SCUTTLEBUTT in slang usage means rumor or gossip, deriving from the nautical term for the cask used to serve water (or, later, a water fountain). The term corresponds to the colloquial concept of a water cooler in an office setting, which at times becomes the focus of congregation and casual discussion.
Every member of the acting company—whether onstage for the play’s entirety or for the briefest of moments—is indispensable to a production’s success.
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