stagehand

stagehand
A person who works behind the scenes at a theatre or in other theatrical media.

The actors get the glory, the spotlight and the name up in lights while it is the stagehands who point the spotlight, hang the name and change the light bulbs.


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  • stagehand — ► NOUN ▪ a person dealing with scenery or props during a play …   English terms dictionary

  • stagehand — [stāj′hand΄] n. a person who helps to set and remove scenery and furniture, operate the curtain, etc. for a performance, as of a stage play …   English World dictionary

  • Stagehand — A stagehand is a person who works backstage or behind the scenes in theatres, film, television, or location performance. Their duties include setting up the scenery, lights, sound, props, rigging, and special effects for a production. Types of… …   Wikipedia

  • stagehand — UK [ˈsteɪdʒˌhænd] / US noun [countable] Word forms stagehand : singular stagehand plural stagehands theatre someone who works in a theatre, moving objects used on the stage …   English dictionary

  • stagehand — [[t]ste͟ɪʤhænd[/t]] stagehands also stage hand N COUNT A stagehand is a person whose job is to move the scenery and equipment on the stage in a theatre …   English dictionary

  • Stagehand (horse) — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Stagehand caption = sire = Sickle grandsire = Phalaris dam = Stagecraft damsire = Fair Play sex = Stallion foaled = 1935 country = United States colour = Bay breeder = Joseph E. Widener owner = Col.… …   Wikipedia

  • stagehand — noun Date: 1885 a stage worker who handles scenery, properties, or lights …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • stagehand — /stayj hand /, n. a person who moves properties, regulates lighting, etc., in a theatrical production. [1900 05; STAGE + HAND] * * * …   Universalium

  • stagehand — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. prompter, carpenter, costumer; see worker . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. grip, callboy. see movie …   English dictionary for students

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