Stagehand.
InEastVillage.
Vetted Stagehands with NYC venue references, booked through the operating system behind MSG, UBS Arena, Barclays, Capitale, Newark Symphony. From $280/day. Pre-auth, GPS-verified hours, Stripe Connect direct deposit.
The brief
Vetted stagehands, hired the way pros actually work.
Stagehands move the show. In East Village (Manhattan), BookACrew's stagehand pool includes IATSE-eligible workers and experienced non-union crew who've worked every major venue in the city. They know push, pull, lift, deck, and set strike — and they show up when they say they will.
Music venue density per block is among the highest in NYC. Indie label showcases, off-Broadway, immersive theater. Audience tier is younger, production aesthetic skews experimental.
Estimate
What this stagehand will run you
Live cost estimate based on East Village market rate. Adjust hours to see your number.
Estimated total
Full-day rate (8 hrs): $380
Pre-auth holds this amount at booking. Stripe captures only the GPS-verified hours after checkout. You never pay for hours the crew didn't work.
What you're hiring for
What a Stagehand
actually does on a East Village gig.
Every stagehand on our roster has been screened against these core responsibilities. The profile shows years of experience, tier, average rating, and on-time rate before you confirm.
Load and unload trucks at the venue dock
Push set pieces, scenery, and gear to/from stage
Deck calls during show (move set, swap props)
Strike the show and pack out
Console fluency
The gear they walk in already knowing.
When you book a stagehand through BookACrew in East Village, you're getting someone who already knows the gear NYC venues run. This is the baseline fluency every profile in our roster meets. ELITE-tier goes deeper.
- Truck loading + push-pack
- Set construction + flying scenery (with rigging cert)
- Genie / forklift operation
- Hand truck + pallet jack handling
East Village in the field
Real stagehand work.
From the booking dashboard
The people
who already book here.
“I posted a last-minute stagehand call for a East Village corporate dinner at 10pm and had three vetted applicants by midnight. The one I picked checked in at the dock on time, knew the venue cold, and the bill was exactly what the dashboard said it would be. That doesn't happen with phone-tree agencies.”
“We run two shows a week in this neighborhood and the same stagehand keeps applying. After three repeat bookings he hit ELITE and now he's our first choice. Saves me an hour of vetting per gig.”
East Village venues
The rooms the crew already knows.
Vetted on local venue references. They show up knowing the dock, the elevator quirks, the union steward's name, and how long the room takes to ring out.
- Webster Hall
- Bowery Ballroom
- Joe's Pub
- Public Theater
- The Pyramid Club
Load-in intel
What to expect in East Village
Webster Hall and Bowery have proper docks. Smaller venues are stairs-only. Confirm freight access before booking truck size.
Transit
Astor Place (6), 1st Ave (L), 2nd Ave (F).
Nearest airport · LGA (9 mi), JFK (14 mi), EWR (12 mi)
Event types we staff here
Frequently asked
Questions about hiring
a stagehand in East Village.
How many stagehands do I need for a typical East Village load-in?+
Rough rule: 1 stagehand per 1,500 lbs of gear on the truck for a 4-hour load-in. A 26' truck packed with concert PA + lighting + truss = 8-12 stagehands. Underscale and you blow the schedule.
Do they handle props or only gear?+
Both. Stagehands are general-purpose — gear push, set push, deck moves, prop placement. For specialty props (live animals, fragile art, pyrotechnics), book a propmaster or specialist on top.
Union vs non-union — when does it matter?+
If the venue has a union contract (Madison Square Garden, most Broadway houses, Javits Center, many union hotels), you must hire from the union steward's pool. BookACrew lets you filter by IATSE-eligible. For non-union venues (most NYC hotels, restaurants, off-Broadway, brand activations), you have full flexibility.
Ready when you are
Post your East Village gig.
Be booked by morning.
Pre-auth holds the rate. Vetted stagehands apply. Pick one. The rest auto-release. From $280/day.
Free to post · Free to apply · Free GPS check-in · You pay only verified hours
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