stage business
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stage business
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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Schumacher “helped build our stage business from the ground up,” Bergman said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025
The excessive stage business in “Our Class” often distracts from the story.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024
Another part of his success was his ability to negotiate intricate stage business in an opera in which the action can become so complicated that almost nobody can follow it.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2023
Some of the stage business lacks crispness, as with certain scenes featuring Colin Connor and Chilcote as rival butterfly hunters.
From Washington Post • May 2, 2022
The action of farce is typically a string of blow-ups, stage business highly dependent on fast pacing.
From The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus Made into a Farce by Mountfort, William
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