curtain time
When acts begin
Curtain time is the scheduled moment when a theatrical performance begins—when the curtain rises.
It extends to any live entertainment with a set start time: Curtain time is 7:30, so we should leave by six.
The term persists even in venues without actual curtains.
- showtimeScheduled performance start
- five minutesBrief span of time
- openingGap or start
- opening nightFirst staged performance
- premiereFirst public performance
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- theaterplays, stage, play, onstage, acting
- Show Timesshowtime, matinee, evening show, opening night, closing night
- showtimesshowtimes, showtime, matinee, evening show, opening night
- TV schedulesshowtimes, primetime, listings, lineup, fall lineup
curtain timefinal curtain
End of the performance
curtain call · finale · closing time · last act · closing number
curtain timeintermission
Scheduled performance pause
interval · dark night · hiatus · blackout
curtain timeclosing time
When business ends
shutdown · cancellation · dark night · offstage · downtime
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