footlights
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Wade, the cast and the audience at L.A.’s Fountain Theatre discussed the ruling across the footlights, right in the middle of a live show.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2022
“Can an actor cross the footlights? I thought, I bet he can.”
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2022
With heels stomping and her hair waving, she owns the stage to such a degree that you half expect bank lenders to materialize by the footlights to sign over the deed.
From Washington Times • Mar. 24, 2021
The skill of a news reader does not automatically translate to the transaction that occurs across the footlights.
From Washington Post • Aug. 5, 2020
The man appeared younger on the stage, his age buried under the glare of the footlights and layers of makeup.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Vocabulary lists containing footlights
Theater - Introductory
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Theater - Middle School
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Theater - High School
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