amateur theatricals
Nonprofessional stage performances
Amateur theatricals are dramatic performances put on by nonprofessionals, typically in community halls, schools, or churches rather than professional theaters.
The phrase often carries a faintly dismissive tone, suggesting productions that are enthusiastic but rough around the edges: The evening descended into amateur theatricals when someone forgot their lines.
- rehearsalsPreparatory performance sessions
- dress rehearsalComplete practice performance
- actorsThose playing roles
- ham actorExaggerated, unsubtle performer
- bit partSmall acting role
drama · stage fright · line · pantomime · prompt · opening night · comedy · bow · standing ovation · break a leg · costumes · props · scene change · cast · directors · church hall · improvisation · skits
- pastimeshobbies, amusement, puzzles, cards, crafting
- parlor gamescharades, twenty questions, blind man's bluff, forfeits, consequences
amateur theatricalsBroadway
Manhattan theatrical district
West End · Broadway productions · West End theatre · repertory theatre · legitimate theatre
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