Origin of Bump-in/Bump-out
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August 20, 2014 at 4:28 pm#90739
Bernard
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My family and I are involved in a fantastic Scout and Guide show called Camberwell Showtime. (http://www.camberwellshowtime.com/)
We recently “bumped-in” (and out again) to the Hawthorn Arts Centre in Melbourne, and the conversation turned to the origins of the term “bump-in”. We know the term itself means bringing in all the scenery, staging, lighting, etc. into the theatre and that it is also called “Get-in” in the UK and “Load-in” in the USA. But where did the term originate?
I am positing that “bump in” relates to lots of people carrying lots of stuff through lots of doorways and so a constant bumping into each other. While this explanation is met with the proverbial “howls of derisive laughter”, no other alternatives have been suggested as a reasonable origin.
Can anyone help us with our dilemma?
August 21, 2014 at 5:28 pm#90786
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