SoHo effect n.— «The area is currently experiencing the “SoHo Effect” (more commonly known as a face-lift in Tinseltown); and for now all that construction’s not such a bad thing.» —“Live theater, followed by a sweet...
Harold n.— «Gilstrap’s approach to teaching and acting borrows from the Second City theatrical troupe in Chicago—an improvisational technique known as “The Harold.” It involves actors making other cast members look good while...
soft-seater n.— «It is a “soft seater” theater that is not really a place you would imagine a ROCK concert would be held.» —“Favourite Pike Memory?” by Nancy C in Ottawa Northern Pikes Assorted Secrets...
soft-seater n.— «The Creekside Theater is in Winfield proper, and it’s what’s called a soft seater—picture a theater where you might watch a play or a musical…we’re on a curtained stage, there are rows of movie...
rear-window captioning n.— «There are several companies that will add text to some (not all) current run films; one is Mopix, which provides rear-window captioning. The text is displayed from a LED screen in the back of the theater, under...
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...