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theatremaker

theatremaker noun: a theatrical producer, director, writer or impresario.

Noun

theatremaker (plural theatremakers)

  1. A theatrical producer, director, writer or impresario
    • Since first attracting international attention with The Dragons' Trilogy (1985) and his solo show Vinci (1986, both with Théâtre Repère), Canadian theatremaker Robert Lepage has become a controversial figure in contemporary theatre, arousing vociferous support and vitriolic criticism in equal...2007, Greg Giesekam, Staging the Screen: The Use of Film and Video in Theatre
    • That may be a difficult concept for a theatremaker to grasp, but all the unpaid bloggers who write reviews for the love of it demonstrate it to be the case.2015, Mark Fisher, How to Write About Theatre: A Manual for Critics, Students and Bloggers

Forms of theatremaker

pluraltheatremakers
alternative formtheatermaker
alternative formtheatre-maker

Origin of theatremaker

From theatre + maker.

Questions about theatremaker

What does theatremaker mean?
Theatremaker means a theatrical producer, director, writer or impresario.
What part of speech is theatremaker?
Theatremaker is a noun.
What is the plural of theatremaker?
The plural of theatremaker is theatremakers.

Words near theatremaker in the dictionary

  1. theatregoings
  2. theatreland
  3. theatreless
  4. theatrelessness
  5. theatrelike
  6. theatremaker
  7. theatremakers
  8. theatremaking
  9. theatrepeople
  10. theatreperson
  11. theatrepersons

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