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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As the panelists jockeyed to explain the momentous development in this cavernous studio that was quiet as all hell, the scene had the feel of a strange stage play. —

Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024 Diary of a Mad Black Woman Originally written as a stage play, Diary of a Mad Black Woman marked the start of Perry's film franchise featuring Madea. —

Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024 Jackson is currently appearing in The Piano Lesson, a film adaptation of August Wilson’s stage play. —

Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024 And of course there is a stage play, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, which is currently playing in London’s West End, and which will come to New York’s Marquis Theatre next year. —

Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stage play