Strike Yields First-Ever Contract for Philadelphia Theatre Co. Stagehands

Unable to find strikebreakers, management hired an actress to sit on a folding chair at the edge of the stage and supply dramatic readings of cues like, "Thunder and lightning! CRACK!"

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Posted: Thu, Feb. 7, 2013, 12:00 AM

Strike Yields First-Ever Contract for Philadelphia Theatre Co. Stagehands

Unable to find strikebreakers, Philadelphia Theatre Company management hired an actress to sit on a folding chair and supply dramatic readings of cues like, “Thunder and lightning! CRACK!”

Emily Guendelsberger

City Paper

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