stage

The genre of such works, and the art of producing them.

The crisis or height of a disease.

In a television studio, theatre or concert hall, the room where performers await their entrance.

A style of multi-act theatrical entertainment which originated from France and flourished in Europe and North America from the 1880s through the 1920s.

To progress through a sequence of stages.

A stage performance, show or film that involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting.

To pass the torch.

The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.

A performance of stand-up comedy; jokes delivered standing on a stage

(by extension) The time period when someone or something is past its prime.

A large town where theatrical performances may expect to achieve success.

The presentation of a theatrical work.

One of the four proposed stages of creativity (preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification): the unconscious recombination of thought elements that were stimulated through conscious work at one point in time, resulting in novel ideas at a later point.

A diagram showing the physical layout of a set, especially the placement of structures on the stage, as opposed to items on the walls or suspended from the ceiling.

An instruction given to an actor that tells the actor what should be done and in what manner to do it.

An actor in a pantomime; one who communicates entirely through gesture and facial expression.

Something spoken in soliloquy.

A stage or level of a video game.

A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from.

To assign (actors) to different roles.