stage business
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stage business
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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Schumacher “helped build our stage business from the ground up,” Bergman said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025
The excessive stage business in “Our Class” often distracts from the story.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024
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
Other actors came up with bits of stage business in another scene, detailing the moments before the evening SNN newscast went live.
From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2022
In his peculiar notation, Asides are marked by inverted commas, and obvious stage business is indicated by an obelus.
From The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] Introduction and Publisher's Advertising by Clark, William George
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