unperformable
Impossible to stage
Unperformable describes something that cannot be performed—a play too technically demanding to stage, a musical piece beyond human capability, or a contract with impossible terms.
The word appears most often in discussions of avant-garde theater or music: The score calls for notes no instrument can produce, making it essentially unperformable.
Sometimes the barrier is practical rather than physical: a work may be unperformable due to legal restrictions or lost materials.
Incapable of occurring
- unachievableCannot be accomplished
- unattainableImpossible to acquire
- impracticableImpossible to implement
- unrealizableImpossible to achieve
undoable · unworkable · unexecutable · infeasible · insurmountable · prohibitive · unmanageable · inoperable
Impossible to perform theatrically
- unplayableNot fit for play
- unproducibleCannot be generated
- scriptWritten words for performance
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
stage · actors · drama · monologue · dialogue · playwright · avant-garde · experimental theatre
Not fit for play
- virtuosicShowing exceptional skill
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- notationSystem of written symbols
instrument · musician · tempo · fingering · range · premiere · commissioned work · manuscript
Showing exceptional skill
- exactingDemanding great care
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- punishingExtremely taxing or severe
challenging · rigorous · superhuman · physical limitations · endurance · stamina
Hypothetical scenario for reasoning
impossible
Incapable of occurring
- unachievableCannot be accomplished
- unattainableImpossible to acquire
- impracticableImpossible to implement
unrealizable · undoable · unworkable · unexecutable · infeasible · insurmountable · prohibitive · unmanageable · inoperable · nonviable
unstageable
Impossible to perform theatrically
- unplayableNot fit for play
- unproducibleCannot be generated
- scriptWritten words for performance
rehearsal · stage · actors · drama · monologue · dialogue · playwright · avant-garde · experimental theatre · reading
unplayable
Not fit for play
- virtuosicShowing exceptional skill
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
notation · instrument · musician · tempo · fingering · range · premiere · commissioned work · manuscript · arrangement
virtuosic
Showing exceptional skill
punishing · challenging · rigorous · superhuman · physical limitations · endurance · stamina
thought experiment
Hypothetical scenario for reasoning
unperformableperformable
Able to be staged
stageable · playable · producible · doable · executable
perform, performance, performer, performing, performed, performs, performances, reformable, outperformed