stage play

noun

: a play that is written to be performed on a stage
She's currently adapting a stage play for the big screen.

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This striking visual design makes each chat feel like a different intimate black-box-theater stage play. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026 Philbrick relates all this less as history than as a stage play. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 Sacha Baron Cohen will star in the director’s first stage play, which begins previews February 23 and opens March 18 at the Phoenix Theatre. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026 Wise's understated approach sometimes has the feel of a stage play. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stage play

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“Stage play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20play. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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