houselights
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of houselights
Vocabulary lists containing houselights
Theater - Introductory
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Theater - Middle School
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Theater - High School
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Example Sentences
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The start of the second act finds the houselights up for a voices-raised town meeting in which the cast members spread themselves around the auditorium to argue their case and hold the minister to account.
From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2022
Note: “The King’s Man” contains just enough far-fetched-sounding facts to send you running straight for Wikipedia as soon as the houselights come up.
From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2021
I can't imagine what it feels like for you at this moment when the houselights are dim all over the world.
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2020
As the houselights go down, the stage lights come up; the ambience is pearly gray.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 23, 2015
After what felt like forever, the houselights went down and an announcer’s voice boomed through the auditorium, introducing the two fighters, who entered the arena from the locker rooms on opposite sides.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
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