Dress Rehearsal (Noun)
Meaning
A full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performance.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The actors held a dress rehearsal in the auditorium to fine-tune their performance before the big opening night.
- To perfect their lines and movements, the troupe held an exhausting dress rehearsal the night before the debut show.
- She remembered participating in grueling dress rehearsals every evening prior to her big performances with the opera company.
- Having participated in multiple dress rehearsals the band members fine-tuned every note of the final concert to precision.
- Dress rehearsals can take an entire day but after weeks of practicing it seemed all were finally ready to show the work in live show tonight.