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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Born Yesterday, as conceived in the production of S. Sylvan Simon, is simply a stage play. —

Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Dec. 2024 The longest national touring African American stage play in American history deals with male/female relationships from a Black man’s point of view. —

Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2024 Actor Noma Dumezweni played Hermione Granger in the 2016 stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. —

Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 Watch on Amazon Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Adapted from the stage play of the same name—which in turn was based on a true story—this joyful musical charts the journey of Jamie New (Max Harwood). —

Matt Kamen, WIRED, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stage play