actor-proof

American  

[ak-ter-proof] / ˈæk tərˌpruf /

adjective

Theater.

1. (of a role or script) effective even if poorly acted.

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Etymology

Origin of actor-proof

First recorded in 1890–95; actor + -proof

Example Sentences

I’ve had playwriting advisers say things like, “You need to write an actor-proof play.”

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2022

“You can’t actor-proof your script, but I’d have written that character slightly differently to prevent those problems.”

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2018

And she is in a part as actor-proof as Camille.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the meantime the girl has triumphantly played the actor-proof kissing part of Juliet opposite the great actor when several people simultaneously fell ill.

From Time Magazine Archive

But if this piece ain't actor-proof, I'm no judge.

From Joan Thursday by Vance, Louis Joseph