runthroughs
Full practice attempts
Runthroughs are practice sessions or rehearsals that go through something from beginning to end without stopping.
Actors do runthroughs before performances, and teams do runthroughs before presentations: We scheduled two runthroughs before opening night.
The term implies a complete pass rather than working on isolated sections.
Also spelled as two words or hyphenated.
Impeding forward progress
- cueTrigger for action
- linesStrokes connecting two points
- scriptWritten words for performance
- scenesDivisions within acts
director · actors · stage · backstage · props · costumes · lighting · choreography
Repeating sequence of events
- loopCurve closing on itself
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- processSteps toward a result
- versioningTracking successive iterations
increment · revision · update · pass · sweep · review · repetition · round
Hole-boring device
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- repetitionAct of redoing
- warm-upPre-activity preparation routine
- simulationImitation of real processes
training · technique · refinement · polishing · timing · coordination · preparation · coaching
blocking
Impeding forward progress
scenes · director · actors · stage · backstage · props · costumes · lighting · choreography · understudy
cycle
Repeating sequence of events
versioning · increment · revision · update · pass · sweep · review · repetition · round · attempt
drill
Hole-boring device
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- repetitionAct of redoing
- warm-upPre-activity preparation routine
simulation · training · technique · refinement · polishing · timing · coordination · preparation · coaching · review
debut
First public appearance
spotlight · audience · applause · encore · ovation · theater · stage · monologue · dialogue · delivery
runthroughslive performances
Unrecorded shows with audiences
opening nights · premieres · shows · concerts · recitals