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 meditative chapter served to reset the students' psyches via the most unlikely of methods… by the reading of a classic 20th-century American stage play.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2026
First published in 1847, Jane Eyre has been adapted dozens of times in the past — as a stage play, in feature films and on television.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
In order to do so, four of the five characters on stage play multiple characters during the production.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
The producer, author, actor, and preacher’s latest project is an autobiographical stage play launching on Audible.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Jan. 2026
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2026
First published in 1847, Jane Eyre has been adapted dozens of times in the past — as a stage play, in feature films and on television.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
In order to do so, four of the five characters on stage play multiple characters during the production.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
The producer, author, actor, and preacher’s latest project is an autobiographical stage play launching on Audible.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Jan. 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 10 Mar. 2026.
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