stage business
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stage business
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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And he admitted these were both a problem, describing them as "early stage business issues".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Schumacher “helped build our stage business from the ground up,” Bergman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
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
Brown and Barnard don’t meld as seamlessly with their characters as Horne does with his, and once in a while they make bits of stage business look contrived instead of spontaneous.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2021
Farrar deliberately chose certain stage "business" with an eye to astounding, and not with any particular care for the general roundness of her operatic performance.
From Interpreters by Carl Van Vechten
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