflix’s office in Manhattan, which was picketed Wednesday by a large, roving crowd of Writers Guild of America members, stagehands from IATSE Local One, musicians from Local 802 AFM and members of SAG-AFTRA, writers expressed skepticism about that statement.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2023
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First Known Use
1885, in the meaning defined above
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“Stagehand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stagehand. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.
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stagehand
noun
stage·hand
ˈstāj-ˌhand 
: a stage worker who handles scenery, properties, or lights
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