Questions tagged [theater]
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Is there another more official theatrical term for “straight man”?
Thesauri provide “straight person”, “sidekick”, “second banana”, “feed” or “feeder”, “foil”, and “stooge”. We are curious if the theatrical community has a more formal or administrative term.
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What is word for lover of live theater? [closed]
One word for lover of theater or avid fan of attending plays
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What are dress-boxes in a theatre?
Here is a sentence from Dickens:
On somebody’s motion, we resolved to go downstairs to the dress-boxes,
where the ladies were.
This is a scene in a theatre, when drunk Copperfield with friends ...
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Public space in front of a theatre
I would like to ask, if there is any word describing public space in front of a theater. Something like vallation, but specific for theaters.
I need to do architectural research, but can't find any ...
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What is the origin of the phrase “And scene!”
I've run across this phrase a couple of times recently, and was curious about its origins. I would specifically like to know:
In what context did the phrase originally arise?
Exactly what did it ...
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What does it mean to defend a play as a work of art?
My theatre professor has given me an assignment, part of which is to defend a play we watched as a work of art - "The Piano Lesson" by August Wilson. However, she hasn't explicitly said what that ...
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what is the difference between movie/film and theater? [closed]
what is difference between movie/film and theater?. Do these differences make movies "better" than theater,or simply "different"?
thank you for your answer:)))
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What is an alternative to the words “Enjoy the Show”on a theater program? [closed]
What is an alternative to the words >Enjoy the Showon a theater program?
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Climactic act of reaching one's limit and turning to the sky/God/universe for answers
I'm looking for a word to describe the dramatic moment when, after being pushed to the limit, someone drops to their knees and turns to the sky/God/universe. In other words, this is the moment when ...
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Dramatic hijacking of a sentence
A common trope in movies. What's it called?
Person A: The President was a brilliant man! A truly one-of-a-kind--
Person B: killer, who used his ruthless abandon to get ahead!
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Word for “A Song that Sets a Scene in a Particular Region or Culture”
This is a technical term in theater and movie arts for a stereotyped piece of music that is played to cue the audience that a scene is set in a particular location.
E.g.
London --> Rule ...
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“Cut their hawsers”
I'm annotating a late 16th or early 17th century English play for publication, and I'm having trouble making sense of a certain incident that takes place. I'm hoping someone familiar with Elizabethan ...
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What does “passion-tearing” mean?
What does "passion-tearing" mean in the following context?
My parents were at the summer theater singing a first matinee performance of "You Can't Take It With You". In summer stock productions ...
