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greenroom

[green-room, -room]

noun

  1. a lounge in a theater, broadcasting studio, or the like, for use by performers when they are not onstage, on camera, etc.



greenroom

/ ˈɡriːnˌruːm, -ˌrʊm /

noun

  1. (esp formerly) a backstage room in a theatre where performers may rest or receive visitors

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of greenroom1

1695–1705; green + room, probably so called because originally painted green
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of greenroom1

C18: probably from its original colour
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There was a moment earlier where Sterling choked on the grape in the greenroom.

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“I literally could start crying right now, because I miss the theater so much,” Harner says during an interview in Pasadena Playhouse’s cozy subterranean greenroom.

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She rounded out the momentous day by doing press and appearing on talk shows, complete with live studio audiences singing “Happy Birthday” and cake in every greenroom.

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“If the actors have any downtime, they go and sit in the greenroom, whether they’re the lead or they’ve got one line,” the director says.

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We have a communal greenroom and makeup room on set always.

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