stage business

Example Sentences

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The excessive stage business in “Our Class” often distracts from the story.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024

Another part of his success was his ability to negotiate intricate stage business in an opera in which the action can become so complicated that almost nobody can follow it.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2023

Brown and Barnard don’t meld as seamlessly with their characters as Horne does with his, and once in a while they make bits of stage business look contrived instead of spontaneous.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2021

But what does that bit of symbolically freighted stage business feel like if you’re Elton John?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2019

"If this is a trick, a part of your stage business, won't you please bring it to a close right here!" she demanded.

From Elsie Marley, Honey by Gray, Joslyn