curtain speech
Americannoun
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the final speech of an act, scene, or play.
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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.
noun
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a talk given in front of the curtain after a stage performance, often by the author or an actor
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the final speech of an act or a play
Example Sentences
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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
In a curtain speech at the start of the performance, nicely shepherded by a simpatico director, Alex Timbers, the team explains why they aimed for Broadway.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 10, 2016
First, Peter Boal, the company’s artistic director, described each dancer to the audience in a curtain speech.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2015
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
Now, had there been time for Pape to foreplan his curtain speech he might have continued to be artistic.
From Lonesome Town by Dorrance, Ethel
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