Child Wrangler
Who will think of the children? Do you have a “child wrangler” story? Join the conversation! What Does This Word Mean? Who Made This Video? To find out what a child wrangler does in a theatrical...
View ArticleCheating Out
Look over here! (Sort of!) Have you had an experience on stage with Cheating Out? Tell us about it here! What Does This Word Mean? Who Made This Video? You’re engrossed in an intense onstage dialogue...
View ArticleCharacter Shoe: Tell Us What You Think
Welcome to the Theatre Dictionary’s conversation about the term Character Shoe. On Character Shoe’s official page, we defined the term as “a neutral shoe worn by female ensemble members in a musical.”...
View ArticleCharacter Shoe
Put on your dancin’ shoes! Have you used character shoes? What’s it like?Tell us here! What Does This Word Mean? Who Made This Video? Character shoes are among the unsung heroes of musical theatre....
View ArticleCattle Call
Can you stand out from the herd? Have you been to a cattle call? What was it like? Tell us about it by joining the conversation! What Does This Word Mean? Who Made This Video? The Audition Fantasy:...
View ArticleCallback
Don’t call us, we’ll call you Do you have a memorable callback story? Tell us here! What Does This Word Mean? Who Made This Video? Conventional wisdom says that, on average, a person spends about three...
View ArticleAd Lib
What’s that you’re saying? Have you ever ad libbed in a show? Or seen a perform ad lib during a performance? Tell us here! What Does This Word Mean? Who Made This Video? Ever get the feeling that the...
View Article11 O’Clock Number
It’s 11 o’clock: Do you know where your showstoppers are? Can you name some 11 o’clock numbers from Broadway musicals? Have you performed in an 11 o’clock number yourself? Tell us about it here! What...
View Article10 Out of 12
A pain in the tech Have you ever been part of a 10 Out of 12 rehearsal? Tell us here! What Does This Word Mean? Who Made This Video? Until recently, the term 10 Out of 12 was little known outside of...
View ArticleBeat
That gives me pause Have you ever noticed a performer take a noticeable beat? Tell us here! What Does This Word Mean? Who Made This Video? When a director tells a performer to take a beat onstage,...
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