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Set changes run smoothly and appear practically choreographed as stagehands and actors move things quickly in and out.
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Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
After negotiations broke down last weekend between the Atlantic and IATSE, the stagehands union ordered a strike against the prominent nonprofit theater.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
And one former employee recalled that during Shen Yun’s annual world tour, some colleagues would disappear from their normal news duties to help with the show, including by working as stagehands carrying heavy equipment.
—Nicole Hong, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
In order to get The Mikado off the ground, the two composers need to get everyone onboard: the old actors, the new boys, the producers, the choreographer, the costume designer, the stagehands, the orchestra … to say nothing of their wives and mistresses back home.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
After negotiations broke down last weekend between the Atlantic and IATSE, the stagehands union ordered a strike against the prominent nonprofit theater.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
And one former employee recalled that during Shen Yun’s annual world tour, some colleagues would disappear from their normal news duties to help with the show, including by working as stagehands carrying heavy equipment.
—Nicole Hong, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
In order to get The Mikado off the ground, the two composers need to get everyone onboard: the old actors, the new boys, the producers, the choreographer, the costume designer, the stagehands, the orchestra … to say nothing of their wives and mistresses back home.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Stagehand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stagehand. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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stagehand
noun
stage·hand
ˈstāj-ˌhand 
: a stage worker who handles scenery, properties, or lights
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