stagebound

adj

stagebound

adj

Etymology From stage + bound.

1

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Theater Restricted to the stage

But the playwright is stagebound: the best he or she can provide (in cinematic terms) is a series of medium-long shots.1989 December 22, Jack Helbig, “Sleuth”, in Chicago Reader:

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