backstage
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The backstage world of a small regional theater—crowded with ego, activity and illusion—provides rich material for the comic novelist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
We're shown the cue card hub backstage, which has been set up by Wally Feresten, a legend in the business who has worked on SNL for more than 30 years.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Seated backstage in a small dressing room, Tweedy grinned beneath a mop of fuzzy hair.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
The 98th Academy Awards featured emotional speeches, comical relief and a bevy of backstage fun.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
For years she had dreamed of seeing them perform, and naturally she had always imagined herself seated in the theater, like everyone else, but there was something magical about watching the dancers from backstage.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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Reading: Literature - Drama - Introductory
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Theater - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Drama - Middle School
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