What is a dresser?- Page 3
What is a dresser?
#51re: What is a dresser?
Posted: 9/9/04 at 5:02pmAHHHHHH!!!!
"Applause begets applause in the theatre, as laughter begets laughter and tears beget tears."
CLAYTON HAMILTON, "Theory of the Theatre"
"I think theater ought to be theatrical ... you know, shuffling the pack in different ways so that it's -- there's always some kind of ambush involved in the experience. You're being ambushed by an unexpected word, or by an elephant falling out of the cupboard, whatever it is."
TOM STOPPARD
Updated On: 9/9/04 at 05:02 PM
#52re: What is a dresser?
Posted: 9/9/04 at 5:02pmsunnamabitch i knew i recognized him...he runs that quaint little shop down on the corner of 54th and Jefferson, doesn't he?
"Applause begets applause in the theatre, as laughter begets laughter and tears beget tears."
CLAYTON HAMILTON, "Theory of the Theatre"
"I think theater ought to be theatrical ... you know, shuffling the pack in different ways so that it's -- there's always some kind of ambush involved in the experience. You're being ambushed by an unexpected word, or by an elephant falling out of the cupboard, whatever it is."
TOM STOPPARD
capnkidd
Broadway Star Joined: 9/11/04
#53re: What is a dresser?
Posted: 9/11/04 at 5:46pmyeah,actually,you guys are being really nasty...seems a common theme on this board...
SamIAm
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#54re: What is a dresser?
Posted: 9/11/04 at 5:50pmcapnkidd: Hey, don't generalize. I WAS NOT nasty. I tried to take the high road. I can't help it if others keep lowering the road bed!
"Life is a lesson in humility"
SMiller
Featured Actor Joined: 7/9/04
#55re: What is a dresser?
Posted: 9/11/04 at 6:04pm
I'm sorry but he deserved it.
Producer and equity actor without the knowledge of a dresser.
:::sings:::: Go Back To HIGH SCHOOL!!!!
SM
#56re: What is a dresser?
Posted: 9/11/04 at 6:27pm
BEAUTY SCHOOL DROPOUT!
Not commenting on the starter of this thread, but "Go Back to HIGH SCHOOL" just reminded me of Grease.
Real men are tenors.
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#57re: What is a dresser?
Posted: 9/11/04 at 6:28pmSo he padded his resume a little. I can think of bigger disappointments to discover from padding. And have!
SamIAm
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#58re: What is a dresser?
Posted: 9/11/04 at 6:32pm
OH MY GOD...you mean there is someone on this board who isn't what they say they are?
I'm SHOCKED...SHOCKED, do you hear me?
"Life is a lesson in humility"
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#59re: What is a dresser?
Posted: 9/11/04 at 6:33pmwell if u would just stop squirming i'll take the probes off your head!
capnkidd
Broadway Star Joined: 9/11/04
#61re: What is a dresser?
Posted: 9/13/04 at 7:26pm
samiam,
true you weren't nasty-but another poster claimed that "we" weren't-and the majority of posters were just out & out mean...I've been lurking for some time & it just seems like most here are more negative than positive-nothing personal...
capnkidd
#62What is a theater?
Posted: 9/13/04 at 9:09pmI know a dresser is a piece of furniture, but what is a theater?
Neither a borrower nor a lender be...unless that's mine in the first place.
#63What is a theater?
Posted: 9/13/04 at 9:15pmQuestion: A friend of mine in a touring Broadway production told me he has to tip the dressers after every show. Why is this? That was the first time I had heard that. I assume, maybe, they use local people from each city they are in and that's part of the deal??
"I'm not a catcher! I'm a piano player!" -- Schroeder from "Peanuts" ----- http://www.facebook.com/p/Brandon_Bartlett/500719306
Updated On: 9/13/04 at 09:15 PM
#64What is a theater?
Posted: 9/13/04 at 9:16pmhe has to tip the dressers to get the loose socks out...
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#65What is a theater?
Posted: 9/13/04 at 9:46pmwere you guys (up there) refering to Mink Stole, the actress? if you were, I wanted to say she's such a doll! I worked with her a few years ago and she was nothing but sweet. I Love her!
#66What is a theater?
Posted: 9/14/04 at 4:08pmI don't understand why some people can't just pull up their own pants!! HAHA
"I'm learning to dig deep down inside and find the truth within myself and put that out. I think what we identify with in popular music more than anything else is when someone just shares a truth that we can relate to. That's what I'm searching for in my music." - Ron Bohmer
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
#67What is a theater?
Posted: 9/14/04 at 4:12pm
i think they'd rather have someone pull them down...
#68What is a theater?
Posted: 9/14/04 at 4:12pmAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
"I'm learning to dig deep down inside and find the truth within myself and put that out. I think what we identify with in popular music more than anything else is when someone just shares a truth that we can relate to. That's what I'm searching for in my music." - Ron Bohmer
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
#70What is a theater?
Posted: 9/14/04 at 4:39pmi just laughed harder and harder as i got closer to the bottom of this thread .... there should be a book "theatre for absolute dummies" I just took a 9 year old to a show who read the entire "playbill" and then the credits and guessed most of their jobs correctly.
~*~ Little Boys Who Play With Fire Get Their Fingers Burned ~*~ Tanya (Mamma Mia)
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#71What is a Dresser?
Posted: 9/14/04 at 7:54pm
I am one of the Star Dressers on the tour of HAIRSPRAY, putting pantyhose on a big man 8 times a week.
Tipping is customary. If you are going to be in a broadway show, expect to tip your dresser, and hair/make-up person.
TIPS stands for To Insure Proper Service. It's a thank you for a job well done.
"TheatreDiva90016 - another good reason to frequent these boards less."<<>>
“I hesitate to give this line of discussion the validation it so desperately craves by perpetuating it, but the light from logic is getting further and further away with your every successive post.” <<>>
-whatever2
SMiller
Featured Actor Joined: 7/9/04
#72What is a Dresser?
Posted: 9/14/04 at 8:09pm
Then if a stagehand does a really good job, how come they don't get tips?
Or a follow spot operator?
SM
BwayTheatre11
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/03
Ditin725
Swing Joined: 9/15/04
#74What is a Dresser?
Posted: 9/15/04 at 1:04am
On Broadway the lowest paid stagehand makes $10/hour more than a dresser...and yes, you can call us costumers....or wardrobe....
And, the stagehands don't have to handle an actor's sweaty laundry. 
Videos