Definition of stagehand
: a stage worker who handles scenery, properties, or lights
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After a lot of encouragement from stagehands and some supportive chanting from the nearby crowd, a very reluctant Beyoncé somehow manages to make her way down without plummeting to the floor.
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If stagehands were busy or there were rehearsals going on, forget about it.
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Luckily, the stage was dark for only a few minutes while stagehands appeared to help get things rolling along, and New Cupid returned to get the audience Cupid shuffling.
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Not for musicians or stagehands or wardrobe people.
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In late February 2018, like stagehands striking and rebuilding a set, the Supreme Court did it all over again.
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As Jim DeRogatis pointed out during the recent confrontation between unionized Riviera Theatre stagehands and independent concert company Jam Productions, back in the 90s Live Nation openly expressed its desire to destroy Jam.
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After the curtains obscure the participants, flashlight-carrying stagehands guide them off the stage and through dark, hidden passageways that wind around various parts of the resort.
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Russell and Daniell surveyed 258 voluntary participants who had worked in various theater roles from directors to choreographers to stagehands.
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First Known Use of stagehand
1885
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: someone who prepares the scenery, lights, etc., for a performance on a stage
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