curtain speech

American  

noun

Theater.

1. the final speech of an act, scene, or play.

2. a brief speech by an actor, producer, author, or the like, immediately following a performance, usually delivered in front of the closed curtains on the stage.

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curtain speech British  

noun

1. a talk given in front of the curtain after a stage performance, often by the author or an actor

2. the final speech of an act or a play

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Example Sentences

Organized by the Croatian curator Zvonimir Dobrovic, the festival features artists from Croatia, Canada, Argentina, Brazil and Germany exploring “what it is to be outside of the norm,” Dobrovic said in a curtain speech.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2024

Artistic director Danny Feldman noted in his curtain speech how rare it is to experience a show of this scale in a house as relatively intimate as Pasadena Playhouse.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2023

“We have a red velvet curtain, a curtain speech, a parlor song. To show dada smashing expectations, you have to establish the expectations first.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2016

They offered public-broadcasting-pledge-week-like rewards to donors: $1, you get a mention in their curtain speech; $18, you get a poster.

From Chicago Tribune • Mar. 9, 2011

The real author of our little comedy appears to make a curtain speech.

From The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem