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peccadillo

[pek-uh-dil-oh] / ˌpɛk əˈdɪl oʊ /


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Now, it is being staged at the Theater at St. Clement’s, where a new production by Dan Wackerman for his Peccadillo Theater Company opened Monday evening.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2021

Peccadillo provided the last show I saw, “Sideways: The Experience,” in March 2020, before theaters closed for the pandemic.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2021

The play, which opened Wednesday at Theater at St. Clement’s, directed by Dan Wackerman for the Peccadillo Theater Company, is peppered with allusions to and parallels with “The Seagull.”

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2012

Photograph: Peccadillo Films "I've always had the tendency to cause trouble," says Maryam Keshavarz.

From The Guardian • Aug. 23, 2012

My son is young—if he has committed some peccadillo——" "Peccadillo is hardly the word to use.

From The Son of Monte-Cristo by Lermina, Jules




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