stage debut
Opening night appearance
A stage debut is someone's first appearance as a performer in a theatrical production.
The term emphasizes the live, in-person nature of the performance, distinguishing it from film or television debuts: She made her stage debut in a small off-Broadway production.
The phrase often marks a milestone in an actor's career.
- premiereFirst public performance
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
- opening nightFirst staged performance
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
footlights · bow · entrance · performance · theater · role · cast · nerves · ovation · Broadway · understudy · break a leg · big break · standing ovation · take a bow · first act · opening act · wings
stage debutfarewell performance
Final public appearance
final performance · swan song · closing night · final bow · final act
stage debutdress rehearsal
Complete practice performance
rehearsal · read-through · table read · tech rehearsal · run-through
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