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Charles Sweeney

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Theatre Staff
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Iroquois Theatre
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Stage flyman

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A Flyperson - also referred to as a Fly Operator - is someone who operates the permanent weighted systems in theatres which are used to raise and lower scenery on stage. To ‘fly something’ means to raise or lower an object via this system.

CITATION:

https://www.iroquoistheater.com/

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Judy Cooke

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