acting
noun
the job or skill of performing in plays and films
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the activities in a theatre, cinema, or concert hall that involve dealing with members of the public
if the curtain goes up in a theatre, it is raised or opened at the beginning of a performance
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preparation for an acting role in which the actor gets real experience of the life of the type of character that he or she will play
adverb, preposition
used for saying that an actor or performer can be seen appearing on the stage or screen
preposition
together with someone else as the other of the two main actors in a play or film
noun
a system used by theatres in which a group of actors regularly perform different plays during a particular period of time
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all the skills used in the theatre, for example effective use of lights, movement, and language
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fear felt by actors or singers before a performance, or by other people before doing something important
adjective
someone who is stagestruck loves performing and wants to become an actor or singer
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