stage play
noun
: a play that is written to be performed on a stage
She's currently adapting a stage play for the big screen.
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Directed by Yang Lina, the drama stars Jackson Yee as a young man with cerebral palsy preparing for college exams while assisting his grandmother (Diana Lin) with a stage play.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
Born Yesterday, as conceived in the production of S. Sylvan Simon, is simply a stage play.
—Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Dec. 2024
The longest national touring African American stage play in American history deals with male/female relationships from a Black man’s point of view.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2024
Actor Noma Dumezweni played Hermione Granger in the 2016 stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
Born Yesterday, as conceived in the production of S. Sylvan Simon, is simply a stage play.
—Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Dec. 2024
The longest national touring African American stage play in American history deals with male/female relationships from a Black man’s point of view.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2024
Actor Noma Dumezweni played Hermione Granger in the 2016 stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Stage play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20play. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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