stage (noun)
11stage — noun 1》 a point, period, or step in a process or development. ↘a section of a journey or race. 2》 a raised floor or platform on which actors, entertainers, or speakers perform. ↘(the stage) the acting or theatrical profession. 3》 a scene… …
12stage director — noun someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a stage show • Hypernyms: ↑director, ↑theater director, ↑theatre director • Hyponyms: ↑art director * * * noun 1 …
13stage left — noun the part of the stage on the actor s left as the actor faces the audience (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑left stage • Hypernyms: ↑left • Part Holonyms: ↑stage * * * Theat. the part of the stage that is left of center as one faces the audience. Also… …
14stage setting — noun arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted • Syn: ↑mise en scene, ↑setting • Hypernyms: ↑stage • Part Meronyms: ↑flat, ↑property, ↑prop, ↑ …
15stage-diving — noun the practice of jumping from the stage at a rock concert or other event to be caught and carried aloft by the crowd below. Derivatives stage dive verb stage diver noun …
16stage set — noun representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production the sets were meticulously authentic • Syn: ↑set • Hypernyms: ↑representation • Hyponyms: ↑scenery, ↑scene …
17stage management — noun 1. : the act or process of stage managing 2. : the function of a stage manager * * * stage management, 1. the work of a stage manager. 2. the act of stage managing a performance, event, or the like …
18stage fever — noun A passion to go on the stage • • • Main Entry: ↑stage * * * stage fever, a strong desire to go on the stage, or to be an actor or actress …
19stage screw — noun A forged, or sometimes cast low thread count cut thread screw with a handle made up of three holes used to hold scenery in place in theaters prior to the 1990s.<! The aggressive thread held very well in stage surfaces but created a large… …
20stage-door johnny — noun Usage: often capitalized J : a man who frequents a theater for the purpose of courting an actress or chorus girl assumed the role of stage door Johnny to serve papers on a burlesque queen Ralph Ginzburg * * * /stayj dawr , dohr / a man who… …
