sides
n.— «Through skits, “Sides”—the word is theater jargon for audition texts—sends up the tension among actors, the ridiculous concepts for shows (“Hip-Hop Medea”) and the sort of director who says, “I have two words for you: orange.”» —“Auditions: The Do’s, the Don’ts, the Sheer Terror” by Ada Calhoun New York Times Sept. 4, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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