stagger-through
nounEtymology Deverbal from stagger through, modeled after readthrough and walkthrough. So called because there may be notional staggers (mistakes, pauses for discussion, etc.).
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Broadcasting, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Media, Music, Television, Theater The rehearsal of an entire show.
- And so I went there with the rehearsal pianists and we just did stagger-throughs, so that we could time it, so that we could know what was going on.1998, Opera, volume 49, numbers 7-10, page 1036:
- There may be a “stagger-through” in between, a run-through with occasional stops for critical discussions and changes.2016, Don Harmon, Producing in Theater, page 45:
- Related terms
- readthrough