shadowcast

noun, verb — 2 senses

shadowcast

noun

Etymology From shadow + -cast (from broadcast).

1

The performance of a film by a group of amateurs at the same time as it is screened.

  • They described shadowcasts where amateur performers acted out the film on a stage below the screen, and the whole audience had interacted, throwing objects and screaming things on cue.2013, Corrine Jackson, Pushed, page 314:
  • I joined a shadowcast and started as part of the "Tranny Corp." I learned all the parts and the makeup.2014, Infamous Todd Kachinski Kottmeier, Drag Queen Guide:

shadowcast

verb

Etymology From shadow + -cast (from broadcast).

1

To take part in such a performance.

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