rehearser
One who drills
A rehearser is someone who rehearses—practicing a performance, speech, or other presentation before the actual event.
The term applies to actors running through scenes, musicians preparing for concerts, or anyone going over material in advance.
While rehearsal is common, the agent noun rehearser is relatively rare; people more often say the cast is rehearsing than identify individual rehearsers.
Impeding forward progress
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
- linesStrokes connecting two points
- cuesSignals prompting action
- scriptWritten words for performance
read-through · characterization · run-through · staging · choreography · soundcheck · costume fitting · marking
One who portrays characters
- dancerOne who moves rhythmically
- musicianOne who performs melodies
- singerVocal music performer
- thespianTheatrical performer
entertainer · trouper · soloist · understudy · stand-in · ensemble · chorus member · instrumentalist
Repetitive training routines
- repetitionAct of redoing
- exercisesActivities for fitness
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- warm-upPre-activity preparation routine
technique · routine · etudes · run-throughs · polishing · refining · woodshedding · sight-reading
One who leads
- coachOne who instructs
- choreographerOne who designs dances
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- instructorOne who teaches skills
maestro · accompanist · stage manager · vocal coach · music director · dialect coach · collaborator
blocking
Impeding forward progress
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
- linesStrokes connecting two points
- cuesSignals prompting action
script · read-through · characterization · run-through · staging · choreography · soundcheck · costume fitting · marking · spacing
actor
One who portrays characters
thespian · entertainer · trouper · soloist · understudy · stand-in · ensemble · chorus member · instrumentalist · vocalist
drills
Repetitive training routines
- repetitionAct of redoing
- exercisesActivities for fitness
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
warm-up · technique · routine · etudes · run-throughs · polishing · refining · woodshedding · sight-reading · muscle memory
director
One who leads
- coachOne who instructs
- choreographerOne who designs dances
- conductorOne who directs musicians
instructor · maestro · accompanist · stage manager · vocal coach · music director · dialect coach · collaborator
- dress rehearsalComplete practice performance
- wedding rehearsalPractice session before marriage
- rehearsal dinnerPre-nuptial meal for wedding party
- mental rehearsalPracticing something mentally
- band rehearsalMusical group's practice session
- choir rehearsalGroup vocal training session
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